Mapped: The crucial Ukraine region Trump says should be ‘cut up’ between Zelensky and Putin The Donetsk and Luhansk provinces in the Donbas region form the industrial heartland of Ukraine The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2025
Trump's special envoy reveals Putin 'agreed to NATO-style security guarantees for Ukraine' in quest for peace The US president urged his Ukrainian counterpart to strike a deal with Russia to end the deadliest conflict since the Second World War Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2025
Putin got the red-carpet treatment from Trump. Where does this leave Ukraine? The bizarre summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska should sway all but the most credulous doubters that the White House is more interested in friendly relations with Russia’s dictator than achieving a lasting peace in Ukraine. The Conversation · Aug 17, 2025
Is Zelensky about to walk into another White House ambush after Trump’s Putin meeting? ANALYSIS : Trump’s problem with Zelensky is personal but, as World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley explains, he may finally understand that Ukraine cannot be handed to Putin The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025
Putin demands Zelensky surrenders Donetsk region as condition for ending war in Ukraine Details of the Russian president’s demands for Ukrainian territory come ahead of Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with Donald Trump in Washington on Monday The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025
Trump and Zelensky to meet at the White House Monday as fallout from Putin Alaska summit continues. Here’s what to expect Trump spoke with Zelensky for more than 90 minutes after his Alaska meeting with Putin The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025
Voices: Unless he can fix things at home, Keir Starmer will get no credit for his diplomatic skills COMMENT: He may have helped to persuade Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine, but for all his energy devoted to foreign policy, the PM has gained no credit for it at home, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025
Putin gave curt three-word response to reporters who tried to ask him questions about invasion of Ukraine Trump and Putin did not reach an agreement on Ukraine, but described the talks as productive — although most pundits have described it as a win for Putin The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025
Trump to meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after ‘successful’ talks with Putin US president changes position on Ukraine, saying he prefers direct peace accord instead of ceasefire after Alaska talks. Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2025
Zelensky must be at future peace talks, Starmer says after Trump-Putin summit Sir Keir Starmer spoke with Nato allies after US President Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2025
OPINION - Putin was the big winner of the Alaska summit It was the summit of no illusions. Even the offer to meet again in Moscow, made by Vladimir Putin in English at the end of his short final statement in Alaska, appeared tentative. “I might get a little heat on that one,” Donald Trump replied, with uncharacteristic hesitancy. Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2025
Putin criticised by Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia after inconclusive meeting with Trump Russian president argues ‘root causes’ of war must be addressed, but Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko says Putin has ‘ambition of destroying democracy next door’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2025
No Ukraine ceasefire but a PR victory for Putin: key takeaways from Trump’s Alaska summit with Russian president Fighting set to continue in Ukraine while US and Russian leaders cling to old grievances and exchange warm words The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2025
‘No deal’: Putin met a tougher Trump in Alaska than the one he steamrolled in Helsinki seven years ago NEWS ANALYSIS: If Vladimir Putin was hoping Donald Trump was still on his side against Ukraine, he left their summit very disappointed, Andrew Feinberg reports from Anchorage, Alaska The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025 He rolled out the red carpet for an indicted war criminal and all Trump got was an invitation to Moscow ANALYSIS: Putin humiliated Trump and failed to agreed a ceasefire. Now the US president has to sell that to his allies, explains World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 ‘No deal until there’s a deal’: Trump and Putin come to ‘agreements’ over Ukraine but no ceasefire Putin and Trump emerged after closed-door talks in Anchorage, Alaska, stretched almost three hours
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 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
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 15, 2025 Russia hacked and took control of a Norwegian dam, police chief claims — released over 1,900,000 gallons of water before attack was noticed Moscow is to blame for a cyberattack on a dam, which remotely opened the floodgates for a period of around four hours, says Norway's security chief.
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 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
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 How Russia is preparing for conflict in Nato’s new Arctic battleground NEWS ANALYSIS: As the world’s attention shifts to Alaska for the critical summit on Ukraine between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, it also shines a light on an area that is crucial to global security, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2025 Trump-Putin Alaska summit: What’s on the agenda and what’s at stake? The highly anticipated summit could see the beginnings of a peace deal but will likely not end the war, experts say.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 15, 2025 What we know about the Trump-Putin talks that could reshape Ukraine war Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday for their first talks since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Trump says he wants a deal to end the war, but Ukraine and its European allies fear any agreement that gives up Ukrainian territory could embolden Putin to push…
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the four years since the Taliban’s takeover The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew after more than two decades of a costly war
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 West must not be cowed by Putin in pursuit of peace in Ukraine, head of British armed forces warns Sir Tony Radakin stressed that ‘Russia is weak’ and that Nato allies needed to demonstrate confidence
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 Ukraine fighting for same values as Allies in Second World War, Starmer declares before Trump-Putin summit Sir Keir Starmer told veterans Volodymyr Zelensky’s war against Russia has the same values as the fight against the Axis powers