For Putin, Trump Summit Is Key to Securing Ukraine Goals
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, AUG 7 – The summit seeks progress on a ceasefire in Ukraine amid ongoing conflict and nuclear threats, with US officials awaiting clear commitments from Russia, analysts say.
- A summit between Presidents Trump and Putin is planned to discuss peace in Ukraine amid ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe.
- The summit follows Trump's actions cutting weapons supplies to Kyiv and his public insults toward Ukrainian President Zelensky, complicating US support.
- Putin seeks NATO guarantees that Ukraine will not join and demands political changes in Ukraine to restore Moscow's influence, while Trump has shown sympathy toward Russia's position.
- Trump granted Kyiv only limited Patriot missile defenses, noted by Republican leaders Paul Ryan and John McCain who condemned his remarks accusing Zelensky of risking World War III.
- The summit may allow Putin to sway Trump toward accepting Russia's demands, which could affect Ukraine's future sovereignty and regional security.
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Putin-Trump summit: what we know so far
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold talks in Alaska next Friday in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, which was triggered by Russia's February 2022 invasion.
Trump-Putin Summit Looms Closer But Still Lacks Detail
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, economics and politics editor Ben Holland looks at the past week’s progress toward a Trump-Putin summit. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here.
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