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Trump and Putin to meet for Ukraine war talks where 'Ice Curtain' once fell

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on Friday for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, and to revive their diplomatic and economic ties. It's a first-of-a-kind summit in a location loaded with history, symbolism and strategic importance.

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Voices: Can Zelensky the warrior cut it as a peacetime leader?

COMMENT: Whatever the fallout from the US-Russia summit in Alaska, the Ukrainian president – his public image and reputation having been forged in conflict – is the only person to shepherd his country into a new era, says Mary Dejevsky

The Independent UK

'25 percent chance': Trump team ratchets up, down goals for Putin summit - Roll Call

President Trump and aides have raised and lowered expectations for his Friday summit with Vladimir Putin, making the meeting hard to grade.

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Trump-Putin Alaska summit: What we know about the upcoming meeting

The Kremlin released the detailed agenda for Vladimir Putin’s Friday meeting with Donald Trump as the US president is expected to push the Russian leader to agree to a ceasefire in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. What will Putin bring to the talks?

Euronews

The Royal Ballet and Opera must reconsider its invitation to Anna Netrebko

Letters: The Russian singer is symbol of cultural propaganda for a regime that is responsible for serious war crimes in Ukraine, say co-signatories including Sergiy Kyslytsya, Andriy Kurkov, Helen Clark and Alex Sobel MP

The Guardian - UK

Royal Ballet and Opera urged to drop Russian soprano with Putin links

Exclusive: MPs and Ukrainian artists sign letter saying Anna Netrebko is ‘symbol of cultural propaganda for a regime responsible for war crimes’

The Guardian - UK

Alaska summit: why Donald Trump should heed the lessons of Munich 1938 when he meets Putin

Donald Trump meets Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 for their first summit of Trump’s second term. Their topic of discussion will be the war in Ukraine. The pair may decide the fate of the country which Putin began to illegally occupy in 2014 and which Russian…

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Trump’s Alaska summit with Russia is shaping up to be the most important of his second presidency

What happens when a convicted felon and a man under indictment for alleged war crimes get together? What sounds like the opening line of a great joke, sadly, is probably the defining meeting of the second term of Donald Trump as US president.

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Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold?

Donald Trump will sit down with Vladimir Putin at a snap summit in Alaska on August 15 to discuss the war in Ukraine.

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US warns India could face higher tariffs if Trump-Putin talks fail

Donald Trump has already imposed a 50 per cent import levy on India

The Independent UK

Starmer and Zelensky united on ‘strong resolve’ to secure just peace in Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks

Donald Trump says he will push for a ceasefire when he meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska

The Independent UK

Retired Army General says Trump needs to convince Putin that Russia can’t win in Ukraine

Former presidential candidate Wesley Clark warns Kremlin leader will not respond to conventional diplomatic threats, arguing sanctions have been tried and failed

The Independent UK

Why is the future of Ukraine’s Donbas region becoming a key issue in peace talks?

Giving up the region will have ‘catastrophic consequences’, say experts

The Independent UK

At least eight killed and 18 injured in latest Russian attacks on Ukraine

At least eight people were killed and 18 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine, with strikes on Kherson, Donetsk and Kharkiv.

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The Guardian - UK

Putin to offer financial incentives to Trump at Ukraine summit

Russian leader plans to discuss economic ties, in appeal to Trump’s business instincts, alongside future of Ukraine

The Independent UK

‘I have been fighting with Ukrainian soldiers for two years. Trump and Putin can’t bring peace overnight’

ON THE GROUND: Drew Scott, a former British soldier, joined Ukraine’s International Legion in 2023 and has fought in some of the war’s most vicious battles. As the US and Russian leaders prepare to meet in Alaska, he tells Askold Krushelnycky the mood on the frontline is one of weary…

The Guardian - UK

Putin ready to make Ukraine deal, Trump says before Alaska summit

US president’s comment that Russian and Ukrainian leaders may have to ‘divvy’ things up likely to raise alarm

The Independent UK

WhatsApp hits back at Russia over latest move

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Russia pounds Ukraine, boosts army as world braces for Putin-Trump talks

Ukraine has publicly rejected any land concession deal with Russia, but some reports suggest it may be open to it.

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Donald Trump rates his Ukraine meeting a ’10,’ but admits his plan won’t stop Putin from killing civilians

What happened to the boisterously confident man who said he would stop it all in a day?

The Independent UK

Lithuania to teach school children how to use drones to counter Russian threat

Around 7,000 children are to be taught drone skills by 2028, Lithuania’s defence minister said

The Independent UK

WhatsApp says Russia is trying to ban its service for 100 million people

WhatsApp has hit out against Russia’s actions to restrict usage of its encrypted messaging service

The Guardian - UK

Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says

Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaos

The Independent UK

China targets 2 Lithuanian banks in response to new EU sanctions

China is imposing sanctions on two Lithuanian banks in what it says is retaliation for the European Union's inclusion of two Chinese financial institutions in its latest round of sanctions against Russia

Al Jazeera

How much territory does Russia control in Ukraine?

Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukraine’s territory and wants full control of four eastern and southern regions.

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