Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Trump Signals Putin Summit Only When Ukraine Peace Nears
Donald Trump says he wants to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin again.
He wants the meeting to happen when a peace agreement for Ukraine is realistically possible.
Trump said Putin would probably be willing to meet.
However, he does not want another meeting that produces no clear path toward peace.
He said the United States should have good relationships with both Russia and Ukraine.
Trump also said better relations could help business.
He repeated his belief that the war should never have started.
Their previous meeting in Alaska ended without a signed peace deal or ceasefire.
Donald Trump said he is ready for another summit with Vladimir Putin when Moscow is prepared to pursue a peace deal for Ukraine.
Trump said Putin would likely agree to meet, but he wants the timing to coincide with the war nearing an end.
He said the United States wants good relations with both Russia and Ukraine, which he argued would benefit business.
Trump repeated his claim that the war should never have happened and said it would not have occurred if he had won the 2020 election.
The August 2025 Alaska summit produced no signed agreement or ceasefire, although both sides said they made progress.
- Who
- Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Ukraine and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy involved in the conflict.
- What
- Trump said he is ready for another summit with Putin aimed at advancing a peace deal for the war in Ukraine.
- When
- Trump made the remarks on Wednesday, local time; the previous Trump-Putin summit took place in August 2025.
- Where
- The remarks were made at the Oval Office, and the previous summit was held in Alaska.
- Why
- Trump said he wants the next meeting held when the war is nearing its end and a peace agreement is in sight.
- Proposed summit
- Trump said he is ready to meet Putin again when negotiations can focus on a peace deal.
- Trump's assessment
- Trump said Putin would likely agree to another meeting.
- Preferred timing
- Trump said he wants the meeting when the war is nearing an end.
- Previous summit
- Trump and Putin last met in Alaska in August 2025, according to the article.
- Previous outcome
- The Alaska summit ended without a signed agreement or ceasefire.
- Reported progress
- Trump said many points were agreed, while Putin said the sides reached mutual understanding on key security concerns.
- Trump's political claim
- Trump said the war would not have happened if he had won the 2020 US presidential election.