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Top Russia-US diplomats hold phone call before Trump-Putin Alaska meet

Russia says both sides affirm intention for Putin-Trump meet in Alaska on Friday, where Ukraine war set to be discussed.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine will not cede land that could be Russian springboard for new war, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian leader sees no sign of Russia preparing for ceasefire after reports of frontline breach in Donbas

The Guardian - UK

Russia seeks full Ukrainian withdrawal from Donetsk in east: Zelenskyy

The purported ceasefire demand comes as Russia tries to seize more land before Trump-Putin talks on Friday in Alaska.

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What to expect from historic Trump-Putin Alaska summit over Ukraine-Russia ceasefire

Russian and American delegations have arrived in Alaska ahead of crucial talks later on Friday

The Independent UK

Crude Oil Trades Lower Ahead of Friday's Trump-Putin Summit

September WTI crude oil (CLU25) today is down -0.70 (-1.09%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU25) is down -0.044 (-0.21%). Crude oil prices are trading lower in light summer trading on the possibility of progress in the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday, which could result in reduced sanctions on Russian...

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How Russia’s war on Ukraine led to crucial Trump-Putin summit - and why the stakes are so high

ANALYSIS: World affairs editor Sam Kiley looks what all sides want and what hopes there are for a ceasefire, ahead of what could be a pivotal meeting on the Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Voices: When Trump and Putin go head to head in Alaska, who wins?

COMMENT: Friday’s summit in Alaska between the two leaders to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine will show that it is the cunning former KGB officer who understands the art of the deal, says Sean O’Grady

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The view from Russia: Putin will take ‘symbolic steps’ during Trump talks

Mixed feelings in Moscow before Friday’s summit as analysts are sceptical that peace in Ukraine will be secured.

Al Jazeera

Hurry, hurry, hurry! It’s Trump’s great Ukraine giveaway. Bargains galore, if your name is Vladimir Putin

The Art of the Deal, the Art of War: I doubt the US president has read or understood either. If Zelenskyy is a worried man, who can blame him?, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Otter pelts, Orthodox priests and a $7.2m bargain: how Russia sold Alaska to the US

Tsar Alexander II sold oil-rich territory to the US in 1867. Will Friday’s high-stakes summit between Putin and Trump result in a warming of historic ties?

The Guardian - UK

Lead MEPs warn against rewarding Russian aggression ahead of Alaska talks

If Russia succeeds in altering Ukraine’s borders by force, no country will be safe. Borders can not be assured - 7 lead MEPs warn in a joint statement.

Euronews

Zelensky warns Trump not to trust Putin ahead of crunch Ukraine and Russia talks

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Donald Trump not to trust Russian leader Vladimir Putin ahead of their bilateral summit in Alaska this Friday (15 August).

The Independent UK

26 EU countries issue a statement in support of Ukraine ahead of the Alaska talks, without Hungary

Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán said the EU attempts to set conditions for a meeting to which leaders of the EU were not invited. He also called for an EU-Russia summit.

Euronews

Trump says he’ll know if Putin wants peace deal with Ukraine in their meeting

Without elaborating, Trump reiterated that land exchanges might be a part of any significant agreement.

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Euronews

Europe frozen out as US and Russia prepare for Alaska talks

Until Europe can defend itself, it's not likely to be invited to a great power dialogue, experts have told Euronews.

The Independent UK

Trump mixes up Russia and Alaska ahead of peace talks with Putin

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The Conversation

This isn’t how wars are ended − a veteran diplomat explains how Trump-Putin summit is amateurish and politically driven

A hastily arranged summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is set for Aug. 15, 2025, in Alaska, where the two leaders will discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not attend, barring a last-minute change. The Conversation’s politics editor Naomi…

Evening Standard

Donald Trump says he will ‘try to get some territory back for Ukraine’ ahead of meeting with Vladimir Putin

Ahead of his summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, the US President said there will be ‘some swapping, some changes to land’

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Euronews

EU calls for 'transatlantic unity' ahead of Trump-Putin summit in Alaska

Trump will join a virtual meeting of European leaders on Wednesday.

Euronews

Zelenskyy tries to warn Trump not to trust Putin ahead of Alaska meeting

It took Ukraine’s president time and effort to not only repair his diplomatic relations with the Trump administration, but also to prove that no one wants the end of Russia’s all-out war more than Ukraine does. Can he now convince Trump not to trust Putin?

The Independent UK

‘I’m going to Russia’: Trump appears to forget Alaska is in US as he frets over facing Putin

Trump is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the 49th state on Friday

Al Jazeera

EU holds talks amid fear that Trump-Putin meeting will sideline Ukraine

The talks come ahead of a landmark meeting between the presidents of the US and Russia in Alaska on Friday.

The Independent UK

Putin cannot be trusted ‘as far as you could throw him’, Starmer warns

Labour prime minister has warned Ukraine must be involved in any peace deal with Russia ahead of Trump summit in Alaska

The Independent UK

Europe says US-Russia summit this week cannot decide on Ukraine land swaps

Ukraine and its European backers insist that the United States and Russia cannot decide on land swaps behind their backs at a summit this week in Alaska

The Independent UK

How scientists solved one of the greatest ocean mysteries

In 2013, a mysterious epidemic turned billions of sea stars between Mexico and Alaska into goo. Now we know why

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