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Hindustan Times
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
India welcomes Trump-Putin Alaska meet, sees hope for Ukraine conflict end
India on Saturday welcomed the upcoming meeting of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, November 11, 2017.(Reuters) In a statement, the ministry of external affairs said that the meeting holds the promise of bringing to an end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and opening up the prospects for peace. 'India welcomes the understanding reached between the United States and the Russian Federation for a meeting in Alaska on 15th August 2025,' the MEA said. "This meeting holds the promise of bringing to an end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and opening up the prospects for peace. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said on several occasions, 'This is not an era of war,' it added.
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First Post
6 hours ago
- Politics
- First Post
Russia warns of 'titanic efforts' to derail Putin-Trump peace talks on Ukraine
Prior to his announcing the meeting with Putin, Trump's efforts to pressure Russia into stopping the fighting have so far delivered no progress read more U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. Reuters Some nations will attempt 'titanic efforts' to thwart the August 15 meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, according to Russia's investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev on Saturday. Trump has previously stated that a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine was imminent, which might end the three-and-a-half-year conflict. Although the terms of the agreement are yet unknown, several European countries are against Ukraine giving up a sizable portion of its land. Dmitriev charged that unidentified nations were trying to prolong the conflict. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Undoubtedly, a number of countries interested in continuing the conflict will make titanic efforts to disrupt the planned meeting between President Putin and President Trump,' he said in a post in his Telegram account, specifying that by efforts he meant 'provocations and disinformation'. Dmitriev did not specify which countries he was referring to or what kind of 'provocations' they might undertake. The Kremlin earlier confirmed the summit. The two leaders will 'focus on discussing options for achieving a long-term peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis,' Putin aide Yuri Ushakov said, adding: 'This will evidently be a challenging process, but we will engage in it actively and energetically.' Trump on Friday said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska. Speaking to reporters at the White House after announcing a framework aimed at ending decades of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump had refused to say exactly when or where he would meet with Putin, but that he planned to announce a location soon. He also suggested that his meeting with the Russian leader could come before any sit-down discussion involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Prior to his announcing the meeting with Putin, Trump's efforts to pressure Russia into stopping the fighting have so far delivered no progress. The Kremlin's bigger army is slowly advancing deeper into Ukraine at great cost in troops and armour while it relentlessly bombards Ukrainian cities. Russia and Ukraine are far apart on their terms for peace. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Ukrainian troops say they are ready to keep fighting. Ukrainian forces are locked in intense battles along the 1,000-kilometre front line that snakes from northeast to southeast Ukraine. The Pokrovsk area of the eastern Donetsk region is taking the brunt of punishment as Russia seeks to break out into the neighbouring Dnipropetrovsk region. Ukraine has significant manpower shortages. Intense fighting is also taking place in Ukraine's northern Sumy border region, where Ukrainian forces are engaging Russian soldiers to prevent reinforcements being sent from there to Donetsk.
Ya Libnan
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Ya Libnan
Ukraine will not cede land, Zelenskiy says, as Trump, and Putin plan to meet in Alaska
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo/File Photo It appears that the Putin Trump summit is doomed to fail , if Trump is willing to cede territory to Russia By Andrea Shalal Washington- U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, Trump said on Friday. Trump made the highly anticipated announcement on social media after he said that the parties, including Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, were close to a ceasefire deal that could resolve the three-and-a-half-year conflict, one that could require Ukraine to surrender significant territory. Addressing reporters at the White House earlier on Friday, Trump suggested an agreement would involve some exchange of land. 'There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both,' the Republican president said. However, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine could not violate its constitution on the territorial issues, adding that 'Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupiers.' The Kremlin confirmed the summit in an online statement. The two leaders will 'focus on discussing options for achieving a long-term peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis,' Putin aide Yuri Ushakov said. 'This will evidently be a challenging process, but we will engage in it actively and energetically,' Ushakov said. In a video address to the nation posted on his Telegram channel on Saturday, Zelenskiy said that any decisions without Ukraine would be decisions against peace. 'They will not achieve anything. These are stillborn decisions. They are unworkable decisions. And we all need real and genuine peace,' Zelenskiy said. Putin claims four Ukrainian regions – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – as well as the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which he annexed in 2014. His forces do not fully control all the territory in the four regions. Earlier, Bloomberg News reported that U.S. and Russian officials were working towards an agreement that would lock in Moscow's occupation of territory seized during its military invasion. A White House official said the Bloomberg story was speculation. A Kremlin spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. Reuters was unable to confirm aspects of the Bloomberg report. Ukraine has previously signaled a willingness to be flexible in the search for an end to a war that has ravaged its towns and cities and killed large numbers of its soldiers and citizens, but never expressed any willingness to cede territory to Russia Accepting the loss of around a fifth of Ukraine's territory would be painful and politically challenging for Zelenskiy and his government. Tyson Barker, the U.S. State Department's former deputy special representative for Ukraine's economic recovery, said the peace proposal as outlined in the Bloomberg report would be immediately rejected by the Ukrainians. 'The best the Ukrainians can do is remain firm in their objections and their conditions for a negotiated settlement, while demonstrating their gratitude for American support,' said Barker, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council. Under the putative deal, according to Bloomberg, Russia would halt its offensive in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions along current battle lines. TRUMP AND PUTIN The last time Alaska hosted a high-stakes diplomatic gathering was in March 2021, when senior officials from the administration of Democratic former President Joe Biden met with top Chinese officials in Anchorage. The get-together involving Biden's top diplomat Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi quickly turned into a stunning public clash in front of the cameras, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others' policies that reflected the high tension in bilateral ties. Since his return to the White House in January, Trump has moved to mend relations with Russia and sought to end the war. In his public comments he has veered between admiration and sharp criticism of Putin. In a sign of his growing frustration with Putin's refusal to halt Russia's military offensive, Trump had threatened to impose new sanctions and tariffs from Friday against Moscow and countries that buy its exports unless the Russian leader agreed to end the conflict, the deadliest in Europe since World War Two. It was unclear by Friday evening whether those sanctions would take effect or be delayed or canceled. The administration took a step toward punishing Moscow's oil customers on Wednesday, imposing an additional 25% tariff on goods from India over its imports of Russian oil, marking the first financial penalty aimed at Russia in Trump's second term. Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff held three hours of talks with Putin in Moscow on Wednesday that both sides described as constructive. Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland, a close ally of Ukraine, said earlier on Friday that a pause in the conflict could be close. He was speaking after talks with Zelenskiy. 'There are certain signals, and we also have an intuition, that perhaps a freeze in the conflict – I don't want to say the end, but a freeze in the conflict – is closer than it is further away,' Tusk told a news conference. 'There are hopes for this.' Tusk also said Zelenskiy was 'very cautious but optimistic' and that Ukraine was keen that Poland and other European countries play a role in planning for a ceasefire and an eventual peace settlement. Reuters
New York Post
7 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Zelensky vows Russia will not get any Ukrainian land seized during war as Trump prepares for meeting with Putin
Ukraine is ready for real decisions that can bring peace. Any decisions that are against us, any decisions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace. They will not achieve anything. These are stillborn decisions. They are unworkable decisions. And we… Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed he will not give up any land Russia seized during its three-year invasion, as President Trump plans to meet with Vladimir Putin in an attempt to end the war. 'The Ukrainian people deserve peace. But all partners must understand what a dignified peace is,' Zelensky told his compatriots in a video speech posted to X. 'This war must be brought to an end—and Russia must end it. Russia started it and is dragging it out, ignoring all deadlines, and that is the problem, not something else. 'We are ready to work together with President Trump, together with all our partners, for real and, most importantly, lasting peace. A peace that will not collapse because of Moscow's desires,' he said. Advertisement 7 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech to his citizens on Aug. 9, 2025. Volodymyr Zelensky/X Zelensky's Saturday morning speech comes hours after Trump announced his plans to meet Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15. 'Very far away from this war, which is raging on our land, against our people, and which anyway can't be ended without us, without Ukraine,' Zelensky said. Advertisement Zelensky warned he will not allow Russia to be rewarded with Ukrainian land if a peace deal is reached with the US. 'Any decisions that are against us, any decisions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace. They will not achieve anything. These are stillborn decisions. They are unworkable decisions. And we all need real and genuine peace,' Zelensky's X post was captioned. The 47-year-old leader blasted his Russian adversary for not considering the Ukrainian citizens when he launched the attacks on the European nation. 7 President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during a photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11, 2017. REUTERS Advertisement 7 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump meet during the NATO summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP via Getty Images 'Putin did not believe in our people and therefore made the hopeless decision to try and take Ukraine. This was his main mistake, not taking Ukrainians into account,' Zelensky said. 'I believe in our people. Ukrainians are strong. Ukrainians defend what's theirs. Many in the world have sided with Ukraine during the war. Even those who are with Russia know that Russia is doing evil,' he added. The highly anticipated meeting between Trump and Putin is the latest attempt by the 79-year-old commander in chief to quash the deadly conflict that began when Russia launched its invasion of its western neighbor on Feb. 24, 2022. Advertisement 7 A fire engulfs a building damaged by a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine on July 19, 2025. STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE/HANDOUT/EPA/Shutterstock 7 Destroyed cars sit at the site of a Russian Drone strike in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Aug. 2, 2025. via REUTERS Trump announced the summit to reporters in the White House on Friday, but an exact location was not revealed. The two-time president said he wanted to meet with Putin as soon as possible but safety concerns delayed the announcement. 'It would have been sooner, but I guess there's security arrangements that unfortunately people have to make. Otherwise I'd do it much quicker. He would, too. He'd like to meet as soon as possible. I agree with it,' he said. 7 Soldiers from Ukraine's 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade take shelter near the frontlines of the Donetsk region on Aug. 4, 2025. UKRAINE'S 93RD MECHANIZED BRIGADE PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT/EPA/Shutterstock 7 President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a signing ceremony in the White House on Aug. 8, 2025. AFP via Getty Images Advertisement Trump later confirmed the mid-August Alaska meeting on Truth Social. 'The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska,' the president wrote. 'Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!' he added.
Japan Today
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Japan Today
Trump and Putin to meet Aug 15 to discuss Ukraine peace deal in Alaska
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo/File Photo By Andrea Shalal U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, Trump said on Friday. Trump made the highly anticipated announcement on social media after he said that the parties, including Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, were close to a ceasefire deal that could resolve the three-and-a-half-year conflict, one that could require Ukraine to surrender significant territory. Addressing reporters at the White House earlier on Friday, Trump suggested an agreement would involve some exchange of land. "There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both," the Republican president said. The Kremlin subsequently confirmed the summit in an online statement. The two leaders will "focus on discussing options for achieving a long-term peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis," Putin aide Yuri Ushakov said. "This will evidently be a challenging process, but we will engage in it actively and energetically," Ushakov said. In his evening address to the nation on Friday, Zelenskyy said it was possible to achieve a ceasefire as long as adequate pressure was applied to Russia. He said he had held more than a dozen conversations with leaders of different countries and his team was in constant contact with the United States. Putin claims four Ukrainian regions – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – as well as the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which he annexed in 2014. His forces do not fully control all the territory in the four regions. Earlier, Bloomberg News reported that U.S. and Russian officials were working towards an agreement that would lock in Moscow's occupation of territory seized during its military invasion. A White House official said the Bloomberg story was speculation. A Kremlin spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. Reuters was unable to confirm aspects of the Bloomberg report. Ukraine has previously signaled a willingness to be flexible in the search for an end to a war that has ravaged its towns and cities and killed large numbers of its soldiers and citizens. But accepting the loss of around a fifth of Ukraine's territory would be painful and politically challenging for Zelenskiy and his government. Tyson Barker, the U.S. State Department's former deputy special representative for Ukraine's economic recovery, said the peace proposal as outlined in the Bloomberg report would be immediately rejected by the Ukrainians. "The best the Ukrainians can do is remain firm in their objections and their conditions for a negotiated settlement, while demonstrating their gratitude for American support," said Barker, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council. Under the putative deal, according to Bloomberg, Russia would halt its offensive in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions along current battle lines. The last time Alaska hosted a high-stakes diplomatic gathering was in March 2021, when senior officials from the administration of Democratic former President Joe Biden met with top Chinese officials in Anchorage. The get-together involving Biden's top diplomat Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi quickly turned into a stunning public clash in front of the cameras, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others' policies that reflected the high tension in bilateral ties. Since his return to the White House in January, Trump has moved to mend relations with Russia and sought to end the war. In his public comments he has veered between admiration and sharp criticism of Putin. In a sign of his growing frustration with Putin's refusal to halt Russia's military offensive, Trump had threatened to impose new sanctions and tariffs from Friday against Moscow and countries that buy its exports unless the Russian leader agreed to end the conflict, the deadliest in Europe since World War Two. It was unclear by Friday evening whether those sanctions would take effect or be delayed or canceled. The administration took a step toward punishing Moscow's oil customers on Wednesday, imposing an additional 25% tariff on goods from India over its imports of Russian oil, marking the first financial penalty aimed at Russia in Trump's second term. Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff held three hours of talks with Putin in Moscow on Wednesday that both sides described as constructive. Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland, a close ally of Ukraine, said earlier on Friday that a pause in the conflict could be close. He was speaking after talks with Zelenskiy. "There are certain signals, and we also have an intuition, that perhaps a freeze in the conflict – I don't want to say the end, but a freeze in the conflict – is closer than it is further away," Tusk told a news conference. "There are hopes for this." Tusk also said Zelenskiy was "very cautious but optimistic" and that Ukraine was keen that Poland and other European countries play a role in planning for a ceasefire and an eventual peace settlement. © Thomson Reuters 2025.
