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EU appeals to Trump to defend Europe's interests at war summit with Putin

European Union leaders appealed on Tuesday to US President Donald Trump to defend their security interests at a key summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin later this week over the war in Ukraine. The Europeans are desperate to exert some influence over a Friday meeting that they have been sidelined from. It remains unclear whether even Ukraine will take part. Trump has said that he wants to see whether Putin is serious about ending the war, now in its fourth year. But Trump has disappointed US allies in Europe by saying that Ukraine will have to give up some Russian-held territory. He also said that Russia must accept land swaps, although it remains unclear what Putin might be expected to surrender. The Europeans and Ukraine are wary that Putin, who has waged the biggest land war in Europe since 1945 and used Russia's energy might to try to cow the EU, might secure favourable concessions and set the outlines of a peace deal without them. In a statement early on Tuesday,

Trump says he'll quickly know if Putin seeks Ukraine peace deal in talks

President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected to determine mere moments into his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin this week whether it would be possible to work out a deal to halt the war in Ukraine. At the end of that meeting, probably the first two minutes, I'll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made, Trump said at a White House press conference that he called to announce plans for a federal takeover of Washington's police force to help combat crime. He said he thought Friday's sitdown with Putin in Alaska would be "really a feel-out meeting". Trump added that it'll be good, but it might be bad and predicted he may say, "lots of luck, keep fighting. Or I may say, we can make a deal. Putin wants to lock in Russia's gains since invading Ukraine in February 2022 as Trump presses for a ceasefire that has remained out of reach. Trump's eagerness to reach a deal has raised fears in Ukraine and Europe about such an agreement favouring Russia, without sufficient .

Asia stocks mostly on the rise as tariff truce supports sentiment

Markets have held modest ranges in recent weeks, waiting to see whether the world's two largest economies can agree on a durable trade deal or if global supply chains will again be upended

India committed to peaceful resolution in Ukraine: PM Narendra Modi

In phone call, Zelenskyy tells PM that it is necessary to limit export of Russian energy

Russia, Ukraine stick to demands ahead of Putin-Trump Alaska summit

The maximalist demands reflect Putin's determination to reach the goals he set when he launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022

Europe, Ukraine push US on peace plan ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska talks

Trump plans to meet Putin in Alaska on August 15, saying the parties, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, were close to a deal that could resolve the three-and-a-half-year conflict

India welcomes Putin-Trump summit on Ukraine conflict in Alaska next week

India on Saturday welcomed next week's summit talks between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska to find ways to end the Ukraine conflict. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), endorsing the move, said India stands ready to support the efforts as it recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi's consistent position that "this is not an era of war". India's reaction came hours after the US and Russia announced that Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska next Friday on the Ukraine conflict . "India welcomes the understanding reached between the United States and the Russian Federation for a meeting in Alaska on August 15," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal 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'," he said. "India, therefore, endorses the upcoming Summit meeting and stand

Bolton warns Trump's tariffs risk pushing India closer to Russia, China

Trump's leniency on the Chinese, and heavy-handed tariffs on India, jeopardise decades of American efforts to bring India away from Russia and China, said Bolton

'New world order taking shape', says expert on PM Modi's call with Putin

Putin briefed PM Modi on Ukraine during their call, and both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership

Donald Trump to meet Putin in Alaska on Aug 15 to discuss Ukraine war

President Donald Trump on Friday said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska. He announced the meeting in a post on social meeting and said more details would follow. Earlier, Trump had said that he will meet very shortly with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential major milestone after expressing weeks of frustration that more was not being done to quell the fighting. Speaking to reporters at the White House after announcing a framework aimed at ending decades of conflict elsewhere in the world 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. We're going to have a meeting with Russia, start off with Russia. And we'll announce a location. I think the

Modi, Putin reaffirm commitment to deepening ties amid US tariff tension

In a phone call amid rising US tariffs on Indian goods, PM Modi and President Putin agreed to deepen strategic ties and reviewed progress on their bilateral agenda

NSA Doval meets President Putin amid Trump's tariffs, praises India-Russia ‘strategic partnership’

NSA Doval meets President Putin amid Trump's tariffs, praises India-Russia ‘strategic partnership’

PM Modi talks to Putin, reiterates partnership as Trump tariffs loom

Modi and Putin reaffirm defence and trade cooperation; talks follow Ajit Doval's Moscow visit and rising global trade tensions involving the US, India, and Brazil

Trump's tariffs to India's oil bets: Decoding sanctions on Russia

Even before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow was under sanctions due to its annexation of Crimea

Trump says he would meet Putin even if the Russian leader avoids Zelenskyy

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader won't meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump, when asked by a reporter if Putin would need to meet with Zelenskyy in order to secure a meeting with the US, said: No, he doesn't. No. His comments followed Putin's remarks earlier in the day that he hoped to meet with Trump next week, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. But the White House was still working through the details of any potential meetings, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Putin's announcement came on the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the three-year-old war in Ukraine or suffer additional economic sanctions. When asked Thursday at the White House whether his deadline for Friday would hold, Trump said of Putin: "It's going to be up to him. We're going to see what he has to say. It's going to be up to him. Very disappointed." The preside

India could bide time till US public opinion pushes Trump to review tariffs

With Trump's tariff hike targeting Indian exports, New Delhi may await US domestic shifts, engage BRICS leaders, and explore alternative markets before retaliating

Ajit Doval says dates for Putin's visit to India being worked out: Report

NSA Ajit Doval has said during his meetings in Moscow that dates for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India are being worked out, according to sources. No specific date or time has been indicated by the NSA in his engagements, they said on Thursday. "NSA Doval, during his visit to Moscow, has said that the dates for President Putin's visit to India are being worked out," said a source. The time of end-August being reported in some media is incorrect, the sources said. Doval held talks with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu and other senior officials that focused on bilateral energy and defence cooperation as well as Putin's visit to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had travelled to Russia twice last year for an annual summit with Putin and to attend the BRICS Summit in Kazan. The Russian president is visiting India for the annual summit this year. Doval's visit to Russia comes amid some strain in ties between India and the US over New Delhi's continu

Putin says he hopes to meet Trump as US presses for peace deal on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he hopes to meet next week with US President Donald Trump, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. The news came on the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine. Putin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov had said earlier a summit could possibly take place next week at a venue that has been decided in principle. Ushakov brushed aside the possibility of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joining the summit, something the White House had said Trump was ready to consider. Putin has spurned Zelenskyy's previous offers of a meeting to clinch a breakthrough. We propose, first of all, to focus on preparing a bilateral meeting with Trump, and we consider it most important that this meeting be successful and productive, Ushakov said, adding that US special envoy Steve Witkoff's suggestion of a meeting including Ukraine's leader was not specifically discussed. Putin made the ...

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Kremlin confirms plans for Putin-Trump meet; White House says talks ongoing

The Kremlin says a Putin-Trump summit has been agreed 'in principle'; the White House confirms discussions are underway, but nothing finalised