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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose on a podium on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025.Andrew Caballero—AFP/Getty Images

Time: Trump’s Summit With Putin Need Not Be an Echo of Appeasement

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld discusses President Donald Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska failing to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine. What comes next matters far more to make a breakthrough in TIME