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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

Ukraine war briefing: ‘Up to Zelenskyy’ to reach ceasefire with Russia, says Trump after Putin summit

US president claims ‘great progress’ with Russian leader although meeting in Alaska does not yield agreement to pause war. What we know on day 1,270

The Guardian - AU

Now we know just how useless Trump’s Alaska summit really was ... to everyone but Vladimir Putin

NEWS ANALYSIS: A nebulous amount of ‘progress’ has been made, and the two might meet again. But it’s pretty clear here that Trump got played in Alaska, writes Holly Baxter — and Putin got exactly what he came for

The Independent UK

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Trump says 'we didn't get there' but touts progress as meeting with Putin ends without a deal to stop Ukraine war

"We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to and there are just a very few that are left."

Fortune

British personnel ready to arrive in Ukraine once fighting on hold – Government

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his US counterpart Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska.

Evening Standard

Trump-Putin summit in Alaska ends with no sign of Ukraine ceasefire deal

Leaders offer scant details about what is discussed during Anchorage talks

The Independent UK

Hillary Clinton Would "Nominate" Donald Trump for Nobel Prize if He "Ends" Russia-Ukraine War

President Donald Trump's adversary in the 2016 presidential election and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton indicated that she would nominate the President for a Nobel Peace Prize were he to end the war in Ukraine.

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‘Me pretending not to hear my coworkers’: Putin becomes meme just minutes into high-stakes Alaska summit with Trump

The Russian leader’s facial expression seems to have already stolen the show

The Independent UK

No deal, and no answers, after brief Trump-Putin talks on Ukraine in Alaska

US president claims ‘great progress’ with Russian leader but ends press conference abruptly without taking questions

The Guardian - US

Trump, Putin leave Alaska summit with no deal on ending Ukraine conflict - Roll Call

Trump and Putin met for three hours in Alaska, but did not announce a deal on possibly ending the Ukraine war.

Roll Call

From $500 to $100 Million: Warren Buffett Would ‘Rather Wrestle Grizzlies’ Than Compete With This Russian Immigrant Turned Millionaire

Rose Blumkin was a humble Russian immigrant who turned pennies into a 9-figure furniture business. Warren Buffett admired her so much that he bought her business for $60 million in a handshake deal

Barchart

Russia to launch 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies on Aug. 20 to study spaceflight effects

Russia is readying its Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite for a planned Aug. 20 launch. The mission will send 75 mice and other specimens on a monthlong mission to Earth orbit.

Space

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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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

International Business Times

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.

Al Jazeera

Russia gains in east before Trump-Putin summit, Ukraine says holding off

Zelenskyy decries Russia’s attempt to gain battlefield edge pre-US summit maintains its army is holding back ‘occupier’.

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The Independent UK

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.

Euronews

Pushing Kyiv to give up land 'will force Ukrainians to take to the streets,' expert says

The US president said that a possible deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine would include certain “land swapping”. But for the Ukrainian society, this is an impossible step, seen not as a compromise but rather a capitulation, neither Trump nor even Zelenskyy can force them into.

We Got This Covered

Donald Trump making ‘decisions without peace’ as he plots Ukraine’s fate without inviting its president

They're really trying to strongarm Ukraine.

Tom’s Hardware

Bizarre cyberattack blamed on Russia and China-linked hackers permanently breaks dozens of speed cameras in the Netherlands — authorities decline to reveal location of affected cameras, for obvious reasons

A hack reportedly left "dozens" of speed cameras in the Netherlands inoperable and unrecoverable.

Tom’s Hardware

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.

International Business Times

Taliban Mark Fourth Year In Power In Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities marked the fourth anniversary of their takeover on Friday buoyed by Russia's first official recognition of their government, a step they hope other countries will follow.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine says it has bombed Russian ship carrying drone parts at Caspian port

Attack on cargo vessel more than 500 miles from frontline is show of force before Trump-Putin meeting

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