President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet Friday in Anchorage to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, as fighting continues and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns against possible land swaps.

The president's comment came after attending a virtual meeting with European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who told the group that Putin “is bluffing” about seeking peace.

In August 2025, as U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared to meet in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine, speculation swirled online about whether Trump could or should arrest the Russian president at the meeting on a warrant from the International Criminal Court that accused Putin of carrying out war crimes.