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Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Trump after Alaska summit secured no halt to fighting
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Putin has long said that Moscow is not interested in a temporary truce, and instead is seeking a long-term settlement that takes the Kremlin's interests into account. US President Donald Trump listens as Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference at Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) After calls with Zelenskyy and European leaders, Trump posted that "it was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up." In a statement after the Trump call, the European leaders did not address whether a peace deal was preferable to a ceasefire, saying they "welcomed President Trump's efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine, end Russia's war of aggression, and achieve just and lasting peace." Trump and Ukraine's European allies had been calling for a ceasefire ahead of any negotiations. Trump's statement that a peace agreement should be reached before a ceasefire appears to indicate Trump's thinking is "shifting towards Putin", an approach that would allow Moscow to keep fighting while negotiating, said Nigel Gould-Davies, a senior fellow at the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London. Zelenskyy, who was not invited to Alaska for the summit, said he had a "long and substantive" conversation with Trump early on Saturday. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Zelenskyy, who was not invited to Alaska for the summit, said he had a "long and substantive" conversation with Trump early on Saturday. He said they would "discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war" on Monday. It will be Zelenskyy's first visit to the US since Trump berated him publicly for being "disrespectful" during an extraordinary Oval Office meeting on February 28. Trump, who also held calls with European leaders on Saturday, confirmed the White House meeting and said that "if all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin." Trump rolled out the red carpet on Friday for Putin, who was in the US for the first time in a decade and since the start of his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But he gave little concrete detail afterward of what was discussed. It will be Zelenskyy's first visit to the US since Trump berated him publicly for being "disrespectful" during an extraordinary Oval Office meeting on February 28. (Mstyslav Chernov) On Saturday, he posted on social media that it "went very well." Trump had warned ahead of the summit of "very severe consequences" for Russia if Putin doesn't agree to end the war. Zelenskyy reiterated the importance of involving European leaders, who also were not at the summit. "It is important that Europeans are involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America," he said. "We also discussed positive signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukraine's security." He didn't elaborate, but Zelenskyy previously has said that European partners put on hold a proposal to establish a foreign troop presence in Ukraine to deter Russian aggression because it lacked an American backstop. Zelenskyy said he spoke to Trump one-on-one and then in a call with other European leaders. In total, the conversations lasted over 90 minutes. Trump said in Alaska that "there's no deal until there's a deal," after Putin claimed the two leaders had hammered out an "understanding" on Ukraine and warned Europe not to "torpedo the nascent progress." During an interview with Fox News Channel before returning to Washington, Trump insisted the onus going forward might be on Zelenskyy "to get it done," but said there would also be some involvement from European nations. US President Donald Trump listens as Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference at Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) In their statement after speaking to Trump, major European leaders said they were ready to work with Trump and Zelenskyy toward "a trilateral summit with European support." The statement from French, German, Italian, British, Finnish, Polish and European Union said that "Ukraine must have ironclad security guarantees" and welcomed US readiness to provide them. "It will be up to Ukraine to make decisions on its territory," they said. "International borders must not be changed by force." EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said "the harsh reality is that Russia has no intention of ending this war anytime soon," noting that Moscow launched new attacks on Ukraine even as the delegations met. "Putin continues to drag out negotiations and hopes he gets away with it. He left Anchorage without making any commitments to end the killing," she said. F-35 fighter escorts a Ilyushin Il-96-300 aircraft of the Russia Special Flight Squadron carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin back to Russia after his meeting with US President Donald Trump on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Ukrainian and Russian forces are fighting along a 1000-kilometre front line. Since spring, Russian troops have accelerated their gains, capturing the most territory since the opening stages of the war. "Vladimir Putin came to the Alaska summit with the principal goal of stalling any pressure on Russia to end the war," said Neil Melvin, director of international security at the London-based Royal United Services Institute. "He will consider the summit outcome as mission accomplished." Zelenskyy voiced support for Trump's proposal for a trilateral meeting with the US and Russia. He said that "key issues can be discussed at the level of leaders, and a trilateral format is suitable for this." But Putin's foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, told Russian state television Saturday that a possible three-way meeting "has not been touched upon yet" in US-Russia discussions. Zelenskyy wrote on X that he told Trump that "sanctions should be strengthened if there is no trilateral meeting or if Russia tries to evade an honest end to the war." US President Donald Trump boards Air Force one at Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson following a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Russian officials and media struck a largely positive tone, with some describing Friday's meeting as a symbolic end to Putin's isolation in the West. Former President Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia's Security Council, praised the summit as a breakthrough in restoring high-level dialogue between Moscow and Washington, describing the talks as "calm, without ultimatums and threats". Putin has "broken out of international isolation" and back on the world stage as one of two global leaders, and "wasn't in the least challenged" by Trump, who also ignored an arrest warrant issued for Putin by the International Criminal Court, said Laurie Bristow, who was British ambassador to Russia from 2016 to 2020. "Unless Mr. Putin is absolutely convinced that he cannot win militarily, the fighting is not going to stop," Bristow told The Associated Press. "That's the big takeaway from the Anchorage summit." Russian attacks on Ukraine continued overnight, using one ballistic missile and 85 Shahed drones, 61 of which were shot down, Ukraine's air force said. Front-line areas of Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Chernihiv were attacked. Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defenses shot down 29 Ukrainian drones over Russia and the Sea of Azov overnight. CONTACT US
Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Sky News AU
Almost half of Australians don't trust the government to change super policy in their interest, fresh eToro report says
Almost half of Australians do not have faith in the government to change superannuation policy in their best interest, a new report has revealed, as Labor's super tax proposal looms. Research from trading platform eToro showed 49 per cent of Australians lack trust in the government on super policy, with older Australians more likely to lack faith than younger generations. This comes as Labor is expected to pass legislation on taxing superannuation accounts above $3m. The government seeks to double the tax rate above the threshold to 30 per cent and will also target unrealised gains on assets despite only achieving increases on paper. Robert Francis, the managing director of eToro Australia, said older Australians had become distrusting of the government on super policy amid "tinkering" over time. 'It's really older Australians, I think who have less faith in government and around super,' Mr Francis told 'Part of the reason is … there's been a lot of tinkering around superannuation. Whether it be tax changes, eligibility changes (or) some other retrospective changes that have occurred. 'Then, of course, you've had comments from Treasurer Chalmers who have suggested that maybe performance benchmarks should be looked at because superannuation funds aren't investing in infrastructure projects because (they're) illiquid assets. 'It's comments like that that causes some concern.' The concern comes as Treasurer Jim Chalmers last year made changes to the $230b Future Fund to direct money into renewable energy, housing and infrastructure. It sparked backlash from a wide variety of figures, including Peter Costello, the treasurer when the fund was established, who said it was 'never set up to be a political slush fund'. David Murray, the Future Fund's inaugural chairman, said the government's shift veered away from the original intention and 'undoes all the work' which had been put into it since its inception. 'It was never the subject of politicisation of its investments,' Mr Murray told Sky News last year. Mr Francis noted recent discussions the Treasurer had with major super funds where Mr Chalmers brought up the annual performance test that sets criteria for investments and ideas about where super funds can invest. 'I think that there isn't anyone saying 'we're gonna take that money and we're going to use it for these purposes', but certainly there's suggestions that maybe (the government) can help guide … it in a particular direction,' Mr Francis said. 'I think that's what's being kind of hinted at or suggested, whether or not anyone goes through with it.'
9 News
2 days ago
- 9 News
Australia, Philippines launch large military exercises near disputed territory
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Australia on Friday launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving more than 3600 military personnel in live-fire drills, battle maneuvers and a beach assault at a Philippine town on the disputed South China Sea , where the allies have raised alarm over Beijing 's assertive actions. The exercises are called Alon, meaning wave in the Philippine language Tagalog, and will showcase Australia's firepower. The drills will involve a guided-missile navy destroyer, F/A-18 supersonic fighter jets, a C-130 troop and cargo aircraft, Javelin anti-tank weapons and special forces sniper weapons. Navy men stand beside an AW109E helicopter and BRP Laurence Narag ship as they are displayed during the 126th Philippine Navy anniversary in Manila, Philippines on Friday, May 24, 2024 (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Military officials said defence forces from the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Indonesia will join as observers. "This exercise reflects Australia's commitment to working with partners to ensure we maintain a region where state sovereignty is protected, international law is followed and nations can make decisions free from coercion," Vice Admiral Justin Jones of the Royal Australian Navy said in a statement. The combat exercises are "an opportunity for us to practice how we collaborate and respond to shared security challenges and project force over great distances in the Indo-Pacific," Jones said. The exercises will run until August 29. Australia is the second country after the US with a visiting forces agreement with the Philippines, allowing the deployment of large numbers of troops for combat exercises in each other's territory. In this photo, taken from video and provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a damaged Chinese Coast Guard ship is seen after accidentally colliding with a Chinese Navy vessel while chasing a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Monday Aug. 11, 2025. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) (AP) The Philippines has signed a similar pact with Japan, which will take effect next month. It is in talks with several other Asian and Western countries including France and Canada for similar defense accords. China has deplored multinational war drills and alliances in or near the disputed South China Sea, saying the US and its allies are "ganging up" against it and militarising the region. China claims most of the South China Sea, a busy global trade route, where it has had a spike of territorial faceoffs with the Philippines in recent years. Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also lay claims to the resource-rich waters. On Monday, a Chinese navy ship collided with a Chinese coast guard ship while trying to drive away a smaller Philippine coast guard vessel in the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. In this photo, taken from video and provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a damaged Chinese Coast Guard ship, right, is seen beside a Chinese Navy vessel, left, after they accidentally collided while chasing a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Monday Aug. 11, 2025. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) (AP) The Australian Embassy in Manila expressed concern over "the dangerous and unprofessional conduct of Chinese vessels near Scarborough Shoal involving the Philippine Coast Guard" and said the incident "highlights the need for de-escalation, restraint and respect for international law." In response, the US deployed two warships off the Scarborough on Wednesday in what it called a freedom of navigation operation to protest China's expansive claims, restrictions and its demand for entry notifications in the disputed waters. In February, a Chinese J-16 fighter jet released flares that passed within 30 metres of an Australian P-8 Poseidon military surveillance plane in daylight and in international air space, Australian defence officials said at the time. national Australia philippines China news World CONTACT US Auto news: Honda here to stay in Australia, announces growth plans.
