Donald Trump Proposes Summit With Vladimir Putin for Ukraine Peace

President Donald Trump announced on September 3, 2026, that he is prepared to hold another summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, provided Moscow is willing to work toward a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump stated that while a meeting could be arranged immediately, he prefers to wait until the conflict is nearing an end to ensure the summit focuses on a concrete agreement.

Trump argued that the war "should have never happened" and claimed it would have been avoided if he had won the 2020 US presidential election. He emphasized that maintaining good relations with both Russia and Ukraine would be beneficial for business.

This potential meeting follows a previous summit in Alaska in August 2025, which marked the first face-to-face encounter between the two leaders since the 2022 invasion. That meeting concluded without a signed ceasefire or formal agreement.