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The Russian leader will say he wants peace as long as it serves his interests – and play on the president’s desperation to ‘make a deal’ quickly, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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

Professor of Russian politics says ‘symbolism of holding the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska is horrendous’

Donald Trump rewarding the Kremlin’s hardline attitude shows Russia can still sideline Ukraine from deal to end war

“Though that may not be enough to compel Putin to seek peace, it does suggest that the walls are closing in on him.”

The meeting between the two leaders will be the first US-Russia summit since 2021

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the planned summit between U_S_ President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.”

European leaders urged more "pressure" on Russia overnight Saturday, after the announcement of a Trump-Putin summit to end the war in Ukraine raised concern that an agreement would require Kyiv to cede swathes of territory.

Trump and Putin are set to meet in Alaska next Friday to discuss ending Moscow's all-out war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy emphasised that Ukrainian territorial integrity is non-negotiable. Later on Saturday, a US official said that Trump was 'considering' holding a trilateral meeting.