US EditionRussia and Ukraine hold fast to their demands ahead of a planned Putin-Trump summit
- President Donald Trump will fly to Alaska on Friday to hold a peace summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the ongoing Ukraine war.
- The decision to meet in Alaska, purchased from Russia in 1867, surprised European and Ukrainian leaders who raised concerns about legitimizing Putin without concessions.
- Putin seeks to portray Europe and Ukraine as obstacles while offering symbolic concessions like token troop withdrawals or prisoner releases to advance his goals.
- Trump criticized Ukraine's leadership but acknowledged Putin "has the cards," reflecting unresolved tensions amid Ukraine’s refusal to cede territory as stated by Zelensky.
- The summit's outcome risks emboldening Putin, alienating Ukraine, and weakening U.S. and NATO standing as America’s allies watch whether Washington will resist aggression.
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Split the US and Europe. Recreate Yalta – and the Cold War. That is Putin’s aim with the summit in Alaska on Friday, according to analysts. – Putin would like to divide the world into spheres of interest with Trump and Xi, says Moscow-based analyst Andrei Kolesnikov to the Financial Times.
Ukrainian Fighters Aren’t Expecting Much from the Trump-Putin Summit
The city of Sloviansk, prewar population just over 100,00, sits smack in the middle of the territory Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will discuss “swapping” when they meet on Friday in Alaska—the first U.S.-Russia summit since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Moscow and Kyiv have been fighting over Sloviansk more or less nonstop for more than 11 years, since Russian proxies first tried to take over the Donetsk province in 2014. With one exception…
Expert reveals Putin's 'fundamental motivator' ahead of Trump meeting
Center for National Interest VP George Beebe joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss why this next summit on Ukraine is different than prior meetings and how both sides will have to compromise to reach a ceasefire.
Deutsche Welle
In an interview, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte describes a "factual" recognition of Russian control over occupied Ukrainian territories as an opportunity. EU foreign ministers discuss the Ukraine war.
Trump says he’ll be feeling out Putin as US officials rush to finalize details of Alaska summit
President Donald Trump framed his Friday summit with Vladimir Putin as a moment to feel out the Russian leader’s parameters for ending the war in Ukraine and acknowledged it would take further meetings to strike a final peace deal.
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