10 Aug 2025

Can Trump and Putin make headway?

From Sunday Morning, 8:13 am on 10 August 2025

Donald Trump is planning to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska this week to see if he can stop the war in Ukraine. Trump says Ukraine will need to make territorial concessions. Ukraine doesn't agree. What will likely happen?

Dr Benjamin Jensen is director of the Futures Lab and a senior fellow at  bipartisan think-tank Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC. Ben and his team apply data science and AI to study the changing character of war and statecraft. He joins Jim to discuss the potential outcomes of this meeting.

The Kremlin says Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could meet for a summit as soon as next week.

The Kremlin says Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could meet for a summit as soon as next week. Photo: AFP