how late was putin to meet trump

Vladimir Putin was scheduled to meet Donald Trump at 11 a.m. Alaska time on August 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Putin's plane landed at the base around 10:55 a.m., and he and Trump exited their planes and shook hands at approximately 11:08 a.m. The formal meeting between them began at approximately 11:32 a.m. Thus, Putin was about 32 minutes late to the scheduled meeting start time with Trump. The meeting concluded around 2:18 p.m., followed by a press briefing at 2:58 p.m. The planned working lunch was canceled.