40 m. 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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97 m. 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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3 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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5 h. ago House of Lords 'doesn't need more Putin apologists like Nigel Farage', says Cabinet minister as Labour sparks furious row by shutting down Reform UK's demand for peerages

John Healey, the Defence Secretary, sparked a furious political row as he referred to Mr Farage's past comments about the Russian leader.

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7 h. ago Putin comes to America: Russian leader heads to Pacific Coast in heavily armoured limo before jetting to Alaska for historic meeting with Trump

Footage shows a long line of black armoured vehicles speeding along a road, flanked by flashing police cars and trailed by what appears to be an ambulance.

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9 h. ago 'Leaving Trump alone with Putin is like sending a piñata to a baseball bat convention'

The world would do well to remember history - In Helsinki, 2018, Donald Trump emerged from his meeting with Putin looking like a man who’d just been hypnotised by a slippery snake oil salesman

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17 h. ago Donald Trump's 'demanding' body language shows he's 'frustrated' ahead of Putin summit

A body language expert has analysed US President Donald Trump's movements ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and has claimed he could be 'frustrated'

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17 h. ago Trump golf buddy dubbed 'the Putin whisperer' expected to join meeting with Russian leader

By a pretty large margin, bettors on the betting site Kalshi are predicting one of Trump's most loyal cabinet members will be at his side during the summit.

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22 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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25 h. ago Putin praises Trump for 'energetic and sincere efforts' to bring peace in Ukraine as historic meeting between the two men nears

Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump for his administration's 'energetic and sincere efforts' to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, ahead of their face-to-face meeting in Alaska. 

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26 h. ago Starmer and Zelensky united on ‘strong resolve’ to secure just peace in Ukraine ahead of Trump

US President says he is pushing for a ceasefire in Ukraine when he meets Russian leader at a summit in Alaska on Friday

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30 h. ago Keir Starmer meets with Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street amid claims US and Russia are planning 'West Bank

The Prime Minister and Mr Zelensky met in No10 as both leaders brace themselves for the outcome of the US President's talks with the Russian leader.

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35 h. ago As Ukraine battles to hold lines, Trump may find Putin difficult to persuade

Despite huge numbers of casualties, Russian leader believes he is slowly winning war – so he can afford to string talks outFor Ukraine, the break in the frontline is unfortunately timed. Lightly armed Russian saboteur groups – three on one count – cut though Ukrainian positions in the Donbas countryside east of the key junction at Dobropillia. Though one group has been eliminated, as of Tuesday two were thought to remain at large – and although their numbers are small for now, perhaps 20 to 30, the breach is significant.At the beginning of the year it was safe to visit Dobropillia, which had become a bustling market centre busy with soldiers and locals, nearly 15 miles north of the frontline in Pokrovsk. But since then the town, where once busy supply roads from Pokrovsk to Kramatorsk split, has come under sustained attack with glide bombs, while FPV (first person view) drones strike targets on the move. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin faces ‘very severe consequences’ if no Ukraine truce agreed

Volodymyr Zelensky warns Russian leader ‘bluffing’ while Sir Keir Starmer insists there is a ‘viable’ chance of a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv

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51 h. ago US warns of fresh sanctions on Russia if Putin summit does not ‘go well’

European leaders hold talks with Trump and Zelenskyy ahead of Trump’s meeting with Russian leader

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51 h. ago US warns of fresh sanctions on Russia if Putin summit on Ukraine does not ‘go well’

European leaders hold talks with Trump and Zelenskyy ahead of Trump’s meeting with Russian leader

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51 h. ago Europeans say Trump agrees Ukraine must have a say over territory ahead of Putin talks

European leaders hold talks with Trump and Zelenskyy ahead of Trump’s meeting with Russian leader

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56 h. ago Putin calls North Korea’s Kim to promise ‘closer contact’ ahead of Trump summit

Russian president Vladimir Putin held a phone call with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to reaffirm their “friendship” ahead of his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday.

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58 h. ago Trump swallowing Putin’s lies is a bigger threat to Ukraine than bombs | Rafael Behr

In Alaska the Russian leader will claim to want peace, but only on his terms – and play on the president’s desperation to ‘make a deal’ quicklyWars do not have to be won. Total victories loom largest in the popular imagination because those are the stories nations always tell to sustain patriotic feeling. The fuller version of history is written in stalemates.That is worth remembering when Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Both leaders have incentives to pretend that Ukraine’s fate can be settled decisively without any Ukrainians at the negotiating table. That doesn’t make it so. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Zelensky warns Trump not to trust Putin ahead of crunch Ukraine and Russia talks

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Donald Trump not to trust Russian leader Vladimir Putin ahead of their bilateral summit in Alaska this Friday (15 August).

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