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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US officials rush to finalize details of Trump-Putin summit
American officials are rushing to finalize details ahead of Friday’s summit talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, with both logistical and geopolitical issues still unsettled four days ahead of the momentous sit-down.
Kremlin Councillor Suslov: If Zelensky, supported by Europeans, rejected this solution, Trump would cut all military assistance in Kiev and stop selling weapons to Europeans.
INTERVIEW: Expert says the Trump-Putin summit is an 'alarming development'
An expert is warning that U.S. President's Donald Trump "astonishing U-turn" after agreeing to meet with Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine is an "alarming development". In this edition of Weekend One on One, Nigel Gould-Davies, a senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, explains that the symbology of holding the summit in Alaska was clear, and that the location “naturally favors Russia.”
The distance between Moscow and Kiev seems unbreakable. Trump's optimism, which after the last trip of his envoy Witkoff to Russia, decided to organize a meeting with Putin in...
The leaders of the US and Russia will meet for the first time since the Republican's return to power.
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