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Putin gets optics and time as Alaska summit ends without Ukraine ceasefire deal

The high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Alaska ended without a formal agreement — but Putin still scored what CNN described as two significant victories.

16 August 2025, 10:04 AM

Trump praises European leaders ahead of Ukraine talks

U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 13 described European leaders as “great people” who want a deal to end the war in Ukraine, in a post on his Truth Social platform ahead of virtual talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of Europe and NATO.

13 August 2025, 05:04 PM

Trump eyeing Ukraine deal without Kyiv, EU

President Donald Trump could pursue an agreement on the Ukraine war with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Alaska meeting without Ukraine or Europe’s involvement, a U.S. source familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Aug. 13.

13 August 2025, 02:22 PM

‘Trump wants to cut a deal’: Ukraine fears betrayal as decisive week looms

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could once again win over U.S. President Donald Trump during their Aug. 15 talks in Alaska, a development that may prove decisive for Ukraine, Bild deputy editor-in-chief Paul Ronzheimer warned in an Aug. 10 article.

10 August 2025, 08:46 PM

Trump-Putin summit: Alaska meeting could bring dramatic breakthrough in freezing war

On the evening of Aug. 8, as the deadline expired on the ultimatum U.S. President Donald Trump had issued to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the White House announced their meeting in Alaska on Aug. 15, The Economist said on Aug. 9.

10 August 2025, 05:23 PM

What ‘territorial swap’ could mean for Ukraine, as Trump suggested — reports

A “territorial swap” between Ukraine and the aggressor state Russia, mentioned by U.S. President Donald Trump, could potentially mean Ukraine would regain small stretches of borderland in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts while Russia demands Ukraine fully withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. CNN correspondent Nick Paton Walsh reported this on Aug. 9.

10 August 2025, 09:55 AM

Russian people not primed for concessions: Putin keeps territorial ambitions beyond Donbas — ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin appears to be holding on to territorial ambitions in Ukraine that go beyond Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Aug. 8 assessment.

9 August 2025, 05:11 PM

‘Ukrainians won’t give land to occupiers’: Zelenskyy reacts to reports of Trump-Putin Alaska meeting, territorial swap plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, responding to reports that U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet in Alaska, said any decisions made without Ukraine will be decisions against peace. He made the remarks in an address on Aug. 9.

9 August 2025, 10:51 AM

Zelenskyy may join Trump–Putin meeting in Alaska on Aug. 15 – report

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to take part in some form in the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, CBS News reported on Aug. 9.

9 August 2025, 09:49 AM

Erdoğan is best positioned to guarantee Putin’s safety at peace talks

Ukraine sees Turkey as the most suitable mediator for potential peace talks involving Kyiv, Washington and Moscow, Ukrainian Ambassador to Ankara Nariman Celal said in an interview published Aug. 4.

4 August 2025, 12:53 PM

Kremlin hints at third Ukraine talks, presses U.S. for mediation

The progress of Ukraine-Russia negotiations largely depends on Kyiv’s position and the effectiveness of U.S. mediation, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, TASS propaganda agency wrote on June 29.

30 June 2025, 11:15 AM

Ukraine continues collaborating with the US to organize a leadership-level meeting for peace negotiations — Rustem Umerov

Rustem Umerov said Ukraine continues to work with allies, including the United States, to organize a leadership-level meeting for 'peace talks,' the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a statement on June 27.

27 June 2025, 01:07 PM

Trump knows 'the right time and place' for new Russia sanctions — Rubio

U.S. President Donald Trump is now unwilling to impose new sanctions on Russia, suggesting instead that he will act "at the right time and place," State Secretary Marco Rubio said in an interview with Politico on June 25.

25 June 2025, 02:19 PM

Russia to send delegation to Istanbul after June 22 for Ukraine negotiations

A Russian delegation is prepared to travel to Istanbul after June 22 to continue ceasefire negotiations with Ukraine, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, has said, according to Russian state media reports.

19 June 2025, 06:20 PM

Kremlin sets conditions for potential Trump–Zelenskyy–Putin meeting

Ukraine-USA-Russia leaders' meeting “must be the result of long-term work” and should be based on “already prepared points”, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed, Russian propaganda outlet RBC wrote on June 19.

19 June 2025, 02:01 PM

New round of talks with Ukraine could take place soon — Dmitry Peskov

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed that the exact date for a possible round of talks with the Ukrainian delegation to end Russia's war against Ukraine has not yet been determined, according to a briefing on June 15, reported by the Russian propaganda publication Vedomosti on June 16.

16 June 2025, 04:49 PM

Putin fakes negotiations with Ukraine to delay harsh US sanctions — Zelenskyy

Russia is engaging in talks with Ukraine only to avoid tougher Western sanctions, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Bild, published on June 12.

12 June 2025, 08:10 AM

ISW: Kremlin talks peace but demands surrender

Russian officials have publicly admitted that Moscow’s true goal is the total destruction of Ukraine, signaling that the Kremlin remains uninterested in good-faith peace negotiations, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in their June 3 assessment.

4 June 2025, 12:00 PM

Russia seeks NATO ban on Ukraine accession, but faces opposition from some allies

Russia will demand a written pledge barring Ukraine from NATO membership as a condition to end the war, but some NATO countries will block such a decision, Oleksandr Leonov, executive director of the Center for Applied Political Studies "PENTA", told Radio NV on May 30.

31 May 2025, 09:15 PM

Ukraine ready to review Russia’s proposed peace memorandum — Zelenskyy

Ukraine will respond to Russia’s proposed “peace memorandum” once it receives and reviews the document, President Zelenskyy said, Interfax-Ukraine reported on May 27.

28 May 2025, 01:21 PM

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