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Alaska Summit: Trump and Putin Planning to Carve Up Ukraine

Headline from The Bulwark, on the newest of 4 developments

It’s hard to see anything good coming from the meeting of the president and his hero.

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  1. Gaps already emerging in US and Russian views of potential Trump-Putin summit

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Zelenskyy says Trump-Putin summit will achieve nothing, vows Ukraine will not give up land

    Headline from CBS News ·

  3. Russia says nations plotting to derail Trump-Putin Alaska Talks

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  4. Newest

    Alaska Summit: Trump and Putin Planning to Carve Up Ukraine

    Headline from The Bulwark ·

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  1. Local News 8

    Gaps already emerging in US and Russian views of potential Trump-Putin summit (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    CNN By Kevin Liptak, Anna Chernova, Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A day after US President Donald Trump told European leaders he intended to meet soon with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, gaps have emerged in how Washington and Moscow are characterizing a potential summit.

  2. Newsweek

    Donald Trump reveals location of summit with Vladimir Putin (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    President Trump revealed the location where he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for a high-stakes summit over Ukraine.

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Trump confirms he'll meet with Putin next Friday in Alaska (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    President Donald Trump said on Friday he will be meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin next Friday, Aug. 15 in Alaska.

  4. The Hill

    Murkowski hopeful for ‘genuine progress’ at Trump-Putin Alaska summit (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Friday expressed hope that an upcoming meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska will help bring about an end to the over three years long war in Ukraine

  5. Time

    A Trump-Putin Summit Is Set. Here's What You Need to Know (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Trump will meet Putin in Alaska for Ukraine talks next week. But Zelensky has already objected to being left out of the negotiations.

  6. WMUR

    Trump announces meeting with Putin, omits Ukraine (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Trump announced a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next week, but has left Ukraine out of the mix.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump, Putin to meet in Alaska to discuss Ukraine peace deal | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump will meet on Aug. 15 in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end of the war in Ukraine, Trump said today.

  8. Fox10 Phoenix

    Trump, Putin to hold first in-person meeting since Ukraine invasion next week in Alaska (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet next Friday, August 15, for the first in-person meeting between leaders of the U.S. and Russia since Moscow launched its deadly 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine: What will planned Putin-Trump meeting be about? – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The presidents of Russia and the US plan to meet next Friday in Alaska to discuss a possible end to the war in Ukraine. What do they want to achieve and what are the most contentious issues?

  10. Newsweek

    Alaska governor reacts to Trump-Putin meeting: "most strategic location" (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "It's fitting that discussions of global importance take place here," Mike Dunleavy said in an X post.

  11. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Trump says he will meet Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the Ukraine war (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. It

  12. KTVZ Bend

    Trump says he’ll meet Putin in Alaska next week (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Kevin Liptak, Kylie Atwood, Kristen Holmes, Adam Cancryn, Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he’ll be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska after earlier in the day previewing terms of a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine that could incl…

  13. CNN

    Trump-Putin summit in Alaska resembles a slow defeat for Ukraine (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Location matters, former real estate mogul US President Donald Trump said. Moments later he announced Alaska, a place sold by Russia to the United States 158 years ago for $7.2 million, would be where Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to sell his land deal of the century, getting Kyiv to hand o…

  14. Digital Journal

    Putin-Trump summit: what we know so far (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold talks in Alaska next Friday in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, which was

  15. Deutsche Welle

    As Putin and Trump talk Ukraine, what will be on the agenda? – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The presidents of Russia and the US plan to meet next Friday in Alaska to discuss a possible end to the war in Ukraine. What do they want to achieve, and what are the most contentious issues?

  16. West Hawaii Today

    Trump and Putin to meet to discuss Ukraine peace deal in Alaska (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    Trump and Putin to meet to discuss Ukraine peace deal in Alaska – Nation and World News | West Hawaii Today

  17. CBS News

    Zelenskyy says Trump-Putin summit will achieve nothing, vows Ukraine will not to give up land (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are planning to meet in Alaska on Friday, August 15.

  18. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Trump and Putin to meet to discuss Ukraine peace deal in Alaska - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    Trump and Putin to meet to discuss Ukraine peace deal in Alaska - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

  19. The Economist

    Instead of sanctions, Donald Trump announces a summit with Russia (opens The Economist)

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    The Economist's feed description

    Despite the confusion, momentum for peace in Ukraine seems to be building | Europe

  20. The Atlantic

    The Making of a Trump-Putin Summit (opens The Atlantic)

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    The Atlantic's feed description

    Back-channel intel. A Moscow trip. And an invitation to Alaska.

  21. Newsweek

    Russia says nations plotting to derail Trump-Putin Alaska Talks (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The summit is poised to be a high-stakes negotiation over the direction of the Ukraine conflict, amid concerns from Europe and Kyiv.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Trump may invite Zelensky to Alaska summit with Putin: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Trump announced a summit with Putin that will take place in Alaska next Friday, in a bid to strike a ceasefire deal in the over three-year war in Ukraine.

  23. Newsweek

    Ukraine reacts to reports Trump may invite Zelensky to Alaska talks (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a "highly anticipated meeting," the Republican said.

  24. PBS NewsHour

    Russia and Ukraine stick to their demands ahead of planned Putin-Trump summit in Alaska (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow's uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S.

  25. CBS News

    Zelenskyy says Trump-Putin summit will achieve nothing, vows Ukraine will not give up land (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are planning to meet in Alaska on Friday, August 15.

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