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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin -- and, from a distance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky -- have dueling interests going into a high-stakes summit in Alaska on Friday.

The economics of continued fighting could motivate Putin to strike a peace deal, a strategist says.

The US president raised the prospect of European leaders being invited to a second meeting if the Alaska summit is successful.

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US President Donald Trump said he expects his meeting with Vladimir Putin to go well, but added that what will be even more important is the second meeting after the Alaska summit, where the presidents of Ukraine and Russia will be joined by Trump and possibly by some European leaders.

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Words come on the eve of the US and Russian leaders’ closely watched Alaska summit.