US EditionWhat to Know About the Putin-Trump Summit in Alaska
ALASKA, UNITED STATES, AUG 11 – The summit aims to address Russia's war against Ukraine, with Trump seeking peace talks despite Ukrainian opposition to territorial concessions, as 69% of Ukrainians favor negotiating peace, polls show.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska for their first face-to-face since before Russia’s 2022 invasion.
- Amid talk of a new Munich agreement, Europe’s leaders’ failures in 2008, 2014, and 2022 echo the 'ghost of 1938'.
- Despite early proposals, Putin rejected including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, raising concerns from Ukraine and European allies that excluding Kyiv could empower Putin to force concessions.
- Observers warn Trump may concede to Putin, risking an unacceptable peace for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, especially if a plan is proposed this Friday.
- Given past failures, the summit’s outcome remains uncertain, and whether it can produce peace more than 3 1/2 years after Moscow’s invasion is unclear.
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Cold hard land, cold hard bargain: Putin and Trump head off to Alaska
From a stalled war to a broken oil embargo, the Kremlin's leverage has never looked stronger ahead of the August summit. Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow has marked a striking shift in American rhetoric. Just a couple of months ago, in June and July, Donald Trump was threatening the Kremlin with new sanctions and issuing ultimatums. Now the agenda includes a Putin-Trump summit scheduled for August 15 in Alaska. This 180-degree turn has been accom…
Zelensky says US summit in Alaska is a 'personal victory' for Putin
The summit, set to take place in Alaska on Friday with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, will be the first between a sitting US and Russian president since 2021 and comes as the US president seeks to broker an end to Russia's nearly three-and-a-half-year invasion of Ukraine.
BLOCKNOTES. While the Trump-Putin summit is taking place in Alaska, the philosopher believes that Ukrainians will refuse a capitulation plan and calls for Europe to take responsibility.
What to know about the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
The U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska is happening at a site where East meets West — quite literally — in a place familiar to both countries as a Cold War front line of missile defense, radar outposts and intelligence gathering. Whether it can lead to a deal to produce peace in Ukraine more than 3 1/2 years after Moscow’s invasion remains to be seen. Here’s what to know about the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Don…
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