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Zelensky Returns to Site of Stunning Oval Office Shouting Match

This is Beirut, 18/08 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returns to the Oval Office on Monday for the first time since a spectacularly tense exchange with Donald Trump saw their talks cut short and question marks raised over future US support. At the February 28 meeting, Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated Zelensky on live television, accusing him of being ...

European Leaders Rally With Zelensky in Washington

This is Beirut, 17/08 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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European leaders said they would join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on Monday, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday but the talks failed to yield any breakthrough on a ceasefire -- though White House envoy Steve ...

Ukraine and Russia Trade Drone Strikes Ahead of Zelensky-Trump Talks

This is Beirut, 17/08 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Kyiv and Moscow launched attack drones at each other Sunday, a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due in the United States for talks with President Donald Trump on ending three years of war with Russia. Fighting has continued to rage during a flurry of diplomatic moves to end Moscow's invasion. Kyiv's air force said ...

Trump Backing Putin’s Ukraine Land Plan: Source, Reports

This is Beirut, 16/08 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump backs a Russian proposal for Moscow to take full control of two Ukrainian regions and freeze the front line in two others which Moscow only partially controls, a source told AFP. The source with knowledge of the matter said Russian President Vladimir Putin "de facto demands that Ukraine leave Donbas", an area consisting ...

Trump and Putin Kick off Alaska Summit With a Hand Shake

This is Beirut, 15/08 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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:Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shook hands and smiled at an air base in Alaska on Friday as they opened a high-risk summit that will test the US president's promise to end the bloody war in Ukraine. In choreographed drama, Trump and Putin each arrived in their presidential jets and walked under gray skies to greet each other on the tarmac, ...

Putin-Trump Summit: What Each Side Wants

This is Beirut, 15/08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The US and Russian presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are to meet at a US air base in Alaska on Friday for talks on the Ukraine war. Expectations are high for the first summit between sitting US and Russian presidents in more than four years, but Moscow and Kyiv remain far apart in their visions on how to end the conflict. It will be ...

Trump Vows Not To Be Intimidated Ahead of Putin Summit

This is Beirut, 14/08 18:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday he would not be intimidated by Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the eve of a high-stakes summit and said Ukraine would be involved in any deal on its fate. Putin flies to Alaska on Friday at the invitation of Trump in his first visit to a Western country since he ordered the 2022 invasion of Ukraine ...

Russia, Ukraine Exchange 84 Prisoners Each

This is Beirut, 14/08 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each on Thursday, both sides said, the latest in a series of swaps that has seen hundreds of POWs released so far this year. This latest one came on the eve of a high-level summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday. The Russian defense ministry ...

Zelensky in London Meets PM Ahead of US-Russia Summit

This is Beirut, 14/08 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with ally UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday ahead of a key US-Russia summit in Alaska. Zelensky arrived at 9:30 am (0830 GMT) at Downing Street, after Starmer on Wednesday maintained there was now a "viable" chance for a Ukraine ceasefire. US President Donald Trump and ...

Trump Eyes Three-Way Meeting with Putin and Zelensky

This is Beirut, 13/08 21:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would seek a three-way meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin immediately after his Alaska summit with the Russian leader aimed at ending the three-year war in Ukraine. Trump spoke after what he described as a "very good" call with European leaders, including Zelensky, even as ...

For Trump, Putin Summit Presents the Ultimate Test of Dealmaking

This is Beirut, 13/08 16:36 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 ...

Zelensky Says Ukraine, Allies Must Resist Russian 'Deception'

This is Beirut, 13/08 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Ukraine and its allies must work together to pressure Russia into ending its invasion, ahead of talks in Berlin with European leaders and US leader Donald Trump. "Pressure must be exerted on Russia for the sake of a fair peace. We must learn from the experience of Ukraine and our partners to ...

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