WHEN DONALD TRUMP meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska it will be the seventh time the two have talked in person. This time is different, though. Since their last sit-down, Mr Putin has launched an unprovoked war, lost perhaps a million Russian soldiers (dead and wounded) and inflicted ceaseless misery on Ukrainians in pursuit of an…
US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday will draw global attention — from Washington and Moscow to Europe, Ukraine, and even New Delhi. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.(AFP file) The reason: The outcome of the high-stakes summit between the…
When President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin land in Alaska Friday for their high-stakes discussion about the war in Ukraine, the two leaders will bring differing ideas about ending the war that Russia began over three years ago. At the same time, Ukraine will be watching from the outside with European allies, hoping that…
Oil prices dipped in early European trading on Friday morning, ahead of US president Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska later in the day, to discuss the war in Ukraine. Brent crude (BZ=F) futures fell 0.6% to $66.44 per barrel at the time of writing, while West Texas Intermediate futures (CL=F)…
Top Southeast Asian leaders are expected to attend China’s military parade next month to commemorate the end of World War II, in what would be a show of Beijing’s growing influence in the region. Many countries are said to be sending more senior delegations than they did a decade ago, when the first such parade…
United States President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday in a bid to find common ground that could lead to a lasting ceasefire deal in Russia’s three-year-long war on Ukraine. The highly anticipated meeting is the latest in Trump’s numerous, but so far unsuccessful, attempts…
United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. On Wednesday, following a virtual meeting with European leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump warned of “severe consequences” if Putin refuses to accept a ceasefire after more…
Donald Trump says his meeting with Vladimir Putin has a “25 per cent chance” of failing, as locals in Alaska hold days of peace prayers in the lead-up to the highly anticipated talks. Friday’s meeting at a military base in Anchorage has been on the minds of many in Alaska’s biggest city, but particularly inside…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World shares were mixed Thursday ahead of a key meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the week’s end. Bitcoin briefly rose more than 3% to a new record of over $123,000, according to CoinDesk. It later fell back below $122,000. The future for the S&P…
A ceasefire in Ukraine will be the focus for Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump when they meet in Alaska, but cooperation between Russia and the United States in the Arctic would also be a salient topic for discussion, a regional expert has told Newsweek. Andreas Østhagen, from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Oslo, said…