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The Sun
6 minutes ago
- The Sun
Trump proposes Putin-Zelenskiy Alaska meeting amid US-Russia talks
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would like to see a second meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Alaska. Trump is scheduled to meet with Putin in Alaska on Friday. 'I would say that tomorrow, all I want to do is set the table for the next meeting, which should happen shortly. ... I'd like to see it actually happen, maybe in Alaska,' Trump said. - Reuters
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Business Standard
7 minutes ago
- Business Standard
Ahead of Alaska summit, Trump says Putin, Zelensky will make peace
Ahead of his Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that Putin is now ready to pursue peace. The summit is scheduled for August 15 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. "I think President Putin will make peace and President Zelensky will make peace," Trump told reporters. Asked if the US is prepared to offer Putin access to rare minerals as an incentivise to end the war, Trump replied, "We're going to see what happens with our meeting. We have a big meeting. It's going to be, I think, very important for Russia, and it's going to be very important for us and important for us only that we're going to save a lot of lives." "But what I'm really doing this for is to save thousands of soldiers a week," he added. Looking beyond the Alaska talks, Trump outlined plans for a follow-up meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, possibly joined by European leaders. He called that session potentially more important than the first. "We have a meeting with President Putin tomorrow. I think it's gonna be a good meeting, but the more important meeting will be the second meeting that we're having. We're gonna have a meeting with President Putin, President Zelenskyy, me, and maybe we'll bring some of the European leaders along, maybe not," he said. "We're going to see what happens. And I think President Putin will make peace. I think President Zelensky will make peace. We'll see if they can get along. And if they can, it'll be great," he added. Referring to the Russia-Ukraine conflict as "Biden's war," Trump said, "It would have never happened if I were president. This war would have never occurred under my administration. But now, millions of people have been killed." "And I'm there for one reason: to see if I can solve. This was Biden's war. This is in my war. I want to see if I can stop the killing," he added. Earlier, Trump said he would know "in the first two minutes" whether a deal can be struck. He also expressed optimism about the possibility of normal trade between the two countries. When asked if he sees a time when there could be normal trade between the US and Russia, Trump said, "I do. Russia has a very valuable piece of land. If Vladimir Putin would go toward business instead of toward war, you know, it's a warring nation. That's what they do. They fight a lot of wars. A friend of mine said Russia is tough because they just keep on fighting." "We're going to have a meeting with Vladimir Putin. And at the end of that meeting, probably in the first two minutes, I'll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made," he added. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Mint
7 minutes ago
- Mint
Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska today: What's on agenda, schedule for ‘one-on-one' talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump will hold "one-on-one" talks when they meet for their landmark summit in Alaska on Friday, the Kremlin said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday, is not scheduled to take part. Here's all you need to know about Putin-Trump's much-awaited meeting: The meeting is set to take place at a US air base outside of Anchorage in Alaska. The Kremlin said the talks were due to start at 11:30 am (1930 GMT) Friday. Putin and Trump will later give a joint press conference following their meeting, during which they will "summarise the results of the negotiations". It marks Putin's first trip to a Western country since his February 2022 assault on Ukraine. The Putin-Trump summit aims at settling the Ukraine conflict. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said it was "probably obvious to everyone that the central topic will be the resolution of the Ukraine crisis." However, a stepped-up Russian offensive and Zelensky's exclusion from Friday's Alaska meeting have heightened fears in Europe that Trump and Putin could strike a deal that forces painful concessions on Ukraine. Broader issues around peace and security would also be discussed (international security). "Sensitive matters will be discussed at Putin-Trump summit," Kremlin said. US President Donald Trump urged Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to accept a peace deal or face "very severe consequences". In an interview with Fox News, a White House official said Trump has plenty of tools to use if necessary, and that he "wants to exhaust all options to have peaceful end to war." Trump had initially said there would be some "land swapping going on", but appeared to have walked that back after speaking with European leaders on Wednesday. Trump suggested there might be a second meeting involving both Zelensky and Putin if the first was successful. The US President had also said there will be 'very severe consequences' if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop his war in Ukraine after their Friday summit in Alaska, though he did not say what those consequences might be.
