Aug 16 Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after U.S.-Russia summit secured no halt to war in Ukraine By Samya Kullab, Elise Morton, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has shifted to saying an overall peace agreement — and not a ceasefire — is the next step in ending the 3 1/2-year-old war. Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump’s red carpet reception for Putin in Alaska ends without deal to end war in Ukraine By Jill Colvin, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The tensions between the two leaders were not apparent from their clasped hands and grins as Trump welcomed Putin back to U.S. soil for the first time in a decade. But as they parted, little was known about what comes… Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: Trump says he and Putin ‘made some headway’ toward Ukraine war deal By Dan Cooney Trump, who called the meeting “very profound” and “productive,” said that while there were “many, many points that we agreed on,” there were “a couple of big ones that we haven't quite gotten there.”… Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: Putin says Russia and the U.S. need to ‘turn the page’ By Dan Cooney Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that “it's very important” for Russia and the United States “turn the page to go back to cooperation,” as pressure grows to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: ‘Nothing set in stone,’ Trump says aboard Air Force One en route to meeting with Putin By Hannah Grabenstein Speaking aboard Air Force One on his way to meeting with Putin in Alaska, Trump told reporters he wants “to see a ceasefire rapidly.”… Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: Trump and Putin hold joint news conference after meeting in Alaska By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he and Vladimir Putin didn’t reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting on Friday — despite Putin saying they had come to “an understanding” — as the two leaders offered scant details… Continue reading
Aug 15 Live updates: Trump meets with Putin in Alaska By Associated Press The leaders met in a three-on-three meeting along with top advisers a for high-stakes summit in Alaska that could determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and the fate of European security. Continue reading
Aug 15 Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as U.S.-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway By Andrea Rosa, Nicole Winfield, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press History’s first American pope didn’t mention the meeting Friday in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he has constantly called for dialogue and an end to the conflict, including in conversations with Putin and Ukrainian… Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for high-stakes summit on Russia-Ukraine war By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press Any success is far from assured, especially as Russia and Ukraine remain far apart in their demands for peace. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 8:33 What Trump and Putin are hoping to accomplish at summit in Alaska By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn As President Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Nick Schifrin spoke with Dmitri Trenin for a Russian perspective on what Putin hopes to accomplish. Continue watching