Aug 17 European leaders will join Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump at the White House By Samya Kullab, John Leicester, Associated Press European and NATO leaders announced Sunday they will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with the possibility of U.S. security guarantees now on the negotiating table. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 5:58 Security expert analyzes fallout of Trump's alignment with Putin after their summit By John Yang, Juliet Fuisz, Andrew Corkery Efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine are shifting next week to the White House, where Trump will meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy. Their talks come as Trump aligns himself with Putin, dropping his demand for a ceasefire and… Continue watching
Aug 16 Ukrainians feel betrayed by Trump's red carpet treatment for Putin in Alaska By Samya Kullab, Alex Babenko, Associated Press In Kyiv, Ukrainians living under near daily Russian bombardment watched with astonishment as their country’s most important ally rolled out a red carpet in Alaska for the man they blame for over three years of war, bloodshed and loss. Continue reading
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 Watch 3:15 What Trump and Putin said – and didn't say – after their meeting in Alaska By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Friday for talks on the Ukraine war. After meeting for about two and a half hours, the two presidents appeared briefly before the press to read statements… Continue watching
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 6:06 'Putin stuck to his guns': Former State Department official analyzes Trump-Putin summit By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn For a recap of the summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Geoff Bennett spoke with Andrew Weiss. He's a former State Department official who served in the George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, and is currently serving… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 4:54 Trump meets Putin in Alaska with future of Ukraine war hanging in balance By Nick Schifrin President Trump welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. It was the first time Putin had set foot in the U.S. in a decade. The talks centered on reaching a ceasefire nearly four years after Putin ordered the… Continue watching
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 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