During 25 years in office, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has met five different US presidents — Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden — a total 48 times. On August 15, he will meet with Trump in Alaska.
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From Clinton to Trump, Summit In Alaska Will Be Putin's 49th Meeting With A US President
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In ‘Very Good Call’ With Trump, Zelenskyy, EU Urge Pressure On Russia For ‘Honest’ Peace
Several European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged US President Donald Trump to protect fundamental European and Ukrainian security interests when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week in Alaska.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the call on…
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Trump’s Affinity for Putin Will Be Tested at High-Risk Summit in Alaska
President Trump has largely held back from harsh criticism of Vladimir V. Putin personally, despite recent complaints about Russian intransigence in ending the war in Ukraine.
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Alaska Takes Center Stage For Trump-Putin Meeting
When US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit down in Alaska on August 15 to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, they will meet in a place that is at once a point of cooperation, rivalry, and deep symbolism.
In announcing the summit’s location, Trump said his talks with…
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A mystery drone helped Ukraine’s Su-27 wipe out Russian paratroopers with American JDAMs
The Ukrainian army and air force teamed up for a precise air strike on a concentration of Russian troops in Bakhmut—with a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter and a mysterious new surveillance drone.
The Aug. 11 raid targeted what the army’s 24th Mechanized Brigade described as “a temporary deployment…
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Trump Will Discuss Ukraine With European Leaders Ahead of Putin Meeting
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several allies will host the president for a video call, the latest in a summer-long effort to hold ranks in supporting Ukraine.
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Beating Putin will take missiles, money—and a flood of black propaganda
You show Russians footage of their soldiers dying in Ukraine. They get angry—and support for the war increases. You appeal to their humanity with pictures of Ukrainian children killed by Russian bombs. They shrug. You try facts about war crimes. Nothing.
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