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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is making his visit to American soil after almost a decade. US President Donald Trump has also confirmed a high-stakes meeting with him in Alaska on August 15, 2025. It will be a landmark and a defining moment in global politics The summit comes against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing war

President Trump said his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine is set to happen "very shortly." But where exactly this meeting will take place is unclear,