Ukraine
At least seven killed as Russian air strikes on Ukraine continue
The US president ruled out Ukraine’s joining of NATO and reclaiming Crimea as part of any peace agreement with Russia just hours before he’s due to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders for talks following his Alaskan summit with Putin on Friday.
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Pushing Kyiv to give up land 'will force Ukrainians to the streets'
The US president said that a possible deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine would include certain “land swapping”. But for the Ukrainian society, this is an impossible step, seen not as a compromise but rather a capitulation, neither Trump nor even Zelenskyy can force them into.
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Trump: Zelenskyy and European leaders to meet with Putin after Alaska
US President Donald Trump said he expects his meeting with Vladimir Putin to go well, but added that what will be even more important is the second meeting after the Alaska summit, where the presidents of Ukraine and Russia will be joined by Trump and possibly by some European leaders.
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Trump-Putin Alaska summit: What we know about the upcoming meeting
The Kremlin released the detailed agenda for Vladimir Putin’s Friday meeting with Donald Trump as the US president is expected to push the Russian leader to agree to a ceasefire in Moscow’s war against Ukraine. What will Putin bring to the talks?
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'Putin is bluffing,' Zelenskyy says as Europe pushes for ceasefire
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s European partners are pushing Donald Trump to prioritise a ceasefire at his upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Since they won't be there, Kyiv and its allies are trying to make their voices heard.
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Fire seen near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest such facility in Europe, has been a focus of concern for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the war in Ukraine amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.
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Russian forces reportedly breach Ukrainian defences in eastern Donetsk
Russian forces have intensified their push in eastern Ukraine, pushing towards the Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway in Ukraine's Donetsk region, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns that Russia is redeploying its troops in preparation for a new offensive.
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Zelenskyy warns Trump not to trust Putin before Alaska meeting
It took Ukraine’s president time and effort to not only repair his diplomatic relations with the Trump administration, but also to prove that no one wants the end of Russia’s all-out war more than Ukraine does. Can he now convince Trump not to trust Putin?
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Ukraine and Europe present counter to Russian ceasefire proposal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the idea that his country would give up land to end the war with Russia. The Wall Street Journal reported that Ukrainian and European officials have presented Washington with a counterproposal.