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Anchorage prepares for Trump-Putin meeting

15/08/2025 02:28 France 24

France 24 correspondent Wassim Cornet reports from Anchorage, in Alaska, where US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold a highly anticipated meeting on Friday to discuss the possibility of achieving a ceasefire in Ukraine. Although Trump reportedly promised Ukraine and its allies that he would push for an end to the conflict, he revealed on Thursday that he estimated there was a 25 percent chance the meeting would yield no meaningful progress.

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