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- ITV News
Trump considering Putin's demands for full control of parts of Ukraine to end war, reports suggest
US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering Putin's demands for full control of parts of Ukrainian territory as a means of ending the war. Trump and Putin met on Friday at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska, for a summit to broker an end to the war in Ukraine - but no deal was reached. Reports claim Putin pushed for a land grab of occupied Ukrainian regions Donetsk and Luhansk during the negotiations, as a condition for stopping the conflict. In exchange, he would give up other Ukrainian territories held by Russian troops. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has previously rejected giving up the territory in the Donbas. Other outlets reported that Trump will support the plan, and will discuss it with Zelensky when they meet in the Oval Office on Monday. It comes as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will meet European allies on Sunday. Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will host the meeting on Sunday afternoon. Starmer commended Trump's 'pursuit of an end to the killing' following a phone call with the US President, Zelensky and Nato allies on Saturday morning. But the PM insisted Ukraine's leader must not be excluded from future talks to broker a peace in Ukraine. The video conference of allies comes ahead of Volodymyr Zelensky's White House meeting with Donald Trump on Monday. The one-on-one in the Oval Office could pave the way for a three-way meeting alongside Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the US President has said. In a post on X, Zelenskyy accused Russia of "complicating" the process of stopping the war. "We see that Russia rebuffs numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet determined when it will stop the killing," he wrote. Trump also appeared to have a change of heart following Friday's summit, indicating that he wants a permanent peace settlement rather than a ceasefire, echoing the sentiment of Putin. The Russian leader has long said Moscow is not interested in a temporary truce and is seeking a long-term settlement. The Prime Minister and European leaders appeared increasingly confident that Trump will offer a 'security guarantee' of air support to back up allied troops on the ground in Ukraine, should they be deployed to keep the peace. Experts have warned Friday's face-to-face summit has risked legitimising the Russian leader, who has been made a pariah by the international community for invading Ukraine. Meanwhile, US First Lady Melania Trump has taken the unusual step in writing a letter to Putin calling for peace, which Trump hand-delivered to the Russian president. The letter did not specifically mention Ukraine, but pleaded with Putin to think of the children impacted by conflict. She wrote: 'In protecting the innocence of these children, you will do more than serve Russia alone — you serve humanity itself.'
The Guardian
36 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Trump news at a glance: Trump supports Putin plan for Ukraine peace, report says; West Virginia to send national guard to DC
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Sky News
42 minutes ago
- Sky News
Starmer to meet European leaders for 'coalition of the willing' talks on Ukraine
European leaders who make up the 'coalition of the willing' are set to hold a conference call on Sunday - ahead of crunch talks between Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week. The coalition - co-chaired by Sir Keir Starmer, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz - has the aim of bringing countries together to protect a peace deal in Ukraine. Top of the agenda at Sunday's meeting will be securing a concrete commitment from Mr Trump on a security guarantee that would act as a powerful backstop in any Russia-Ukraine peacekeeping arrangement. European leaders seemed buoyed by the US president's most recent hints on the subject, in the knowledge that US military might is likely to deter Vladimir Putin from advancing in the future. They will also discuss how to bring Mr Zelenskyy into talks after Mr Trump and Mr Putin's Alaska meeting saw him left out in the cold. In coordinated statements, European leaders said Mr Zelenskyy must play a greater role in future talks, and that peace cannot be achieved without him. The hard bit will be to persuade the unpredictable US administration to change its approach, something that has proved almost impossible in the past. 5:55 When Mr Trump re-entered the White House and made it clear the US would no longer provide a blank cheque to protect peace in Europe, others decided they had to step up, and the 'coalition of the willing' was thrown together in March. Since then, information about the allied peacekeeping effort has been patchy, but we know it includes over 30 countries, which have been asked to pledge whatever military support they can, including troops. 2:21 What has been forthcoming from the group though, has been consistent attempts to use their limited leverage to put pressure on the US. That will continue ahead of crunch talks between Mr Trump and Mr Zelenskyy, which are set to take place in Washington on Monday.
