Inside the Trump–Putin Showdown

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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on August 15, 2025, for a highly anticipated summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. The meeting featured full diplomatic ceremony, complete with red carpets, military flyovers, and tightly managed press access. Both sides brought small delegations—Trump joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Putin accompanied by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and aide Yuriy Ushakov.

Despite the dramatic staging, the summit ended without a ceasefire in Ukraine or any formal agreements. Trump described the talks as “productive,” while Putin characterized them as a starting point for further dialogue, even extending an invitation for Trump to visit Moscow. For Putin, the optics amounted to a public-relations win, projecting global legitimacy despite his standing as an indicted war criminal.

This video examines how the summit fits into the framework of Russian cognitive warfare as outlined by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). According to ISW, Russia’s strategy relies on shaping perceptions, eroding the resolve of adversaries, and using theater and symbolism as weapons in their own right. We break down what was said, what wasn’t, and why the Alaska meeting may have been less about diplomacy—and more about a battle for influence fought in the realm of perception.

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