US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on 15 August to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, in what could be a pivotal step toward a peace deal.

Trump has hinted at a possible land-swap arrangement, and reports suggest proposals for Russia to keep Crimea and the Donbas in exchange for withdrawing from parts of southern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected any territorial concessions, but the White House has not ruled out his involvement in the talks, BBC reported.

Moscow currently controls about a fifth of Ukraine’s territory, and past negotiations have failed to produce results. This will be the first face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022.