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Live updates: Trump raises possibility of Zelensky joining him and Putin in Alaska  The Washington Post Trump says Putin will make deal on Ukraine as leaders prepare for Alaska meeting  CNN Putin praises Trump’s ‘sincere’ peace efforts, signals possible US-Russia nuclear deal  Fox News Russia Seeks to Add Trade and Arms Control Into Trump-Putin Talks  The New York Times Opinion | Here’s the Big …

When Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet in Alaska, the Russian president will set out to woo his US counterpart and dangle financial incentives for siding with Moscow over Ukraine. The hastily arranged summit, organised at Putin’s request, will be his first invitation to meet a US president on American soil since he visited George W Bush in 2007. The …

A joint press conference is expected at the end of the summit, the Kremlin said, according to state-controlled news agency Interfax. Ushakov said “the settlement of the ‘Ukrainian crisis’” will be the central topic, with discussions building on earlier talks between the Kremlin and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The agenda also includes trade, economic cooperation and global security, he said. “The …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the Trump administration’s “energetic” efforts to stop the war in Ukraine and hinted that Moscow and Washington could strike a deal on nuclear arms control during their summit on Friday in Alaska. Before he travels to Alaska to meet the US president, Putin chaired a meeting on Thursday of senior Russian …

Trump says he may bring up Russia-linked hack of US courts with Putin during upcoming meeting  Politico Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System  The New York Times Trump shrugs off suspected Russian hack of U.S. federal courts: ‘Are you surprised?’  CNBC Hack of federal court filing system exploited security flaws known since 2020  Politico Safeguards being implemented after …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday could be a decisive moment for both the war in Ukraine and the U.S. leader’s anomalous relationship with his Russian counterpart. Trump has long boasted that he’s gotten along well with Putin and spoken admiringly of him, even praising him as “pretty smart” for invading Ukraine. But …

Europeans, Zelensky cite unity with Trump ahead of Putin summit in Alaska  The Washington Post After Reassuring Europe, Trump Strikes a Different Tone About Russian Threats  The New York Times Anchorage abuzz ahead of Trump-Putin summit – but ‘please don’t sell us back’  The Guardian Ukraine and European leaders urge Trump not to strike peace deal in Alaska without them  CNN Trump threatens ‘very …

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump has often bragged about his warm relationship with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. But in the months leading up to the leaders’ first meeting in six years, Trump began asking Europeans and White House aides what’s changed about his counterpart. The line of questioning, described to CNN by three people familiar with the matter, speaks …

Rep. Cherrish Pryor, a Democrat from Indiana, warned Wednesday that the Texas redistricting fight would have impacts far beyond the Lone Star state, saying “while Texas is on the frontlines of this fight, Indiana may be next in line.” President Donald Trump has been pressuring Republican-run states, including Indiana, to redraw Congressional boundaries and dispatched Vice President JD Vance to …

Trump’s Affinity for Putin Will Be Tested at High-Risk Summit in Alaska  The New York Times Trump warns Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin doesn’t agree to end Ukraine war  CNN European leaders tentatively hopeful after call with Trump ahead of Putin summit  BBC Trump Agrees on Ukraine Red Lines With Europe Before Summit With Putin – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Vladimir Putin …