President Trump Heads To Alaska For Summit With Putin President Trump meets Putin in Alaska to discuss Ukraine ceasefire and economic cooperation. Top News · Aug 15, 2025
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. Euronews · Aug 15, 2025
FTSE eases on weak US data as Ukraine peace summit looms Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet later in Alaska. Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2025
Donald Trump making ‘decisions without peace’ as he plots Ukraine’s fate without inviting its president They're really trying to strongarm Ukraine. We Got This Covered · Aug 15, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene smells defeat, tucks her tail, and reverts to her default Donald Trump factory settings But will Trump forgive her? We Got This Covered · Aug 15, 2025
Trump Meets Putin In 'High Stakes' Summit, But Polymarket Traders Are Skeptical About Peace In Ukraine U.S. President Donald Trump described his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as "HIGH STAKES" in a Truth Social post on Friday, underscoring the geopolitical significance of the talks. Benzinga · Aug 15, 2025
Hillary Clinton says she’d nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he helps broker a deal to end Ukraine war Clinton, a longtime rival of Trump’s, said she would personally nominate the president for the elusive price if he brokered a peace deal that did not ‘capitulate’ to Putin The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Watch: Trump and Putin hold press conference after crunch Ukraine talks Watch again as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a press conference after “high stakes” talks on Ukraine in Alaska on Friday (15 August). The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Putin ‘prepares nuclear-armed missile test' ahead of Trump talks on Ukraine Satellite images show heightened activity at Russia’s nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya, a remote archipelago in the Arctic Ocean Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2025
Trump and Putin wrap up press conference in Alaska with no mention of ceasefire For the first time in a decade, Vladimir Putin was on US soil for a much-anticipated meeting with Donald Trump. The US and Russian presidents were supposed to discuss a deal to put an end to Moscow’s war against Ukraine, but they did not mention a ceasefire after the talks. Euronews · Aug 15, 2025
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. We Got This Covered · Aug 15, 2025
Munich 1938 tells us Trump must not give anything away at Putin summit Ukraine – and Europe – will be hoping that Trump can hold his nerve when he meets Putin in Alaska on Friday The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Donald Trump to open Alaska to Vladimir Putin – Republicans, Adam Kinzinger is waiting to know how you’ll defend this ‘betrayal’ The August 15 meeting that could change everything. We Got This Covered · Aug 15, 2025
Euronews · Aug 15, 2025 At least seven civilians killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine on the eve of Trump-Putin meeting The strikes, which damaged homes and a school, come ahead of a high-stakes peace summit between Presidents Trump and Putin.
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Ukraine strikes ship ‘carrying ammunition from Iran’ at Russian port on day of Trump-Putin summit Kyiv says it struck the Syzran oil refinery and Caspian Sea port of Olya in separate attacks
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 University of Alaska dorms to host up to 750 Russian delegates in town for Trump-Putin summit President Trump and President Putin are set to hold ‘peace talks’ Friday afternoon
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 ‘Three weeks ago, this town was thriving’: Ukrainians flee the front line in Putin’s frantic land grab ON THE GROUND: Putin’s aggression on the Ukrainian front line has stepped up in the recent weeks, leaving locals with little choice but to flee west. Harry Stourton reports from the eastern town of Dobropillia
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025 USSR sweatshirt and chicken kyiv: Russia dials up trolling before Alaska summit Foreign minister’s attire and inflight menu for Russian media are latest in series of provocations towards Ukraine
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway Pope Leo XIV is praying for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Russian foreign minister wears USSR jumper as he arrives at Trump-Putin summit in Alaska Donald Trump has said that there is a 25 per cent chance the summit might fail
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025 Trump says he wants to see a ceasefire and ‘won’t be happy if it’s not today’ – as it happened US president says Russia needs to show willingness to seriously talk about the end of the war in Ukraine, as he travels to meeting in Anchorage, Alaska
Euronews · Aug 15, 2025 Fact check: Are the vast majority of the world's refugees of Muslim background? EuroVerify investigates a claim shared by a politician from the far-right Portuguese Chega party, stating that 85% of refugees are of the Muslim faith.
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Defence secretary says Ukraine summit may be ‘first step’ to peace IN FULL
Barchart · Aug 15, 2025 S&P Futures Tick Higher With Focus on U.S. Retail Sales Data and Trump-Putin Meeting September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are trending up +0.17% this morning, bolstered by continued hopes for a Federal Reserve rate cut next month, while investors await U.S. retail sales data and high-stakes talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.