After US President Donald Trump announced that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday, 15th August, in Alaska for talks aimed around ending the war in Ukraine, the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said that India welcomes the understanding between the US and Russia for a meeting.
The statement cited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that, “This is not an era of war”.
“India welcomes the understanding reached between the United States and the Russian Federation for a meeting in Alaska on 15th August 2025”, the statement said, adding “This meeting holds the promise of bringing to an end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and opening up the prospects for peace. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said on several occasions, “This is not an era of war””.
This will be Putin’s first trip to the United States since 2015, when he met former President Barack Obama.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
The Kremlin informed that the two leaders would “focus on discussing options for achieving a long-term peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis”, describing the process as “challenging” but one that Moscow would engage in “actively and energetically.”
Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff had a meeting with Putin in Moscow for three hours. The US said that the meeting was “highly productive”.