- Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold a summit in Alaska next Friday, 15 August, to discuss the war in Ukraine.
- Trump is reportedly considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to join the meeting, though nothing has been finalised.
- Zelensky has stated that any peace negotiations without Ukraine's involvement would be "dead decisions" and ineffective.
- Putin is expected to outline Russia's demands for a ceasefire, with Trump suggesting a peace deal might involve "some swapping of territories".
- This meeting would mark Putin's first visit to US soil in a decade, despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, and follows past controversial interactions between Trump and Putin.
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