Red carpet welcome but no Ukraine deal: key takeaways from the Trump-Putin summit

Russia-Ukraine: Is negotiating a peace treaty realistic at this stage in the war?

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome at a US military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday (August 15) after they conceded that they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. For mo...

Ukraine's Zelensky to meet Trump on Monday after Alaska summit fails to secure ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Monday after a Russia-US summit ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine. If the meeting goes well, Trump said he would then push for a three-way meeting between...

Zelensky to meet Trump after US-Russia summit: What to expect?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday (August 16) that he plans to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week after Trump’s summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin ended without an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. FRANCE 24's James Andre gives us his analysis. What w...

Zelensky says he will meet US president in Washington

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Washington to discuss "ending the killing and the war" with US President Donald Trump, he announced Saturday (August 16). The Washington meeting is set to take place three days after Trump's talks with Putin in Alaska ended with no ceasefire announce...

Alaska summit: Putin managed 'to get out of the international isolation'

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded that they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia...

Trump-Putin summit: What could Europe and Ukraine’s next moves be?

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded that they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia...

Trump, Putin end joint press conference without taking questions

Donald Trump said on Friday (August 15) that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement to resolve Moscow's war in Ukraine after a nearly three-hour summit in Alaska, though he characterized the meeting as "very productive." Trump and Putin held a press conference after the...

Trump-Putin talks: In Ukraine, 'nobody was expecting much from this summit'

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, although both leaders described the talks as productive before heading home. What is the general view in Ukraine on how this summit unfolded?...

What are the key takeaways from the Trump-Putin summit?

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, although both leaders described the talks as pro...

Trump-Putin summit ends without a deal

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a US military base in Alaska but yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, although both leaders described the talks as pro...

Pomp and flattery – but no Ukraine ceasefire – as Trump-Putin talks end without a deal

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin began with a warm greeting and a flyover by screaming jets at a military base in Alaska but ended with the US host conceding that they had failed to reach an agreement on how to end the fighting in Ukraine....

'Neither leader went into any detail': Trump-Putin remarks leave media in the dark

The highly anticipated joint press conference between the US and Russian presidents failed to provide any detail about their talks in Alaska, leaving journalists "totally in the dark about what happened", says FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Philip Turle....

REPLAY: Trump and Putin give joint press conference after Ukraine talks, take no questions

US President Donald Trump on Friday (August 15) hailed what he said were wide areas of agreement with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as the two leaders offered scant details on what was discussed at high-stakes talks in Alaska, while heaping praise on each other....

Watch live: Trump and Putin hold joint press conference after high-stakes talks on Ukraine

Warm greeting belies Ukraine bloodshed as Trump brings Putin in from the cold

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met for a high-stakes summit in Alaska on Friday that started with a handshake, a smile and a ride in the presidential limousine, marking an unusually warm reception for a US adversary who launched Europe's largest war since 1945...

REPLAY: The warm handshake between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin kicked off their Alaska summit with a warm handshake on Friday (August 15), greeting each other like old friends before heading into hours of discussions that could reshape the war in Ukraine and relations between Moscow and Washington....

Trump and Putin set to meet without President Zelensky present

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska today for critical talks on the war in Ukraine. Ahead of the summit, Trump alluded to a possible “swapping of territories” as part of a larger ceasefire deal, but neither Russia nor Ukraine is interested in cedi...

The Ukrainian land occupied by Russia at the heart of the Trump-Putin summit

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska today for critical talks on the war in Ukraine. Ahead of the summit, Trump alluded to a possible “swapping of territories” as part of a larger ceasefire deal, but neither Russia nor Ukraine is interested in cedi...

Trump and Putin set for high-stakes Alaska summit amid Ukraine tensions

Donald Trump is traveling to Alaska for high-stakes talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, marking their first one-on-one meeting in six years. Posting “HIGH STAKES!!!” on Truth Social, the U.S. president has amplified expectations and a sense of drama, according t...

Trump leaves on Air Force One to meet Putin for Ukraine talks in Alaska

US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday he would not be intimidated by Russia's Vladimir Putin ahead of a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine in Alaska on Friday that marks Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield gains and...

US aims, Russian demands, Ukrainian fears: what each side expects from Trump-Putin summit

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin head to Alaska with contrasting priorities on Friday as they prepare for high-stakes talks that Ukrainians fear could seal their country's fate after three-and-a-half years of devastating fighting....

Putin praises Trump’s efforts to end Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in Alaska for a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine, marking Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield gains and Kyiv warned of a “personal victor...

Trump says Putin will make deal on Ukraine as leaders prepare for Alaska meeting

According to the Russian state-owned news agency RIA, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and its ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, have arrived in Alaska for today’s high-stakes Russian-American summit. France 24’s International Affairs Editor, Oliver Farry, outlines w...

Trump, Putin to meet in Alaska for high-stakes Ukraine summit

US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in Alaska for a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine, marking Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield gains and Kyiv warned of a “personal victor...

Countdown to high-stakes Alaska summit : Trump vows not to be intimidated by Putin

US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday in Alaska for a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine, marking Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield gains and Kyiv warned of a “personal victor...

MSF: Children in Gaza facing displacement, starvation and death require 'much wider nexus of needs'

"A sense of purpose": MSF has struggled to care for children in war-torn Gaza, facing a "resource-constrained" setting, They are on the front lines each day, treating Gaza's youth suffering from immense physical and psychological trauma. These children require a 'much wider nexus of needs' as they...

Invasive species thrive as Mediterranean Sea temperature hits record high

Rising sea temperatures are fuelling the rapid “tropicalisation” of the Mediterranean, with venomous Red Sea species like lionfish disrupting ecosystems from Turkey to Malta, scientists warn....

Trump says won't be intimidated by Putin ahead of high-stakes summit

Ahead of his crucial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Zelensky on Friday, US President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that he won't let his Russian counterpart "mess around" with him over conditions for a peace deal in Ukraine, as Kyiv and its allies push for the two leaders to find a bre...

Anchorage prepares for Trump-Putin meeting

France 24 correspondent Wassim Cornet reports from Anchorage, in Alaska, where US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold a highly anticipated meeting on Friday to discuss the possibility of achieving a ceasefire in Ukraine. Although Trump reportedly promis...

Alaska Summit: Behind all of the praise, is Putin simply luring Trump in?

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised US President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine, more than three years after Moscow launched its invasion, as the two leaders prepared for a pivotal US–Russia summit in Alaska. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRA...