In this episode, we discuss the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, which took place on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska.

  • Why can the summit really be called historic? In what atmosphere did the negotiations take place and what explains their premature end?
  • Why did the parties give positive assessments of the meeting despite the lack of obvious agreements?
  • What might the peace plan that Russia and the US will offer to Vladimir Zelensky look like?
  • What role will the EU play in the negotiations between Trump and Zelensky in Washington?
  • Why might Zelensky refuse the proposed conditions and what alternatives can he put forward?
  • What was discussed in the telephone conversation between Trump and Alexander Lukashenko, and how do US-Belarusian contacts affect Belarus' position in the international arena?

From the Minsk Dialogue office — with Alisiya Ivanova and Denis Melyantsou.

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