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Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Aug 18 after US-Russia summit secured no deal

US President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska and also was talking with NATO leaders early Saturday, the White House said. Trump secured no agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine even after rolling out the red carpet for Putin. Trump said that there's no deal until there's a deal, after Putin claimed the two leaders had hammered out an understanding on Ukraine and warned Europe not to torpedo the nascent progress. During an interview with Fox News Channel before leaving Alaska, Trump insisted that the onus going forward might be on Zelenskyy to get it done, but said there would also be some involvement from European nations. Trump did not speak to reporters on his flight back to Washington. When his plane landed, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump was on the phone with NATO leaders after a lengthy call with Zelenskyy. There was no immediate comment Saturday fr

Trump hints US could hold back secondary tariffs on India over Russian oil

US President Donald Trump said the US may not add extra tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, leaving room for change of plans after India faced 50 per cent tariffs

Trump-Putin Alaska summit: Here's all that happened at the high-stakes meet

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin called their Alaska summit 'productive', but no deal was reached; both leaders said talks made progress on the Ukraine conflict

Talks with Putin 'productive' but no Ukraine peace deal yet, says Trump

Leaders signal progress on multiple fronts while avoiding specifics, fuelling concerns in Kyiv and among Nato allies

Putin praises Trump, calls for ensuring Ukraine's security after meeting

Putin added that Russia wishes to establish a just balance of power between the European Union (EU) and Russia to address the long-term issues of the conflict

Donald Trump heads to 'high stakes' Alaska summit with Putin on Ukraine

Both the US and Russian presidents, due to meet at a Cold War-era air force base in Alaska's largest city, are seeking wins from their first face-to-face talks since Trump returned to the White House

Alaska Summit: Trump to meet Putin, says talks have 25% chance of failing

US President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for the first time in seven years, with Ukraine peace efforts and European security high on the agenda

Ukraine under pressure as Russian troops advance before Putin-Trump summit

Days before the leaders of Russia and the US hold a summit meeting in Alaska, Moscow's forces breached Ukrainian lines in a series of infiltrations in the country's industrial heartland of Donetsk. This week's advances amount to only a limited success for Russia, analysts say, since it still needs to consolidate its gains before achieving a true breakthrough. Still, it's a potentially dangerous moment for Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely try to persuade US President Donald Trump to pressure Ukraine by arguing the 3 1/2-year-old war is going badly for Kyiv, said Mykola Bieleskov, a senior analyst at CBA Initiatives Centre. The key risk for Ukraine is that the Kremlin will try to turn certain local gains on the battlefield into strategic victories at the negotiating table, he said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw from the remaining 30% of the Donetsk region that Kyiv still controls as part of a ceasefire deal, a ...

Tariffs on India over Russian oil led Moscow to seek talks with US: Trump

US President Donald Trump has claimed that the tariffs imposed on India for purchasing oil from Russia have influenced Moscow's decision to seek a meeting with Washington, as the country was losing its second largest customer. The comments come ahead of Trump's high-profile meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled for Friday in Anchorage, Alaska. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump said, "I think everything has an impact," and claimed that when he told India that "we're going to charge you, because you're dealing with Russia and oil purchases", it "essentially took them out of buying oil from Russia". "And then they (Russia) called, and they wanted to meet. We're going to see what the meeting means. But certainly, when you lose your second largest customer, and you're probably going to lose your first largest customer, I think that probably has a role. "India was the second largest, and getting pretty close to China. China is the largest (purchaser of .

Secret Service races to secure lodging for Trump-Putin summit in Alaska

The summit will take place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska's largest military installation

Ahead of Alaska summit, Trump says Putin, Zelensky will make peace

Referring to the Russia-Ukraine conflict as 'Biden's war,' Trump said, It would have never happened if I were president

India-US trade talks hinge on Trump-Putin meet amid tariff tensions

Clarity on the American negotiating team's India visit will follow the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, with tariff disputes and unresolved trade issues in focus

Vladimir Putin ready to make deal on Ukraine: US President Trump

The aim of Friday's talks with Putin is to set up a second meeting including Ukraine, Trump said, adding: "I don't know that we're going to get an immediate ceasefire

Putin praises Trump's efforts to end Ukraine war ahead of Alaska summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised US President Donald Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine, more than three years after Moscow launched its invasion, as the two leaders prepared for a pivotal USRussia summit Friday in Alaska. Following a meeting Thursday with top government officials on the summit, Putin said in a short video released by the Kremlin that the Trump administration was making quite energetic and sincere efforts to stop the hostilities and to reach agreements that are of interest to all parties involved. Putin also suggested that long-term conditions of peace between our countries, and in Europe, and in the world as a whole, could be reached under an agreement with the US on nuclear arms control. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders worked to ensure their interests are taken into account when Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage. Uncertainty for Europe UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed Zelenskyy to Lo

Vladimir Putin seeks arms control treaty as next stage after Trump summit

Following a call with European leaders, Trump said he hoped to use the Friday summit with Putin to set up a "quick second meeting" with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy

PSU refiners eye Russian oil as discounts rise ahead of Trump-Putin talks

Indian state refiners - Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp and Mangalore Refinery Petrochemical Ltd - paused Russian oil purchases last month as discounts narrowed

Trump's conflicting relation with Putin takes spotlight at Alaska summit

Donald Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday could be a decisive moment for both the war in Ukraine and the US leader's anomalous relationship with his Russian counterpart. Trump has long boasted that he's gotten along well with Putin and spoken admiringly of him, even praising him as pretty smart for invading Ukraine. But in recent months, he's expressed frustrations with Putin and threatened more sanctions on his country. At the same time, Trump has offered conflicting messages about his expectations for the summit. He has called it really a feel-out meeting to gauge Putin's openness to a ceasefire but also warned of very severe consequences if Putin doesn't agree to end the war. For Putin, Friday's meeting is a chance to repair his relationship with Trump and unlace the West's isolation of his country following its invasion of Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago. He's been open about his desire to rebuild US-Russia relations now that Trump is back in the White House. The Wh

Trump questions Putin's stance ahead of Alaska summit on Ukraine war

Donald Trump will meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska for the first time in six years, aiming to assess the Russian leader's position on the Ukraine war and prospects for a ceasefire

The answer is no: Trump on persuading Putin to halt attacks on civilians

Trump also said that he could raise the issue of the alleged Russian hacking of the US federal court filing system

Trump warns of severe consequences if Putin does not agree to stop war

President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that there will be very severe consequences if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop the war against Ukraine after the two leaders meet for a summit later this week in Alaska. Trump made the comment in response to a question from a reporter after announcing this year's Kennedy Centre Honours recipients in Washington. He did not say what the consequences might be. The remark came soon after Trump consulted with European leaders, who said the president assured them he would make a priority of trying to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine when he meets with Putin on Friday in Anchorage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined several of Kyiv's main allies in the virtual meeting with the US leader, and Zelenskyy told the group that Putin is bluffing ahead of the planned summit about Russia's ability to occupy all of Ukraine and shake off sanctions. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said afterward that important decisions could