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For Trump, Putin Summit Presents the Ultimate Test of Dealmaking

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Among the constants in Donald Trump's turbulent career has been a belief in his dealmaking powers. In inviting Vladimir Putin, Trump will put these powers to the ultimate test. Trump will speak to his Russian counterpart about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, the two presidents' first standalone summit since a 2018 meeting in Helsinki where ...

US Summit in Alaska a 'Personal Victory' for Putin and Zelensky

This is Beirut, 12/08 22:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, had scored a "personal victory" by getting invited to talks with Donald Trump on US soil and that the meeting further delayed sanctions on Moscow. Zelensky also ruled out withdrawing troops from Ukraine's eastern Donbas region as part ...

Trump Says Plans to Test Out Putin as Europe Engages Ukraine

This is Beirut, 12/08 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Monday described his upcoming summit with Vladimir Putin as a "feel-out meeting" to gauge his ideas for ending the war in Ukraine, as European leaders rushed to ensure respect for Kyiv's interests. Trump has invited his Russian counterpart to Alaska on Friday -- the first face-to-face meeting between the two ...

EU to Hold Urgent Ukraine Talks Before Trump-Putin Meeting

This is Beirut, 11/08 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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EU foreign ministers will hold emergency talks on Monday to discuss their next steps before talks between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, as Europe fears any deal made without Ukraine could force unacceptable compromises. The two leaders will meet in the US state of Alaska on Friday to try to resolve the three-year war but the ...

Kyiv Won't Give Up Land, Says Zelensky as US-Russia Summit Confirmed

This is Beirut, 09/08 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine won't surrender land to Russia to buy peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday, after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold a summit in a bid to end the war. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska on August 15, to try to resolve the three-year conflict, despite warnings from Ukraine and ...

Putin-Trump Summit: What we Know so Far

This is Beirut, 08/08 12:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to hold talks in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, triggered by Russia's February 2022 invasion. Trump has spent his first months in office trying to broker peace -- after boasting he could end the war in 24 hours -- though multiple rounds of peace talks, phone calls and ...

Trump Says Would Meet Putin Without Zelensky Sit-Down

This is Beirut, 08/08 05:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would meet with Vladimir Putin for upcoming talks on the Ukraine war even if the Russian leader had not sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The statement, which contradicted earlier reports that a Putin-Zelensky meeting was a prerequisite for the summit, came after Trump gave Moscow ...

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

This is Beirut, 07/08 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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." The summit would be the first between sitting US and Russian presidents since Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva in June 2021, and comes as ...

Zelensky Says Spoke with Trump after US Envoy's Moscow Visit

This is Beirut, 06/08 20:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that he had spoken by phone with US President Donald Trump after Washington's envoy Steve Witkoff visited Moscow for talks earlier in the day. "I spoke with President Trump. This conversation happened after President Trump's representative, Steve Witkoff, visited Moscow," Zelensky posted on ...

Zelensky Urges 'Regime Change' in Russia

This is Beirut, 31/07 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that the world should push for "regime change" in Russia, arguing that President Vladimir Putin otherwise would continue to destabilize Russia's neighbors. His remarks came at a conference hosted by Finland, marking 50 years since the signing of the "Helsinki Final Act," a document meant to ...

Zelensky Says Russian Negotiators Have 'Begun to Discuss' Possible Putin Meeting

This is Beirut, 25/07 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv discussed the possibility of a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their talks in Istanbul this week, Zelensky said in comments released Friday. Ukraine has been pushing for a meeting between the two leaders and has expressed hope that Donald Trump, ...

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