Trump says Putin ready to make deal on Ukraine, US hopes to include Zelenskiy
- At Number 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday with a warm hug before their talks.
- Ahead of the Aug. 15 summit in Alaska, European allies, including Zelensky, intensified efforts to prevent Ukraine vulnerability, amid cautious optimism that the US may align more with Europe’s arguments.
- Outside Number 10 Downing Street, London, Keir Starmer hugged Zelensky and assured him of unwavering UK support during private talks, Kate Devlin reports.
- Amid the visit, a Downing Street spokesperson said there was a powerful sense of unity and strong resolve to secure a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
- Notably, Zelensky has not been invited to Friday’s Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Trump: Putin ready for Ukraine deal, second meeting possible | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV >> President Donald Trump said he believes his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, is ready to end his war in Ukraine, speaking on the eve of Friday’s summit between the men, but that peace would likely require at least a second meeting involving Ukraine’s leader.
According to Donald Trump, Putin is ready to make an agreement on the settlement of the Ukraine conflict, but he may not be able to achieve an immediate ceasefire.
The military economist Markus Keupp analyses the speculations about a possible deal between Trump and Putin. He warns of a division of Ukraine and stresses that negotiations on Ukraine would endanger European security.
Trump says Putin ready to make deal on Ukraine, US hopes to include Zelensky
United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a deal on his war on Ukraine and that the threat of sanctions against Russia likely played a role in Moscow’s decision to seek a meeting. Trump is scheduled to meet with Putin in Alaska tomorrow. The US president said he is unsure whether an immediate ceasefire can be achieved, but expressed interest in brokering a peace agreement. “…
The US President also felt that any agreement to end the war in Ukraine would have to go through a trilateral summit, with Putin and Zelensky.
Trump says 25 percent chance Alaska summit is a failure. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The president said no decisions have been made about whether he’ll hold a joint news conference with Putin, as he did during a controversial 2018 meeting with the Russian leader in Helsinki, Finland.
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