On Friday evening, Trump posted on his social media site Truth Social that a "highly anticipated meeting" between him and Putin would take place on 15 August in the "great state of Alaska". "Further details to follow," he said. Trump had said the meeting location would be "a very popular one for a number of reasons".

The summit is poised to be a high-stakes negotiation over the direction of the Ukraine conflict, amid concerns from Europe and Kyiv.

As US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, prepare for their talks in Alaska, Russia claimed that unnamed nations are orchestrating “titanic efforts” to disrupt the planned summit between the two leaders.