Trump-Putin Alaska Summit LIVE: U.S. President Trump departs for high-stakes meeting Russia’s Putin

Trump-Putin Alaska Summit LIVE: U.S. President Trump departs for high-stakes meeting Russia’s Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (August 14, 2025) he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a deal about his war on Ukraine, and that the threat of sanctions against Russia likely played a role in Moscow’s decision to seek a meeting. Mr. Trump is scheduled to meet with Mr. Putin in Alaska … Read more

Donald Trump thinks Vladimir Putin is ready to make a deal on Ukraine

Donald Trump thinks Vladimir Putin is ready to make a deal on Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki on July 16, 2018. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (August 14, 2025) he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a deal about his war … Read more

Zelenskyy to visit Berlin for meetings ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Zelenskyy to visit Berlin for meetings ahead of Trump-Putin summit

File picture of Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Berlin on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) to join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for talks with European and U.S. leaders ahead of the Trump-Putin summit later this week, the German government said. Mr. … Read more

European leaders urge more ‘pressure’ on Russia ahead of Trump-Putin summit

European leaders urge more 'pressure' on Russia ahead of Trump-Putin summit

European leaders said on Sunday, August 10, 2025, that only “an approach that combines active diplomacy, support to Ukraine and pressure” on Russia can bring the war in Ukraine to an end. File | | Photo Credit: Reuters European leaders said on Sunday (August 10, 2025) that only “an approach that combines active diplomacy, support to … Read more