What to Know About Base Where Trump, Putin Are Meeting
The summit marks a diplomatic effort amid escalating attacks on civilians and a humanitarian crisis expected to last years, officials say.
- On Aug. 14, U.S. President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend their Aug. 15 summit in Alaska ready to make a deal to end the Ukraine war.
- A summit seen as a win for Putin, as Trump expressed optimism Thursday about peace between Putin and Zelenskyy.
- Aid workers Shaun Hopkins and Yaroslav Kolodiy risk death from Russian FPV drones while delivering medical supplies to a Kyiv hospital in July 2022.
- Despite billing by Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later confirmed he will not attend the Aug. 15 summit, raising concerns from European officials.
- Moving forward, even with a ceasefire, the humanitarian task in Ukraine will last years, as Putin demands Ukraine's withdrawal from Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts and a ban on NATO membership.
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Putin has so far rejected the idea of a comprehensive ceasefire for Ukraine, even in Alaska he should reject it. Meeting with Trump is already a success for Putin, whose plans go far beyond Ukraine. By F. Aischmann [more]]>
UK sends Vladimir Putin warning ahead of Donald Trump summit in Alaska TODAY - The Mirror
Defence Secretary John Healey said today's face-to-face talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was a 'first step towards serious negotiation' and ending the conflict
Trump: Putin Won't Mess Around With Me at Alaska Summit
Trump answered questions last night in the White House ahead of today’s summit in Alaska. He said “President Putin would like to see a deal. I think if I weren’t president he would take over all of Ukraine. But I am president, and he’s not going to mess around.”[…] Read the rest
Donald Trump vows Vladimir Putin 'is not going to mess around with me' as he issues warning to Russia ahead of face-to-face summit
Donald Trump said he will not be "messed around" by Vladimir Putin as he said his Kremlin counterpart "would take all of Ukraine" if he wasn't in the White House. The meeting of the two leaders at a Cold War-era air force base in Alaska will be their first face-to-face talks since President Trump returned to the White House.President Trump, who once said he would end Russia's war in Ukraine within 24 hours, said the three-and-a-half-year conflic…
Donald Trump's encounter with Vladimir Putin can be divided into three points. An overview of the historic summit in Alaska.
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