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How the Trump-Putin summit could play out

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The Conversation

Trump says he thinks Putin will ‘make a deal’ on Ukraine

Words come on the eve of the US and Russian leaders’ closely watched Alaska summit.

Al Jazeera

Trump Turns History On Head With Putin Invitation To Key US Base

Donald Trump is turning history on its head with his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin -- inviting Russia's leader to land that once belonged to Moscow, and meeting him at a military base that monitored the Soviet Union.

International Business Times

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Trump and Putin to meet for Ukraine war talks where 'Ice Curtain' once fell

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on Friday for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, and to revive their diplomatic and economic ties. It's a first-of-a-kind summit in a location loaded with history, symbolism and strategic importance.

Radio France Internationale

Voices: Can Zelensky the warrior cut it as a peacetime leader?

COMMENT: Whatever the fallout from the US-Russia summit in Alaska, the Ukrainian president – his public image and reputation having been forged in conflict – is the only person to shepherd his country into a new era, says Mary Dejevsky

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

Starmer and Zelensky say Alaska talks present a ‘viable chance’ for Ukraine

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Trump-Putin Alaska summit: What we know about the upcoming meeting

The Kremlin released the detailed agenda for Vladimir Putin’s Friday meeting with Donald Trump as the US president is expected to push the Russian leader to agree to a ceasefire in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. What will Putin bring to the talks?

Euronews

Alaska summit: why Donald Trump should heed the lessons of Munich 1938 when he meets Putin

Donald Trump meets Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 for their first summit of Trump’s second term. Their topic of discussion will be the war in Ukraine. The pair may decide the fate of the country which Putin began to illegally occupy in 2014 and which Russian…

The Conversation

Trump’s Alaska summit with Russia is shaping up to be the most important of his second presidency

What happens when a convicted felon and a man under indictment for alleged war crimes get together? What sounds like the opening line of a great joke, sadly, is probably the defining meeting of the second term of Donald Trump as US president.

The Conversation

Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold?

Donald Trump will sit down with Vladimir Putin at a snap summit in Alaska on August 15 to discuss the war in Ukraine.

The Conversation

Starmer and Zelensky united on ‘strong resolve’ to secure just peace in Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks

Donald Trump says he will push for a ceasefire when he meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska

The Independent UK

Putin to offer financial incentives to Trump at Ukraine summit

Russian leader plans to discuss economic ties, in appeal to Trump’s business instincts, alongside future of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

‘I have been fighting with Ukrainian soldiers for two years. Trump and Putin can’t bring peace overnight’

ON THE GROUND: Drew Scott, a former British soldier, joined Ukraine’s International Legion in 2023 and has fought in some of the war’s most vicious battles. As the US and Russian leaders prepare to meet in Alaska, he tells Askold Krushelnycky the mood on the frontline is one of weary…

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The Guardian - UK

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 alarm

Al Jazeera

Russia pounds Ukraine, boosts army as world braces for Putin-Trump talks

Ukraine has publicly rejected any land concession deal with Russia, but some reports suggest it may be open to it.

The Guardian - US

California governor calls for a special election to introduce new US House maps – as it happened

Gavin Newsom announces plans to ask voters to approve new congressional maps in response to a redistricting plan by Texas. This blog is now closed.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin agreed to ‘game-changing’ security protections for Ukraine, claims Trump envoy

All eyes are now on Volodymyr Zelensky's crucial meeting with Donald Trump at the White House on Monday

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The Independent UK

UK ‘scales back’ plans for 30,000-troop reassurance force in Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer is to meet President Zelensky in No 10 after Donald Trump warned Russia of 'severe consequences' if it does not stop the war ahead of Friday's summit with Putin in Alaska

International Business Times

Zelensky In London To Meet PM Ahead Of US-Russia Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with ally UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday ahead of a key US-Russia summit in Alaska.

Radio France Internationale

Zelensky in London to meet Starmer ahead of US-Russia summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with ally UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday ahead of a key US-Russia summit in Alaska.

International Business Times

Alaska: A Source Of Russian Imperial Nostalgia

Alaska, the US state that will host the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on Friday, is a source of imperial nostalgia and often less-than-serious territorial claims in Russia.

Euronews

Trump to offer Putin economic incentives to end Russia's war in Ukraine, report says

US President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, offering economic concessions.

Euronews

Trump-Putin talks: Is Russia really contesting US sovereignty over Alaska?

As the Russian and US presidents prepare to meet in the Alaskan capital, speculation that Vladimir Putin rejects the legitimacy of Russia’s 1867 sale of Alaska to the US has resurfaced online.

The Guardian - US

Anchorage abuzz ahead of Trump-Putin summit – but ‘please don’t sell us back’

Residents torn between excitement over high-profile visit and trepidation over what US-Russian leaders might agree

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