U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday (August 15, 2025) for a high-stakes summit that could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security.
Trump needs to take a firm line with Putin to deter Moscow and send a signal to Ukrainians that the U.S. has not abandoned their cause, a Democratic congressman who co-chairs the Congressional Ukraine Caucus said Friday.