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Ukraine: Talks with Russia Possible Only After Ceasefire — Foreign Ministry Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha stated that the path to peace cannot be determined without Ukraine, and any negotiations with Russia can be productive only after a ceasefire is achieved.

Turkey Closely Monitoring Alaska Summit Preparations — Erdoğan Turkey is closely following preparations for the meeting between U.S. and Russian President in Alaska and hopes that the preliminary talks held in Istanbul will lead to progress on humanitarian issues.

Putin–Trump meeting to be held in “three-on-three” format — White House U.S. President will be joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

Plane carrying Putin lands in Alaska Lavrov and Ushakov to join the Russian president in “three-on-three” talks with Trump — CNN.

Trump and Putin met at the airport. This is their first meeting since Trump became US president for the second time in January.

Trump–Putin meeting in Alaska begins Summit slogan — “Pursuing Peace” — displayed on banners in the press center, where the leaders are expected to make statements after the talks.

Trump–Putin meeting held behind closed doors after reporters removed Journalists were escorted out following uncomfortable questions to Putin, including why Trump should trust him and whether he would commit to stopping the killing of civilians. Putin did not answer any of them.

Bloomberg: U.S. May Target Rosneft & Lukoil Washington is weighing sanctions on Rosneft & Lukoil to pressure Putin into a Ukraine ceasefire if the Alaska summit fails, Bloomberg reports.

Trump–Putin ‘three-on-three’ talks conclude — Reuters The meeting lasted nearly three hours.

LIVE: Trump and Putin in Alaska — joint statements on the results of negotiations youtube.com/live/ybWe6yJ5w…

Trump on Alaska Summit with Putin • Calls the meeting “very productive”, but stresses “no deal until there’s a deal.” • No formal ceasefire was reached, yet talks made progress. • Plans to call Zelenskyy, NATO leaders, and other partners to share outcomes.

Trump–Zelenskyy call after Alaska summit — Trump spoke “at length” with Zelenskyy, hinting at possible territorial exchange + U.S. security guarantees, stressing “any deal depends on Zelenskyy.”

Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Washington on Aug 18 to discuss trilateral summit with Russia. EU partners must be involved for security guarantees; call lasted 90+ minutes.

Trump confirms: immediate deal is best way to end the war Trump stated that after talks with Putin in Alaska and discussions with Zelenskyy and European leaders, it was concluded that the best way to end the war is to reach an agreement immediately, without a temporary ceasefire

Bring Kids Back UA thanks Melania Trump for concern over abducted Ukrainian children. Yermak: “Thank you for your leadership!” Trump delivered her letter to Putin during Alaska talks.

EU confirms participants in Trump–Zelenskyy follow-up call: von der Leyen, Macron, Merz, Stubb, Nawrocki, Starmer, Rutte, Rubio, Witkoff.

Bolton: Trump didn’t lose, but Putin clearly won Alaska talks — avoided new sanctions, didn’t agree to ceasefire, and Zelenskyy was kept out of key details.

ISW: Putin showed no change in military goals; repeated old narratives, continued strikes on Ukrainian cities. Trump called talks “extremely productive” despite key disagreements.

Czech & Lithuanian ministers skeptical after Alaska summit — Lipavský: “If Putin were serious, he wouldn’t attack Ukraine all day.” Šakalienė: manipulative, civilian strikes continue. Trump called talks “extremely productive,” but key disagreements remain.