Can Trump and Putin strike a deal?

特朗普和普京能达成协议吗?

Newshour

2025-08-15

47 分钟
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Can Donald Trump strike a deal with Vladimir Putin in Alaska today and get a ceasefire in Ukraine - and if so, on what terms? President Trump has previously spoken of 'land swaps' but Kyiv has already rejected the idea. We hear from a teenager who lived under Russian occupation in the Donbas for 10 years, and recently escaped. Also in the programme: the world marks 80 years since Japan surrendered, ending World War Two; and as talks on a global plastics treaty collapse – again – is there any hope countries can ever agree? (IMAGE: U.S. President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One, as he departs for Alaska to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2025 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
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  • Hello and welcome to NewsHour live from the BBC World Service in London.

  • I'm Rebecca Kesby.

  • High stakes in all caps.

  • That was the last message President Trump posted on social media

  • as he heads to Alaska to the Anchorage airbase of Elmendorf Richardson,

  • where very soon he will meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

  • Just over a week ago, Mr Trump was threatening to cripple Russia's economy,

  • something he still has the power to do.

  • But since then, he's spoken of land swaps and deals,

  • and the White House has described today as just a listening exercise.

  • Mr Trump has been clear since before he became president that he wants a quick deal to end the war.

  • The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who's not been invited to the meeting today,

  • is also keen for that, but not at any price.

  • So what is the deal Mr Trump can get from President Putin?

  • Our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams looks at what's at stake today.

  • The Alaska summit, Donald Trump's first face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin for six years,

  • is a big moment.

  • But it's also one fraught with risk.

  • Let's look at who controls what in Ukraine and what might be at stake in any peace agreement.

  • We need to go back to 2014 to see Vladimir Putin's first move,