5 m. ago Trump lands in Alaska for showdown with Putin after demanding a 'rapid' ceasefire and warning he will WALK if summit derails: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest updates as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet one another in an historic summit in Alaska to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine.

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13 m. ago Watch live: Trump and Putin hold crunch Ukraine summit in Alaska

Watch live as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hold “high stakes” talks on Ukraine in Alaska on Friday (15 August).

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49 m. ago How Trump and Putin’s past meetings went as leaders attend crunch Ukraine summit

Donald Trump will host Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday,15 August 2025 for their first face-to-face meeting since 2019.

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73 m. ago Putin stops off at fish factory on way to Alaska for crunch Trump meeting

Vladimir Putin stopped at a fish factory whilst on his way to Alaska to meet Donald Trump to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

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3 h. ago Watch live: Trump and Putin hold high stakes Ukraine summit in Alaska

Watch live as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hold “high stakes” talks on Ukraine in Alaska on Friday (15 August).

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4 h. ago 'We are counting on America' says Zelensky as Trump heads to 'high stakes' summit with Putin in Alaska

Face-to-face meeting in Anchorage could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security

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5 h. ago Munich 1938 tells us Trump must not give anything away at Putin summit

Ukraine – and Europe – will be hoping that Trump can hold his nerve when he meets Putin in Alaska on Friday

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5 h. ago Trump heads to 'high stakes' summit with Putin in Alaska as he says Russian leader 'not going to mess around with me'

Face-to-face meeting in Anchorage could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security

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7 h. ago Trump and Putin set for Alaska showdown as sidelined Zelensky waits to discover Ukraine's fate: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest updates as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet one another in an historic summit in Alaska to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine.

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9 h. ago How Team Trump’s terrifying weaknesses play into Putin’s hands at the Alaska summit

Trump is flying to Anchorage for his meeting with Putin with a team which has no grasp on facts, or truth, and therefore no grasp on reality either, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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10 h. ago ‘May God give the right words to President Trump’: Anchorage awaits Putin summit

Ukrainian refugees in Alaska have mixed feelings about US and Russian leaders’ meeting

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10 h. ago UK sends Vladimir Putin warning ahead of Donald Trump summit in Alaska TODAY

Defence Secretary John Healey said today's face-to-face talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was a 'first step towards serious negotiation' and ending the conflict

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12 h. ago How Russia is preparing for conflict in Nato’s new Arctic battleground

As the world’s attention shifts to Alaska for the critical summit on Ukraine between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, it also shines a light on an area crucial to global security, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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12 h. ago Trump says Putin 'not going to mess around with me' as pair prepare for high

Face-to-face meeting in Anchorage could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security

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14 h. ago Trump the ‘dealmaker’ faces his biggest test with Putin summit

After promising to solve the Ukraine war throughout his campaign, the US president faces a moment of truth in Alaska

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22 h. ago Trump says Putin 'not going to mess around with me' on eve of Ukraine summit

The leaders are scheduled to begin discussions at 11.30am local time in Anchorage (8:30pm BST)

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24 h. ago Donald Trump 'glitches' as he speaks in Oval Office ahead of Putin summit

Donald Trump said his 'big, important meeting' with Vladimir Putin in Alaska tomorrow is 'going to save a lot of lives' as he took questions during an Oval Office briefing - and appeared to glitch

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25 h. ago Putin ready to make Ukraine deal, Trump says before Alaska summit

US president’s comment that Russian and Ukrainian leaders may have to ‘divvy’ things up likely to raise alarmDonald Trump has said he believes Vladimir Putin is ready to make a deal on the war in Ukraine as the two leaders prepare for their summit in Alaska on Friday, but his suggestion the Russian leader and Volodymyr Zelenskyy could “divvy things up” may alarm some in Kyiv.The US president implied there was a 75% chance of the Alaska meeting succeeding, and that the threat of economic sanctions may have made Putin more willing to seek an end to the war. He also said a second meeting – at present not confirmed – between himself, Putin and Zelenskyy would be the more decisive. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Putin praises Trump’s ‘energetic and sincere’ efforts to end Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump’s “energetic and sincere” attempts to end the war in Ukraine.

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27 h. ago Trump and Putin are set to meet Friday afternoon in Anchorage. Its mayor says the summit can ‘showcase the city’

All eyes will be the Alaskan city that has provided a world stage for presidents and leaders in recent history

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