Protests Highlight Growing Discontent With Netanyahu and the Gaza War

Russian Attacks Kill 10 in Ukraine, Hours Before Trump-Zelensky Meeting

Ukrainian officials said the deadly strikes were a further sign that Russia had no intention of halting hostilities....

Putin’s Proposal for Land Deal, Made to Trump, Shifts Pressure to Zelensky

In Alaska, the Russian leader proposed that Ukraine hand over the remainder of the Donbas region to Moscow to stop the fighting....

Zelensky Calls for ‘Lasting’ Peace in Ukraine Ahead of Trump Meeting

Before a meeting with President Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Russia’s 2014 seizure of Ukrainian land became “a springboard for a new attack.”...

All Russia Needs to Do Is Go Home

The meeting was a stark reminder of a simple truth: The real barrier between President Trump and peace in Ukraine is Vladimir Putin....

Trump Officials Hint at Possible Concessions by Putin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, an envoy for President Trump, suggested that a peace deal was still distant....

Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House as Trump Aligns More Closely With Putin

European leaders are joining a trip to Washington to make sure the trans-Atlantic alliance remains intact....

Ukraine Weighs Trump’s Offer of Security Guarantees With Caution

President Trump offered security guarantees to deter future Russian aggression. But the offer was vague, prompting Kyiv to seek clarity....

Trump and Putin Find Common Ground on One Issue: Biden

The Alaska summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders showcased their mutual animosity for the former president....

Ukrainians Fleeing Russia’s Attacks Say the Alaska Summit Was an Insult

Evacuees at a shelter in eastern Ukraine reacted angrily to talk that land that has long been theirs could be given to Russia in exchange for peace....

Putin Sees Ukraine Through a Lens of Grievance Over Lost Glory

Speaking after Friday’s summit, President Putin again implied that the war is all about Russia’s diminished status since the fall of the Soviet Union....

At Trump and Putin Summit, an Alaskan Halibut Dish Gets a Cameo

Halibut Olympia, a Tuesday-night kind of recipe, was part of the planning (if not the eating) at the Friday meeting....

The Power of the Trump-Putin Presidential Photo Op

At their meeting in Alaska, President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia both understood the power of the summit’s imagery, regardless of whether they achieved their goals....

Trump Backs Off Cease-Fire Demand in Ukraine War, Aligning With Putin

President Trump’s break from a strategy agreed to with European allies could give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia an edge as talks to end the fighting continue....

Israel Gears Up for Nationwide Strike to Support Hostages

Nearly two years of demonstrations have failed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal with Hamas that would end the war and free the remaining captives....

Trump Bows to Putin’s Approach on Ukraine: No Cease-Fire, Deadlines or Sanctions

The net effect of the Alaska summit was to give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war against his neighbor indefinitely without further penalty, pending talks on a broader peace deal....

6 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Putin

While no deal was announced, the Russian leader secured some wins and left on good terms with the U.S. president....

The power of the Trump-Putin presidential photo op.

Europeans Worry Trump Will Pressure Zelensky After Meeting With Putin

With no strategy of their own for ending the war, the continent’s leaders are anxious that President Trump will force Kyiv to accept terms that favor Russia too much....

At Trump’s Summit, No Deal on Ukraine, and No Consequence for Putin

President Trump’s failure to reach an accord on Ukraine only made his warm welcome for the Russian leader more striking....

Trump and Putin Put on a Show in Summit, but No Ukraine Deal Emerges

President Trump gave President Vladimir Putin a warm public reception, effectively ending his diplomatic isolation over the past three years for his invasion of Ukraine. But Mr. Putin did not agree to stop the war....

Trump Welcomes Putin With B-2 Bomber Flyover and Red Carpet

President Trump clapped for his guest, Vladimir V. Putin, as he stepped off the plane. But their visit ended with little but an agreement to see each other again — perhaps, Mr. Putin said, “in Moscow?”...

Putin Probably Bought Himself More Time for His War in Ukraine

Few East-West meetings have ended with less clarity than Friday’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. What was clear, though, was that Vladimir Putin was well satisfied....

Two Decades of Putin Playing the West

For more than 20 years, Western leaders have played right into Putin’s hands — and given one a shake....

Trump and Putin Meet in Alaska

Also, D.C. sued Trump over his takeover of the city’s police. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday....

Masaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer and Japan Tea Ceremony Grandmaster, Dies

Spared from flying a suicide mission in World War II, he became a grandmaster of Japan’s venerable tea ceremony and used his stature to speak out against all wars....

How Trump-Putin Summit Signals Return to Imperial Thinking

The two leaders are bringing some old-world approaches to bear on a 21st-century conflict....

How Trump’s Meeting With Putin Could Unfold, as Trump Seeks Cease-Fire in Ukraine

A sudden feud, an impasse or a first step toward a cease-fire are all possible at the summit in Alaska as the two leaders navigate thorny issues such as Ukraine’s territory and NATO expansion....

Trump-Putin Meeting: What Time, Where and How to Watch

The leaders of the United States and Russia will hold talks at an American military base in Alaska and are expected to hold a news conference afterward....

What to Know Ahead of the Trump-Putin Summit

We have a primer on today’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska....

Why Russia Sold Alaska to the U.S.

The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters....