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European allies call for more pressure on Russia ahead of Trump-Putin talks
European allies renewed calls to pressure Russia overnight as they rallied behind Ukraine in insisting that any deal to end the war include Kyiv ahead of peace talks in Alaska next Friday between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House later confirmed that Trump would be open to a trilateral summit with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who has rejected the US idea of ceding Ukrainian land to secure peace. European leaders urged more "pressure" on Russia overnight Saturday, after the announcement of a Trump-Putin summit to end the war in Ukraine raised concern that an agreement would require Kyiv to cede swathes of territory. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska this Friday to try to resolve the three-year conflict, despite warnings from Ukraine and Europe that Kyiv must be part of negotiations. Announcing the summit last week, Trump said that "there'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both" sides, without elaborating. But President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that Ukraine won't surrender land to Russia to buy peace. "Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier," he said on social media. "Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace," he added. Zelensky urged Ukraine's allies to take "clear steps" towards achieving a sustainable peace during a call with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer. European leaders issued a joint statement overnight Saturday to Sunday saying that "only an approach that combines active diplomacy, support to Ukraine and pressure on the Russian Federation to end their illegal war can succeed". They welcomed Trump's efforts, saying they were ready to help diplomatically -- by maintaining support to Ukraine, as well as by upholding and imposing restrictive measures against Russia. Read morePutin says 'conditions' for talks not met as Zelensky pushes for meeting with Russia "The current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations", said the statement, signed by leaders from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Britain, Finland and EU Commission chief Ursula Von Der Leyen, without giving more details. They also said a resolution "must protect Ukraine's and Europe's vital security interests", including "the need for robust and credible security guarantees that enable Ukraine to effectively defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity". "The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine," they said. National security advisors from Kyiv's allies -- including the United States, EU nations and the UK -- gathered in Britain Saturday to align their views ahead of the Putin-Trump summit. French President Emmanuel Macron, following phone calls with Zelensky, Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, said "the future of Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukrainians" and that Europe also had to be involved in the negotiations. In his evening address Saturday, Zelensky stressed: "There must be an honest end to this war, and it is up to Russia to end the war it started." A 'dignified peace' Three rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine this year have failed to bear fruit. Tens of thousands of people have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with millions forced to flee their homes. Putin, a former KGB officer in power in Russia for over 25 years, has ruled out holding talks with Zelensky at this stage. Ukraine's leader has been pushing for a three-way summit and argues that meeting Putin is the only way to make progress towards peace. The summit in Alaska, the far-north territory which Russia sold to the United States in 1867, would be the first between sitting US and Russian presidents since Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva in June 2021. Nine months later, Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Zelensky said of the location that it was "very far away from this war, which is raging on our land, against our people". The Kremlin said the choice was "logical" because the state close to the Arctic is on the border between the two countries, and this is where their "economic interests intersect". Moscow has also invited Trump to pay a reciprocal visit to Russia later. Read more'Just a trickle': Residents in Russian-occupied Ukraine face severe water shortage Trump and Putin last sat together in 2019 at a G20 summit meeting in Japan during Trump's first term. They have spoken by telephone several times since January, but Trump has failed to broker peace in Ukraine as he promised he could. Fighting goes on Russia and Ukraine continued pouring dozens of drones onto each other's positions in an exchange of attacks in the early hours of Saturday. A bus carrying civilians was hit in Ukraine's frontline city of Kherson, killing two people and wounding 16. The Russian army claimed to have taken Yablonovka, another village in the Donetsk region, the site of the most intense fighting in the east and one of the five regions Putin says is part of Russia. In 2022, the Kremlin announced the annexation of four Ukrainian regions -- Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson -- despite not having full control over them. As a prerequisite to any peace settlement, Moscow demanded Kyiv pull its forces out of the regions and commit to being a neutral state, shun Western military support and be excluded from joining NATO. Kyiv said it would never recognise Russian control over its sovereign territory, though it acknowledged that getting land captured by Russia back would have to come through diplomacy, not on the battlefield. (FRANCE 24 with AFP)
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White House weighs inviting Zelensky to Trump–Putin Alaska summit
The White House is reportedly weighing whether to invite Volodymyr Zelensky to join Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at their upcoming Alaska summit. Trump and Putin are set to hold high-stakes talks on Friday aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, with US officials said to be 'very hopeful' the Ukrainian president could also attend. A senior administration official told NBC News a three-way meeting remains 'absolutely' possible, while another official confirmed: 'It's being discussed.' However, no formal invitation has yet been extended to Kyiv. One senior White House source stressed: 'Right now, the White House is focusing on planning the bilateral meeting requested by President Putin.' Zelensky has insisted he must be included in any peace negotiations that directly affect his country, warning that any deal struck without Kyiv would be 'stillborn decisions against peace' and doomed to fail. 'Any decisions that are against us, any decisions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace,' he said. 'They will not achieve anything.' His position has been echoed by European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer and the heads of France, Italy, Poland, Finland and the EU, who issued a joint statement warning there can be 'no peace without Ukraine.' 'We share the conviction that a diplomatic solution must protect Ukraine's and Europe's vital security interests,' it read. 'The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine. We remain committed to the principle that international borders must not be changed by force. The current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations. We are united as Europeans and determined to jointly promote our interests.' European officials have also proposed an alternative peace plan, The Wall Street Journal reports, amid speculation Washington and Moscow are considering a territorial 'swap' deal. Such an agreement would see each side give up territory, something Russia is expected to present as a victory. Zelensky has vowed never to concede Ukrainian land to Moscow, while Europe has argued territorial changes should only be permitted if Ukraine is given security guarantees — and if any Ukrainian withdrawal is matched by a Russian pullback. Moscow would also need to agree to a ceasefire before further steps. If it goes ahead, a potential trilateral meeting would be the first time Zelensky and Putin have met since the war began. The Ukrainian leader has long sought a face-to-face encounter with the Russian president to confront him over alleged atrocities, but Putin has signalled reluctance. 'I have nothing against it in general… But certain conditions must be created for this,' Putin recently said. 'Unfortunately, we are still far from creating such conditions.' Trump has dismissed suggestions that next week's summit hinges on Zelensky's attendance, telling reporters: 'No, he doesn't,' when asked if Putin would need to meet Zelensky in order to meet him. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said preparations are continuing for either a bilateral or trilateral meeting: 'The White House is working through the details of these potential meetings… details will be provided at the appropriate time.'
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Trump asked me out the day I got divorced, says Emma Thompson
The prospect of Donald Trump romantically involved with Dame Emma Thompson might test to breaking point the theory opposites attract. But the Left-wing actress, 66, said the Republican president, 79, invited her out for dinner on the day she become divorced. Speaking at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, Dame Emma said she was in her trailer while filming Primary Colors, the 1998 film loosely based on Bill Clinton's journey to the White House, when the phone rang. 'It was Donald Trump,' she said. 'He said: 'Hello, this is Donald Trump.' I thought it was a joke and asked: 'How can I help you?' Maybe he needed directions from someone. 'Then he said: 'I'd love you to come and stay at one of my beautiful places. Maybe we could have dinner.' I said: 'Well, that's very sweet. Thank you so much. I'll get back to you.'' Around that time, Mr Trump had just separated from his second wife, Marla Maples. He had also extended his property empire to include numerous buildings in the heart of New York. Dame Emma had announced her separation from actor Kenneth Brannagh in 1995 and begun a relationship with her co-star Greg Wise, whom she later married. During the Q&A about her career at the film festival, she said she had pondered why Mr Trump contacted her at that time. 'I realised that on that day, my divorce decree had come through,' Dame Emma said. 'And I bet he's got people looking for suitable people he could take out on his arm. You know, a nice divorcee, that's what he was looking for.' She joked: 'And he found the number in my trailer. I mean, that's stalking.' The actress, who has been a 'life-long' member of Labour and supported Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, told the festival that, had she had a romantic relationship with Trump, she might changed the course of history. 'I could have gone on a date with Donald Trump, and then I would have a story to tell. I could have changed the course of American history,' she said. Thompson has been an active and outspoken political and environmental campaigner since her youth. She once supported the now-disbanded Women's Equality Party. Despite some criticism for being so outspoken, she has defended her activism by claiming 'a woman who has got a louder voice needs to shout very loudly indeed'. Dame Emma told the festival that she was 'astonished' by the success of the Richard Curtis romantic film, Love Actually, in which she stars with Alan Rickman. 'I mean, it's honestly a constant source of astonishment to me that that film lasted, not that I don't like the film. I like it very much, but it's weird,' she said. She was referring to the moment her character discovers her partner has been unfaithful, she said she believes part of its appeal was because 'it touched a nerve because we get a heartbreak, especially women, we have to hide it because we don't want people to see it'. The festival gave Dame Emma Leopard Club Award for career achievements. Solve the daily Crossword
