Two days after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, on Sunday (August 17, 2025), U.S. President Donald Trump announced significant progress regarding Russia. President Trump shared this information in a post on the social media platform X on Sunday (August 17, 2025

In his post, Trump said, ‘Great progress has been made on the Russia matter. Stay tuned for further details!’ However, the U.S. President did not share any additional information about it.
The Trump-Putin meeting took place at an airbase in Alaska

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Friday (August 15, 2025) at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting between Trump and Putin at the Elmendorf base lasted for more than three hours.

This was the first time Russian President Vladimir Putin was allowed to set foot on Western soil (in the United States) since ordering the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It was also the first meeting between the presidents of the two countries after a gap of six years.

Trump and Putin described their talks as positive

However, no major announcement was made during the Trump-Putin meeting at the Alaska summit. Both leaders, however, described their talks as positive. Meanwhile, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday (August 17, 2025), ‘President Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed on strong security guarantees for Ukraine during their crucial meeting.’ Speaking to CNN, Steve Witkoff said, ‘We have agreed on strong security guarantees, which I would call game-changing

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