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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.

Russian president argues ‘root causes’ of war must be addressed, but Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko says Putin has ‘ambition of destroying democracy next door’

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

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.

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

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

The highly anticipated summit could see the beginnings of a peace deal but will likely not end the war, experts say.

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 Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew after more than two decades of a costly war