Trump and Putin, Face to Face

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

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3.6 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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The presidents of the US and Russia meet in Alaska with peace in Ukraine on the line. Plus, US AG Pam Bondi doubles down, appointing an emergency police commissioner for DC and ending the city's "sanctuary city" policy. Meanwhile, the District's AG sues the Trump Administration and joins our show to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Happening now, breaking news, Trump and Putin face to face.
0:04.6	Right now, President Trump is on his way to Alaska with peace and Ukraine on the line.
0:09.8	Plus, Bondi doubles down.
0:11.9	The Attorney General is now appointing an emergency police commissioner for DC and ending the city's sanctuary city policy.
0:19.4	And breaking right now, the district's AG is now suing
0:22.3	the Trump administration.
0:23.6	He will join us live this hour.
0:26.6	The search for Austin Tice, 13 years after the American
0:31.6	journalist was kidnapped in Syria, his family is still fighting
0:35.3	to bring him home.
0:36.7	His mother will join us live right here in the Situation Room.
0:39.3	Plus, strengthening storm right now.
0:42.3	Tropical Storm Aaron is churning in the Atlantic.
0:46.3	It's set to become a major hurricane in the next couple of days.
0:49.3	We're going to bring you the latest forecast.
0:52.3	Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.
0:56.0	I'm Wolf Blitzer with Pamela Brown, and you're in the Situation Room.
1:00.0	This is CNN Breaking News.
1:10.0	And we begin this hour with breaking news.
1:12.6	Right now, President Trump is on his way to Anchorage, Alaska, for a one-on-one meeting
1:17.6	with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
1:19.6	The high-stakes summit at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson will focus on a possible ceasefire
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