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Trump arrives in Alaska for summit with Putin on the war in Ukraine
Updated August 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM AKDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Trump has landed in Alaska where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a high-stakes summit on American soil with a leader isolated by the West over his invasion...

Russia’s twisted digs at Ukraine ahead of Alaska talks from Lavrov wearing USSR jumper to media served ‘Chicken Kiev’
RUSSIA has rolled into Alaska with a swagger - and a sneer - before Vladimir Putin even sets foot on US soil. From a USSR sweatshirt to Chicken Kyiv cutlets, Moscow has dialled up its twisted digs at Ukraine – mixing Cold War nostalgia with brazen...

Trump and Putin shake hands in Alaska ahead of meeting on Ukraine peace deal
Donald Trump waited on a red carpet to warmly welcome Putin to US soil for the first time in a decade. The US President appeared to exchange small talk and a joke with the man accused of war crimes on a runway in Anchorage, Alaska just after...

World News | Hillary Clinton Says She Will Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if He Brokers Peace Deal Between Russia, Ukraine
Washington, DC [US], August 15 (ANI): Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that she would nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he successfully brokers a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine without forcing Ukraine to...

Leamington Sikh charity makes £6,000 donation to fund Ukraine ambulance
A Leamington Sikh charity has generously donated £6,000 to fully fund the purchase of an ambulance for a hospital in eastern Ukraine. The Gursewak Trust (GST) is a small charity founded in 2010 and is inspired by the Sikh principles of service to...

Zelenskyy to fly to US as Trump shifts in favour of peace deal rather than ceasefire
Trump says if meeting with Zelenskyy 'works out', US will schedule talks with PutinPresident Donald Trump has said that Ukrainian president Zelenskyy will be coming to the DC Oval Office on Monday afternoon, Reuters reports. The report added that...

USSR sweatshirt, Kyiv cutlet, and protests: Scenes from Alaska, hosting rare Trump–Putin summit
The first US-Russia summit in four years is set to be held on Friday against the backdrop of Cold War nostalgia and local protests, as US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are arriving to discuss the war in...

Zelenskyy to fly to Washington as Merz says US ready to be part of Ukraine security guarantees
US ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, Germany's chancellor saysThe United States is ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said on Saturday after a summit in Alaska between the US...
FTSE 250 movers: Ukraine peace hopes dent defence stocks
London FTSE 250 stocks were lower as investors eyed talks between Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska, as the US president looks to put an end to the Ukraine war. Hopes of peace talks dented sentiment for defence stocks, with...

Hillary Clinton Says Trump Could Win Nobel Peace Prize If He Ends the War in Ukraine: ‘I’d Nominate Him’
Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton believes President Donald Trump could win the Nobel Peace Prize if he ends the war between Russia and Ukraine, taking it a step further by noting that she would nominate the commander-in-chief if...

Trump says he wants a Ukraine ceasefire TODAY and warns Putin he'll 'walk' if Alaska meeting goes off the rails: Live updates
By JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER and JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER and PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Updated: 13:48 EDT, 15 August 2025 Donald Trump revealed he wants to achieve a...

Putin-Trump summit: Zelenskyy to fly to Washington as Merz says US ready to be part of Ukraine security guarantees – live
US ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, Germany's chancellor saysThe United States is ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said on Saturday after a summit in Alaska between the US...

AMCU to consider case of Kyivstar acquiring control over Tabletki.ua service owner MTPK
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) will examine the state of competition in the online medical search system market and review the case of concentration involving the acquisition of control over MTPK LLC, the owner of the Tabletki.ua...

‘Goal Is To Get Putin To Talks Table, Not Negotiate For Ukraine’: Trump On Alaska Meet
Last Updated:August 15, 2025, 19:12 IST Trump said aim is to bring Putin to the negotiating table at the Alaska summit, not to strike a deal for Ukraine Donald Trump speaking at a presser in the White House. (Reuters)US President Donald Trump said...

USAID failed to monitor uses of Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine
[Source: Reuters] The U.S. Agency for International Development did not monitor the uses of 5,175 Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine, with nearly half of the operational units ending up in areas fully or partly held by Moscow, according to a...

Half Of Starlink Terminals Sent To Ukraine End Up In Russian-Held Areas: Watchdog
Home Russia Half Of Starlink Terminals Sent To Ukraine End Up In Russian-Held Areas:... Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, USAID collaborated with Musk’s SpaceX to deliver 5,175 Starlink terminals to Ukraine, ensuring...

Trump-Putin Meet: US Prez Rules Out Negotiation For Ukraine, Says, 'Goal...'
US President Donald Trump on Friday said that while the stakes are high in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, America's main goal is to bring Putin to the negotiation table. Trump also said that the US won't be negotiating on...

The International Criminal Court will deploy additional personnel to Ukraine
Ukraine will expand cooperation with the International Criminal Court, with additional personnel expected to be assigned to the ICC Office in Ukraine. This was reported by the Ministry of Justice. “The government has approved a resolution to sign...

En route to Alaska, Trump says meeting Putin to ‘save lives’, leaves decision on territorial swap to Ukraine
US President Donald Trump, heading to Alaska for the highly anticipated summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, said on Friday that his goal is to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table and “save a lot of lives”. Speaking to...

Will Putin protect his dirty secrets in Alaska? Russian leader's bodyguards 'collect his excrement on foreign trips to stop Western spies gathering data on his health'
By CIARAN FOREMAN, TRAINEE REPORTER Published: 11:07 EDT, 15 August 2025 | Updated: 11:19 EDT, 15 August 2025 Vladimir Putin is gearing up for a significant meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska this evening - and he may bring back a rather...