US EditionShut Out of Alaska Summit, Ukrainians Skeptical Fair Deal Will Be Reached During Trump-Putin Meeting
Ukrainian soldiers doubt the Alaska summit will halt Russia's advances as Russian forces made a 10-kilometer gain near Dobropillia, intensifying conflict in eastern Ukraine.
- Ahead of the Alaska summit on Aug. 15, Ukrainian soldiers doubt the talks will be productive as they are excluded from discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Recent battlefield gains around the Donetsk region follow a rapid 10-kilometer Russian advance near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast.
- Ukrainian soldiers train, call the tactic dronocide, to shoot down drones using shotguns, as drones now pose the greatest battlefield threat, Ihor says.
- Ukrainian forces say they will keep fighting until they liberate their territories, despite losing ground, and are not yet defeated.
- Europe’s $41.1 billion in military aid via defense procurement surpasses the U.S., according to the Germany-based Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
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Shut out of Alaska summit, Ukrainians skeptical fair deal will be reached during Trump-Putin meeting
Even as his family sobbed into the dirt of his brother’s grave, Ukrainian soldier Artem Reshetilov warned President Donald Trump that he should not compromise with Russia during Friday’s peace talks in Alaska. His brother, Andrei, 38, was killed by a Russian artillery strike while fighting to defend Ukraine’s frontlines. At the funeral on the eve of the talks in Anchorage — to which Ukraine has not been invited — Reshetilov urged Trump not to be…
Sidelined from peace talks, Ukrainians watch as Trump meets Putin in Alaska
Ukrainians are concerned that not being included in the summit will force the country to make concessions. Russia has pushed back against including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in talks to end the war until a deal is reached by both sides.
Diplomacy Watch: Battlefield advantage will steer Alaska talks
Russia took 42.5 square miles of Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Tuesday, making its biggest advance in Ukraine since May 2024. Indeed, Russia took territory in one day that it normally would have taken in five or six days’ time. That advance follows a cascade of battlefield wins for Moscow, where Russia has chipped away at Ukrainian territory over the summer, especially in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.These ground gains could prove critical to the succ…
Trump doesn't have enough leverage to stop Russia, Ukrainian soldiers say ahead of Alaska talks
Editor’s Note: Some of the service members interviewed for this story are introduced by callsign or first name only due to security reasons. As U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin prepare for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers remain skeptical the meeting will yield any productive outcome, noting that Russian forces have ramped up their offensive on the ground. "I believe these negotiations …
While US President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, spoke in Alaska, Ukrainian commanders in front of the war said they have few expectations for this meeting of leaders. “I do not expect any results from this meeting. They are going to discuss, but do not make any sense. They can't trust the Russians. They promise one thing and do another”, said the official of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Serhiy Tsehotskyi, who serves in east…
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