The historic meeting between the presidents of the two countries in Alaska is likely to discuss ceasefire and bilateral relations.
What you should know
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in Alaska. According to Al Jazeera, talks between the two leaders will begin at 11:30 a.m. local time in Alaska (1:30 a.m. Saturday Nepali time).
On the Russian side, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, President Putin's assistant Yuri Ushakov and Special Economic Envoy Kirill Dmitriev will participate in the talks. On the US side, Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump's Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, Finance Minister Scott Besant, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth will be present.
This much-awaited talk has caught the attention of the world . The talk is considered famous in two ways.
is the first - Russia-Ukraine war .
During the presidential election campaign, Donald Trump said that if he won the presidency, he would end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours. But even after 9 months of his election, he has not been able to fulfill his promise.
It is not that Trump has not initiated a ceasefire. He called the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House and held talks. But that negotiation was not successful. Instead, he became criticized all over the world because of his behavior with President Zelensky.
After being elected, Trump is meeting Putin for the first time, which is why the meeting is being watched with interest. In this conversation, he had said that the ceasefire will be discussed . He has also warned that Russia will suffer serious consequences if they do not agree to a ceasefire. That is why it is expected to agree on a ceasefire. The second reason the
is important is the rendezvous, Alaska .
Alaska was formerly known as a part of Russia. Alaska has been a part of America for the past 150 years. Colonized by the Russian Empire in the 18th century, Russia sold it to America in 1867 for $7.2 million. It is the closest US territory to Russia . Therefore, even today, remnants of Russian culture can be seen in Alaska. Why
meeting in Alaska?
Analysts say that the meeting between the two presidents in Alaska is a diplomatic decision. The distance between Alaska and Russia is only 88 kilometers. There is one sided argument that made Putin easy.
On the other hand, the US is not a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Due to the ICC warrant against Putin, it is considered as a safe place . Putin is going to step on American soil after a decade to meet with Trump in Alaska.
