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Shkruar nga PamfletiBefore departing for the US territory, the Russian president made a stop in Magadan, a Russian port on the Sea of Okhotsk, located about 5,900 kilometers from Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun his trip to the United States ahead of a crucial summit with Donald Trump that will take place today at 10:00 PM (Greece time) in Alaska.
Before heading to the US territory, the Russian president made a stop in Magadan, a Russian port on the Sea of Okhotsk (Pacific Northwest) that is about 5,900 kilometers from Moscow. There, according to the Tass agency, he is scheduled to visit a fish oil processing plant, the Mayak social and cultural center and a monument to heroic Russian pilots in the coming hours. He will also meet with the region's governor, Sergei Nosov.
✈️ New trend — the Magadan route! Putin made a stop in Magadan on his way to Trump
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 15, 2025
Propagandists claim that on his way to Alaska, the dictator will visit a local enterprise, go to a park, and a sports complex.
Videos are circulating on social media — allegedly showing Putin's… pic.twitter.com/KaraPlmrZs
There are many videos online that citizens have recorded of an impressive convoy of armored vehicles, accompanied by patrol cars and an ambulance, as it crossed the closed roads of the Russian Far East towards the Pacific coast. The draconian security measures reflect the importance of the upcoming meeting with the American president.
The talks in Alaska, the first face-to-face between the two leaders since 2018, are expected to focus on finding a way to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine. Trump, who extended the invitation to Putin, later sounded cautious, warning that the meeting could be called off within minutes if Moscow is not willing to compromise.
Vladimir Putin arrived in Magadan before meeting with Trump
— Victor vicktop55 commentary (@vick55top) August 15, 2025
Presidential press secretary Peskov said that the Russian leader would visit an industrial enterprise in Magadan and meet with the governor, after which he would travel to Alaska, where a Russian-American summit would... pic.twitter.com/5PGP7yfboF
ALASKA — Putin's cortege rolls through Anchorage's suspended Sister City Magadan, advancing ahead of his arrival.
— Toria Brooke (@realtoriabrooke) August 15, 2025
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The two scenarios presented by Trump for the outcome of the meeting
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet today at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. The crucial one-on-one meeting is scheduled to begin around 11:00 a.m. local time.
The US President will leave the White House at 6:45 a.m. local time (12:45 p.m. ET) today and depart Anchorage the same day, at 5:45 p.m. ET today. He is scheduled to return to the White House on Saturday morning.
In the past 24 hours, Trump has tried to temper expectations, despite his claim that he would end the war in Ukraine on his first day in office. The 79-year-old Republican, who says he wants to "interview" his Russian counterpart, predicted on Wednesday that there are two possible outcomes.
If the meeting goes well, a trilateral summit between him, Putin and their Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky will follow, "almost immediately", to end the war that erupted in February 2022, with the invasion of the Russian army.
However, if the first face-to-face meeting he will have with the Kremlin leader since 2019 goes badly, the tycoon says "there will be no second one."
Europeans were trying on Wednesday to influence the mood with which Trump, known for his highly volatile temper, will discuss with Putin.
The summit is clearly not a peace conference. And the main issue for the Ukrainian president and the Europeans is that Anchorage does not become a kind of Yalta, the historic summit in which the great powers defined territories and zones of influence, like the one in February 1945 between the US, the UK and the Soviet Union.
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