Putin, Trump and Ukraine
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-U.S. summit ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after 3 1/2 years.
Three BBC correspondents at the meeting in Alaska assess what we learned about the two leaders and what's next for the war.
The problem is that they have no strategy of their own for ending the Ukraine war, other than hoping to contain Russia over the longer term.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and President Donald Trump have reached an “understanding” on Ukraine and warned Europe not to “torpedo the nascent progress.”
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European leaders praise Trump for offering US military support for future peace force in Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders have praised President Donald Trump for agreeing to allow U.S. military support for a force they are mustering to police any future peace in Ukraine — a move that vastly improves the chances of success for an operation that could prove essential for the country’s security.
Russia is withdrawing some of its military forces from Ukraine. It is the first indication that Kyiv’s incursion is forcing Moscow to reconsider its battle plans. Ukraine’s top military commander claims 100 Russian prisoners of war have been captured since the start of Ukraine’s surprise invasion.