NYT > World News Trump and Putin Could Decide Others’ Fates, Echoing Yalta Summit Par :Steven Erlanger 13 août 2025 à 05:03 In 1945, the map of Europe was redrawn in Yalta without input from the affected countries. Ukraine and Europe fear a repeat in Alaska. © Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesFrom left, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta summit in 1945. The meeting, during which the three leaders redrew the map of Europe, has become a symbol for how superpowers can decide the fates of other nations.