Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are scheduled to meet in person for bilateral talks on August 15 to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine.

Before his election victory in November 2024, Trump announced he would end the war within the first 24 hours of his term. He is now about 200 days past his own deadline.

Trump said the meeting with Putin will help accelerate the peace process. Here's an overview of what's known so far.

The two leaders will meet next Friday in Alaska, a state in the northwest of the United States. The Kremlin has confirmed the meeting and has also invited Trump to Russia after the talks in Alaska.

Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov described the choice of location for the meeting as "logical."

"Russia and the United States are close neighbors,........

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