7 h. ago You really can see Russia from Alaska, and other things to know ahead of Friday's Trump

When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter in the 49th state’s long history with Russia — and with international tensions

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10 h. ago Karoline Leavitt scrambles to fix Donald Trump's huge blunder as dementia rumors swirl

During a press briefing Monday afternoon, Donald Trump claimed that he would be travelling to Russia to meet Putin

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19 h. ago Russia 'breakthrough' in Ukraine: Putin races to grab territory with lightning advance days before meeting with Trump that could end war for good

The gains came just days before US President Donald Trump was to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks on the war.

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64 h. ago Vance says US is ‘done with funding Ukraine war’ ahead of Trump

American vice president also vows Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky will be ‘forced’ to meet by Donald Trump

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3 d. ago White House 'considering inviting Zelenskyy to peace summit meeting', sources say

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to meet for a summit in Alaska next Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine - but it has not yet been officially confirmed if Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be invited

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3 d. ago Inside Trump and Putin's relationship, their power moves, and how the Russian leader broke the 'alpha bro code'

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet on Friday in Alaska, and they will be watching each other like hawks for signs of weakness.

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3 d. ago Trump ‘considering’ invite for Zelensky to attend Alaska peace summit with Putin

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet for a summit in Alaska next Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine

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3 d. ago Europe rallies behind Ukraine after defiant Zelensky rejects any peace plan that gives up land to Russia

Labour foreign secretary David Lammy and US Vice President JD Vance host a meeting of national security advisers on Saturday, as Donald Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin next week

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4 d. ago Ukraine will not give land to ‘occupiers’, says Zelenskyy, as Trump and Putin prepare to meet

US president said end to war will involve ‘some swapping of territories’ before announcing meetingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Saturday that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers” after Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin next week and that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”.The Ukrainian president said Kyiv was ready for real solutions that could bring peace but that any solutions without Ukraine would be against peace. “Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace. They will achieve nothing,” he said, adding that the war “cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ukraine will not give up land, Zelenskyy warns ahead of Trump

US president said end to war will involve ‘some swapping of territories’ before announcing meetingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Saturday that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers” after Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin next week and that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”.The Ukrainian president said Kyiv was ready for real solutions that could bring peace but that any solutions without Ukraine would be against peace. “Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace. They will achieve nothing,” he said, adding that the war “cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump CONFIRMS Putin is flying to US soil for showdown meeting

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he will meet with the Russian president on U.S. soil.

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4 d. ago Police Scotland ‘planning’ for US vice president visit as he holidays in UK

Senior officers are preparing for a possible visit by JD Vance.

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5 d. ago Hopes raised of 'freeze' in Ukraine war as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin set to meet for crunch talks

The optimism about a limited breakthrough in the conflict came from Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk

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5 d. ago Donald Trump says Putin does not have to meet Zelensky for US

Donald Trump last night dismissed the idea that a US-Russia summit will only happen if Vladimir Putin meets Ukraine's president.

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5 d. ago 'Donald Trump’s Nobel Prize delusion is both embarrassing and frankly dangerous'

As Donald Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin, renewed claims from his camp that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize have sparked outrage and ridicule.

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6 d. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet 'in coming days' as US piles pressure on Russia to end Ukraine war

The US President says there’s also a ‘good chance’ a summit involving Putin and Zelensky will happen soon

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6 d. ago Putin and Trump 'to meet in coming days' as location remains top secret

It has been confirmed that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in 'coming days' to discuss peace between Russia and Ukraine, with the US president previously threatening tariffs

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6 d. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet in coming days, Kremlin says

US and Russian leaders will hold first in-person meeting since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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6 d. ago Trump could meet Putin for Ukraine war talks ‘as soon as next week’

Summit with Russian leader would follow ‘great progress’ made by special envoy Steve Witkoff during Moscow visit Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin as soon as next week to discuss the war in Ukraine, White House officials have said, although senior administration officials have warned that serious “impediments” remain to achieving a ceasefire.White House officials briefed US media that Trump would seek a summit with Putin after the US special envoy Steve Witkoff met the Russian leader at the Kremlin on Wednesday. After that meeting, Trump claimed “great progress was made” during the talks on ending the war in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Donald Trump to meet Putin with Zelensky for face to face Ukraine peace talks

Donald Trump could hold an in-person meeting with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky as attempts to bring the war in Ukraine to and end continue

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