President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on July 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—U.S. President Donald Trump departed Washington early on Aug. 15 for Alaska, where he will hold a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to end more than three years of fighting in Eastern Europe.
The summit will take place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska’s largest military facility. The choice of venue carries historical weight as Alaska was part of the Russian Empire until the United States purchased it in 1867 for $7.2 million.
