NEWSFLASH: Putin, Trump to meet face to face next week
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U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday — marking a break from the diplomatic isolation Putin has faced from NATO and other Western nations.
“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!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Friday evening.
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