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Trump and Putin shake hands as leaders arrive for historic Alaska summit

This is the historic moment US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as the world leaders arrived in Alaska for crunch Ukraine peace talks.

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Putin’s in-flight meals raises eyebrows ahead of Alaska meeting with Trump

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The hard work on a peace deal has only just begun

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As the Trump-Putin summit takes place in Alaska, the prospects for a lasting settlement in Ukraine are, at best, only at the ‘end of the beginning’ stage

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Putin’s envoy Dmitriev meets a bear in Alaska before US-Russia summit

Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev met a bear in Alaska ahead of upcoming crunch talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Putin team trolls its way to Ukraine summit with Trump as it serves ‘Chicken Kyiv’ for in-flight meal

Russia has been accused of sending ‘signals’ ahead of the summit in Alaska

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy to fly to Washington as Merz says US ready to be part of Ukraine security guarantees – as it happened

German chancellor will join Macron and Starmer in leading talks with Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ on Sunday before the Ukrainian and US presidents meet on Monday

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Falsehoods Swirl Around Trump-Putin Summit

From false claims of a Ukrainian assassin shot dead in Alaska to baseless reports of Russia declaring the sale of the territory to the United States illegal, misinformation has swirled around the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

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How Trump and Putin’s past meetings went as leaders attend crunch Ukraine summit

Donald Trump will host Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday,15 August 2025 for their first face-to-face meeting since 2019.

The Independent UK

President Trump Seeks Agreement With Putin To End Ukraine War

President Trump's approach to the upcoming summit with Putin in Alaska and the focus on Ukraine conflict resolution.

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Putin stops off at fish factory on way to Alaska for crunch Trump meeting

Vladimir Putin stopped at a fish factory whilst on his way to Alaska to meet Donald Trump to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Independent UK

FTSE eases on weak US data as Ukraine peace summit looms

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet later in Alaska.

Evening Standard

Marjorie Taylor Greene smells defeat, tucks her tail, and reverts to her default Donald Trump factory settings

But will Trump forgive her?

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Watch: Trump and Putin hold press conference after crunch Ukraine talks

Watch again as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a press conference after “high stakes” talks on Ukraine in Alaska on Friday (15 August).

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Trump and Putin wrap up press conference in Alaska with no mention of ceasefire

For the first time in a decade, Vladimir Putin was on US soil for a much-anticipated meeting with Donald Trump. The US and Russian presidents were supposed to discuss a deal to put an end to Moscow’s war against Ukraine, but they did not mention a ceasefire after the talks.

The Independent UK

Munich 1938 tells us Trump must not give anything away at Putin summit

Ukraine – and Europe – will be hoping that Trump can hold his nerve when he meets Putin in Alaska on Friday

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Donald Trump to open Alaska to Vladimir Putin – Republicans, Adam Kinzinger is waiting to know how you’ll defend this ‘betrayal’

The August 15 meeting that could change everything.

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University of Alaska dorms to host up to 750 Russian delegates in town for Trump-Putin summit

President Trump and President Putin are set to hold ‘peace talks’ Friday afternoon

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USSR sweatshirt and chicken kyiv: Russia dials up trolling before Alaska summit

Foreign minister’s attire and inflight menu for Russian media are latest in series of provocations towards Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russian foreign minister wears USSR jumper as he arrives at Trump-Putin summit in Alaska

Donald Trump has said that there is a 25 per cent chance the summit might fail

The Guardian - UK

Trump says he wants to see a ceasefire and ‘won’t be happy if it’s not today’ – as it happened

US president says Russia needs to show willingness to seriously talk about the end of the war in Ukraine, as he travels to meeting in Anchorage, Alaska

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Zelensky ‘doesn’t want peace’ ahead of Trump-Putin summit

The MAGA firebrand launched her fiery attack on X just hours before the crucial peace talks in Alaska

The Independent UK

Russian rouble value dips ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

Russian markets have been jittery since President Donald Trump set a deadline for Russia to agree to peace in Ukraine or face tightened sanctions

The Independent UK

Allied troops are ‘ready to go from day one’ if Ukraine ceasefire is reached, says defence secretary

John Healey dismissed suggestions that the UK’s approach to the Ukraine war is to ‘watch and wait’ as Russian and American delegations arrived in Alaska for crunch talks

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How Team Trump’s terrifying weaknesses play into Putin’s hands at the Alaska summit

COMMENT: Trump is flying to Anchorage for his meeting with Putin with a team which has no grasp on facts, or truth, and therefore no grasp on reality either, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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