The newspaper added: “The European powers and Ukraine responded to Vladimir Putin’s plan for a ceasefire on Saturday with a counterproposal, which they say should form the basis for future talks between Trump and the Russian president.” According to the newspaper’s sources, the proposal was put forward on Saturday in the United Kingdom. As the publication indicates, the plan was presented to U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg, and Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff. The European plan stipulates that any territorial concessions from Kyiv must be protected with strict security guarantees, including the possibility of Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
U.S. President Donald Trump said today, Saturday, that he will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska, as part of his efforts to help mediate an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Trump wrote on his platform “Truth Social”: “The highly anticipated meeting between me, as President of the United States, and President Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will be held next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the great state of Alaska.”
Trump revealed that an agreement to end the dispute between Russia and Ukraine would involve a land swap, without giving any details, indicating that the issue of land exchange between Ukraine and Russia is “complicated” but beneficial for both parties. He noted that in this American state, as in the Arctic, interests intersect, and there is an opportunity to implement various projects. Ushakov explained: “But, of course, the presidents will undoubtedly focus on discussing options for achieving a long-term peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.”
