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We have a primer on today’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.

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The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters.

The leaders of the United States and Russia will hold talks at an American military base in Alaska and are expected to hold a news conference afterward.

A sudden feud, an impasse or a first step toward a cease-fire are all possible at the summit in Alaska as the two leaders navigate thorny issues such as Ukraine’s territory and NATO expansion.

The Russian and US presidents are set to hold talks on the Ukraine conflict and bilateral ties in Alaska Read Full Article at RT.com

The defense chiefs of Russia, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have met to discuss ways to boost cooperation and fight terrorism Read Full Article at RT.com

Protesters in Anchorage, Alaska, opposed US President Donald Trump meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran is actively collaborating with China and Russia to prevent the reactivation of UN sanctions through the so-called “snapback” mechanism threatened by European countries.

The BBC’s US and Russia correspondents outline the leaders' different approaches to the high stakes summit on the Ukraine war.

The talks will build on earlier rounds between US envoy Steve Witkoff and the Russian president, the foreign minister has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The authorities in Kiev have struggled to deal with widespread draft evasion throughout the conflict with Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin might be chasing different outcomes from the much anticipated Alaska summit on Friday. While the US president believes he can make a ceasefire deal with Putin, Russia's leader might have other ideas.

Russia’s president has long insisted that Ukraine will be his. But his obsession may cost Russia more than he has bargained for.

Despite the talks, there will be no lasting diplomatic resolution of the NATO-Russia conflict, which can only be ended on a progressive basis by an anti-war movement of the working class.

Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev has become the first Russian official to arrive for the “historic” event Read Full Article at RT.com

The Alaska summit between the US and Russian presidents Trump and Putin leads Friday's papers.

The US president has blasted his former national security aide John Bolton for attacking the upcoming summit in Alaska Read Full Article at RT.com

The HTS regime in Syria has made a request for the Russian military to resume patrols in the country’s southern governorates to reduce Israeli incursions in the region.

The leaders' head-to-head will be a blockbuster moment in politics and a further glimpse into their relationship.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin lavished praise on President Trump ahead of their high-stakes summit in Alaska, while Trump expressed optimism ahead of the talks.

The talks on Friday in Alaska pull the Russian leader out of diplomatic isolation from the West, and Ukrainian and European leaders fear it gives him an opening to sway the American president.

The dramatic history of Russian America – and why its legacy still matters as Putin and Trump meet on its shores Read Full Article at RT.com

The US president is set to discuss the Ukraine conflict with his Russian counterpart at a summit in Alaska on Friday Read Full Article at RT.com

An earlier report claimed Ukraine’s European backers had been weighing a phased rollback of restrictions if a ceasefire is reached Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump said he expects his meeting with Vladimir Putin to go well, but added that what will be even more important is the second meeting after the Alaska summit, where the presidents of Ukraine and Russia will be joined by Trump and possibly by some European leaders.

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The Ukrainian leader has become a liability to the West – which is why peace will be decided between Trump and Putin Read Full Article at RT.com

The Justice Department said the yacht, Amadea, was worth at least $300 million when it was seized in 2022 from a Russian oligarch. It’s unlikely to sell for that price.

Donald Trump will host Vladimir Putin in Alaska - their first meeting in six years -as he tries to secure a Ukraine war ceasefire.

The moment a Ukrainian drone struck a building in the Russian city of Belgorod on Thursday was caught on video Read Full Article at RT.com

The US president wants to rely on “diplomacy and negotiation” rather than sanctions in relations with Moscow, Karoline Leavitt has said Read Full Article at RT.com

President Trump wants to be seen as a peacemaker, but the meeting comes with enormous stakes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has discussed potential security guarantees for his war-torn nation with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer during talks in London, ahead of Friday’s highly anticipated U.S.-Russia summit on ending the war in Ukraine. The post Ukraine and Britain Discuss Security Guarantees Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit (Worthy News Radio) appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

The Ukraine conflict is expected to be the central topic in the talks Read Full Article at RT.com

No matter what happens between Trump and Putin, Ukrainians think Russia has no plan to stop the war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised US efforts to end the Ukraine conflict ahead of Friday’s Alaska summit with Trump Read Full Article at RT.com

Over recent months, the Kremlin has been trying to move the diplomatic focus away from Ukraine to bilateral issues, such as trade and strategic stability.

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Progress on the Ukraine conflict could pave the way for strategic arms dialogue, the Russian president has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The sides have exchanged 84 prisoners each, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow Read Full Article at RT.com

The Kremlin released the detailed agenda for Vladimir Putin’s Friday meeting with Donald Trump as the US president is expected to push the Russian leader to agree to a ceasefire in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. What will Putin bring to the talks?

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia will face “very severe consequences” if he does not agree to a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine during their upcoming summit in Alaska. The post Trump Warns Russia Of ‘Very Severe Consequences’ If Talks Fail Over Ceasefire In Ukraine appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

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Authorities in Belgorod have canceled public events and asked residents to stay indoors amid a wave of UAV strikes on the city Read Full Article at RT.com

A drone strike on the Russian city of Belgorod injured three civilians on Thursday, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a statement.

At least eight people were killed and 18 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine, with strikes on Kherson, Donetsk and Kharkiv.

The Russian leader senses a chance for more international recognition, while his American counterpart hopes to play peacemaker.

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A meeting in Alaska on Friday that could shape the future of Europe’s security will be notable for the absence of Europeans. Instead, US President Donald Trump will sit down with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin – a pariah in the West since launching his 2022 invasion of Ukraine – without anyone from Kyiv or the other European capitals present. Fearing Trump could hand Putin a blank cheque to end the war on terms deeply unfavourable to Ukraine, the Europeans have been scrambling to keep the...

The American leader has agreed to a meeting with the Russian president in Alaska on Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was not invited to the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, but 1,000 Ukrainian refugees in Alaska will be watching with trepidation.

The Alaska talks will focus on a broad range of issues and will be followed by a joint press conference, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Several apartment buildings have been damaged by UAVs in the southern Russian port city of Rostov-on-Don Read Full Article at RT.com

North Korean construction workers sent to labour-strapped Russia have been forced to endure slave-like conditions of 18-hour days, two days off a year and bug-infested sleeping quarters, according to their accounts reported in the media. Working on Russian high-rise flats and other construction sites, these labourers often toil from 6am until 2am the next morning, sometimes in the dark with little safety equipment, the BBC reported on Tuesday, citing testimonies from six defectors. They were not...

Moscow’s forces have struck industrial sites producing Ukrainian Sapsan long-range missiles, the agency said Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump is prepared to offer Putin access to Alaska's natural resources in exchange for ending the war against Ukraine, The Telegraph reported.

The stage is set for what could mark a turning point – or yet another false dawn – in efforts to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. In a dramatic escalation of diplomatic efforts to resolve the grinding Ukraine conflict, now in its fourth year, US President Donald Trump is hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin for face-to-face talks in Alaska on Friday. Security will be extraordinarily tight: airspace over the port city will be closed on Friday and Saturday and the US Secret...

The US Treasury Department has temporarily lifted some restrictions placed on Russia to facilitate the Alaska meeting Read Full Article at RT.com

Once a vague proposal for a territorial swap gained clarity, a worried President Volodymyr Zelensky worked to rally allies before Friday’s Trump-Putin summit.

After a video conference attended by Trump, Vice President Vance, several European heads of government, and the leaders of the EU and NATO, German Chancellor Merz spoke of a “constructive and good conversation.”

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The UK prime minister was addressing European leaders ahead of Friday's summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Germany’s capital, Berlin, on Wednesday to join a videoconference with European leaders and U.S. President Donald J. Trump amid concerns over Trump's upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy and other leaders want to ensure that no deal will be agreed between Washington and Moscow over ending the war in Ukraine without Kyiv’s involvement. The post Ukraine’s President in Berlin amid Concern Over Trump-Putin Summit (Worthy News Radio) appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

President Trump struck a remarkably unconcerned tone when asked to address the horrors of war, raising questions about whether he has the leverage to convince Vladimir V. Putin to agree to end the invasion in Ukraine.

Hungary has criticized Kiev for targeting the vital distribution station of the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainians are heroes. It’s time that Trump started acting like it.

The Russia-US summit could reshape the Ukraine war – and leave Europe watching from the sidelines Read Full Article at RT.com

European leaders hold a virtual meeting with Trump before the US president meets Putin.

A new round of talks could follow on the heels of the Alaska summit, according to the US president Read Full Article at RT.com

The current line of contact should be the starting point in talks between Moscow and Kiev over territory, Friedrich Merz has said Read Full Article at RT.com

President Donald Trump is set to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and key European leaders on Wednesday morning, just two days before a high-stakes, one-on-one summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. The diplomatic blitz comes amid renewed efforts to negotiate an end to the three-year Russia-Ukraine war. The post Trump to Meet Zelenskyy, European Leaders Ahead of High-Stakes Summit with Putin in Alaska appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s European partners are pushing Donald Trump to prioritise a ceasefire at his upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Since they won't be there, Kyiv and its allies are trying to make their voices heard.

European leaders are urging Trump to keep Ukraine and Europe's interests at the forefront when he meets Putin on Friday.

In a revelation shaking the foundations of the Trump-Russia collusion narrative, newly declassified FBI documents confirm that former FBI Director James Comey utilized a private conduit to leak classified information in an effort to spur the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate then-President Donald Trump. The post Comey, Classified Leaks, and the Media: Newly Declassified FBI Memos Reveal Coordinated Effort to Target Trump appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

Kyiv has rejected ceding territory seized by Russia to secure a ceasefire.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday for talks with European and US leaders ahead of a Trump-Putin summit in Alaska later this week.

The first secretary of the Russian embassy in Tallinn has been declared "persona non grata" and ordered to leave Estonia, the foreign ministry said.

Brussels wants to replace Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban by next spring, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

President Trump has largely held back from harsh criticism of Vladimir V. Putin personally, despite recent complaints about Russian intransigence in ending the war in Ukraine.

The US president has reportedly also indicated that Ukraine would be included in negotiations on any territorial swaps with Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

S. Jaishankar is expected to discuss key bilateral issues with Sergey Lavrov Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev could stage a provocation to derail the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Dan Kovalik has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow has accused Kiev of violating the previous moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure this spring Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s president and the European leaders are holding virtual talks with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, just days before his much-anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Follow our live blog for more.

That’s how the White House described the upcoming Alaska talks. Fallon said “listening and exercise are Trump’s two favorite things, so this should go well.”

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The two leaders can’t make any deals on Ukraine without it, Vladimir Zelensky has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

In 1945, the map of Europe was redrawn in Yalta without input from the affected countries. Ukraine and Europe fear a repeat in Alaska.

Chinese aircraft leasing companies have emerged as the latest victims of the prolonged Ukraine war, after one firm disclosed it had received US$23 million in insurance payouts for three planes detained in Russia and never returned – part of a wave of Chinese assets held in the country in recent years. AVMAX, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guangdong-based Shanhe Intelligent, had leased the aircraft to Russian clients under three contracts, according to a stock exchange filing released this...

Moscow launches strikes at multiple Ukrainian cities overnight on Wednesday, just days before Vladimir Putin is set to meet Donald Trump in Alaska for peace talks.

The White House has opted for a military base in Anchorage as the venue due to security reasons, sources have told CNN Read Full Article at RT.com

Kirill Dmitriev responded to a White House post describing Donald Trump as “the president of peace” Read Full Article at RT.com