Why are Trump and Putin meeting in Alaska?
Americano
The Spectator
4 • 714 Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to meet in Alaska this week. On the table: a discussion on how to end the war in Ukraine. Trump has been pushing hard to end the war. What's the significance of meeting in Alaska, what are the prospects of the war ending, and what are both sides hoping to achieve? Freddy Gray is joined by The Spectator's associate editor Owen Matthews, who writes on the subject in this week's magazine.
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| 0:59.9 | Hello and welcome back to the Americano show, where we talk about power, politics and prejudices in American life. |
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| 1:32.3 | Today we are going to be talking about Alaska and, of course, the Trump-Putin summit |
| 1:38.6 | that is going to take place in that state on Friday. |
| 1:43.7 | Earlier this week, so I think it was last weekend, actually, Donald Trump said, |
| 1:48.6 | I'm going to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin, which was much mocked by the media because he |
| 1:54.9 | isn't going to Russia. |
| 1:55.6 | He's staying in America, but going to Alaska, which is very close to Russia. |
| 2:00.4 | However, as Owen Matthews points out in a brilliant article in this week's spectator, |
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