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A ‘basic mistake’ may have just derailed Trump’s entire Ukraine peace plan before it even started

It may have become much harder for Trump to fulfill his flimsy promises.

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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

US-Russia talks on Ukraine: who’s who in the delegations to Alaska?

Putin will bring old guard loyalists and younger financial power brokers to meet Trump’s most trusted advisers

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Putin to offer financial incentives to Trump at Ukraine summit

Russian leader plans to discuss economic ties, in appeal to Trump’s business instincts, alongside future of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

European Leaders And Ukraine Push For Ceasefire Deal

European leaders and Ukraine make final push to influence Trump ahead of his meeting with Putin, stressing the importance of prioritizing a ceasefire and r...

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US and Russia suggest ‘West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine’

Russia would have both economic and military control of the occupied parts of Ukraine under the proposal

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy warns Putin wants all of Ukraine’s Donbas region as part of ceasefire

The Ukrainian president reiterated Ukraine would not withdraw from its own land, saying that would be unconstitutional and would only serve as a springboard for another Russian invasion.

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Hurry, hurry, hurry! It’s Trump’s great Ukraine giveaway. Bargains galore, if your name is Vladimir Putin

The Art of the Deal, the Art of War: I doubt the US president has read or understood either. If Zelenskyy is a worried man, who can blame him?, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Confusion over the Alaska summit shows Vladimir Putin still calls the shots

Donald Trump rewarding the Kremlin’s hardline attitude shows Russia can still sideline Ukraine from deal to end war

The Guardian - UK

Trump To Host Armenia, Azerbaijan For Historic 'Peace Signing'

US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday for what he called a "Historic Peace Summit" aimed at ending a decades-long conflict between two former Soviet republics.

International Business Times

Trump poised to meet Putin to discuss Ukraine – but Zelensky set to be left on the sidelines

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The Conversation

Putin just launched a ‘massive’ assault on Ukraine hours after Trump’s envoy left Moscow, and the timing isn’t coincidental

The timing says everything.

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Inside the Trump-Putin Talks: A High-Stakes Diplomatic Gamble to End the Ukraine War

Trump-Putin talks could soon happen as US President Donald Trump wants Russia to stop hostilities against Ukraine. Here's what people should expect.

International Business Times UK

Trump has finally realised he needs economic and military muscle to force Putin to agree a peace deal

With only two days to go before the expiry of his latest ultimatum to end the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the US president, Donald Trump, dispatched his envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow for the fifth time on August 6. After three hours of talks in the Kremlin between Witkoff and…

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Al Jazeera

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet in coming days, Kremlin aide says

Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov says a Trump-Putin meeting could happen as soon as next week.

The Independent UK

Where Trump and Putin could meet as presidents expected to reunite for Ukraine ceasefire summit

With the summit venue yet to be announced, all eyes are on where the two presidents could meet

Euronews

Putin will meet Trump, but will he meet Zelenskyy?

The presidents of the US and Russia have agreed to meet in the "coming days", the Kremlin said, adding that the venue has also been decided. Will the meeting also include Ukraine’s president Zelenskyy, and what does it mean for Trump’s ceasefire deadline for Moscow?

The Guardian - UK

Trump says he will meet Putin despite Kremlin’s refusal to talk to Kyiv

US president contradicts reports Putin meeting Zelenskyy was a precondition of a US-Russia summit

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International Business Times

Trump-Putin Meeting Agreed For 'Coming Days', Venue Set: Kremlin

The Kremlin said Thursday that a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was set for the "coming days", with the two sides already having agreed the venue "in principle."

Evening Standard

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet 'in coming days' as US piles pressure on Russia to end Ukraine war

The US President says there’s also a ‘good chance’ a summit involving Putin and Zelensky will happen soon

Al Jazeera

Why Trump’s secondary tariffs on Russia could bite the US, its allies too

China and India would be hit hardest. But Europe would be affected, and the US would face risks as well.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president hails progress on Ukraine war and threatens India with steep tariffs

Trump may meet Putin as early as next week to discuss the war in Ukraine, White House officials have said – key US politics stories from 6 August 2025

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,260

Here are the key events on day 1,260 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy – don’t let Russia ‘deceive us in the details’

Clock ticking to secondary sanctions on Friday; majority still trust Zelenskyy but rating down after anti-corruption debacle. What we know on day 1,261

Al Jazeera

White House says Trump is ‘open’ to talks with Putin and Zelenskyy

Administration says Russia expressed ‘desire to meet with President Trump’ and that the US wants war in Ukraine to end.

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