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By Staff Writer | Open Chronicle with Agencies
Washington, DC – President Donald Trump announced that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 to push forward peace negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The announcement came as Trump’s self-imposed August 8 deadline for progress expired without significant movement from the Kremlin.
On his social media platform, TruthSocial, Trump described the meeting as “highly anticipated” and confirmed it will take place in “the Great State of Alaska” next Friday. He portrayed the war’s toll in stark terms, claiming Russia had lost “almost 25,000” troops in the last six weeks, while Ukrainian losses were “just a small number fewer.”
Trump placed blame for the conflict squarely on his predecessor. “This was not my war, this was Biden’s war,” he said. He noted the summit could not happen earlier due to “security arrangements that unfortunately people have to make.”
The president hinted that discussions could touch on contentious territorial issues, suggesting a possible resolution might involve “some swapping of territories to the betterment of both.” Ukraine, however, has consistently refused to cede any land since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
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Trump praised NATO and European nations for their increased defense spending, crediting his leadership for spurring the investments. He said European countries are “in for over $100 billion” in support for Ukraine, but argued the United States “should have spent nothing” on the war because it “should have never happened.”
Beyond Ukraine, Trump highlighted the recent Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement, which he credited to his administration. The deal includes a new transit corridor called the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” or TRIPP. According to senior US officials, TRIPP is intended to weaken Russian and Iranian influence by creating a direct trade and energy link from the South Caucasus to Europe.
Negotiations on the corridor are expected to begin next week, with nine operators—three from the United States already expressing interest. Officials described the project as a commercially driven initiative designed to “ensure peace for generations to come.”
When asked about the possibility of receiving a Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomatic work, Trump insisted he is not motivated by awards. “I’m doing it because I want to save lives,” he said, claiming his actions have prevented the war from escalating into a global conflict.
“I think if we didn’t come, Ukraine and Russia would have ended up in a World War,” Trump concluded.
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