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

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

US President Donald Trump on Friday 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....

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, 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....

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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...

Putin hails Trump’s "energetic and sincere" efforts to end Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on August 14 that the United States was making "sincere efforts" to halt the war in Ukraine and suggested Moscow and Washington could agree a nuclear arms deal as part of a wider effort to strengthen peace. France 24's Philip Turle tells us more....

Russia, Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each on the eve of Trump-Putin summit

Russia and Ukraine swapped 84 prisoners each on Thursday, a day before President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump meet in Alaska for a high-level summit. Kyiv said the freed Ukrainians included long-held captives and "defenders of Mariupol" – a Ukrainian port city that fell to...

Trump-Putin summit: Ukraine's European allies discuss ceasefire conditions

European allies of Ukraine held a joint call to discuss the conditions of an eventual ceasefire in Ukraine ahead of US President Donald Trump's upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky told Trump he would not accept territory "swaps" with Russia, w...

Zelensky meets with UK's Starmer ahead of high-stakes Trump-Putin summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London Thursday ahead of Friday's Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The two leaders said that the upcoming talks "present a viable chance to make progress...

Ukraine's allies signal hope for Trump-Putin talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived for talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on August 14 ahead of a key US-Russia summit in Alaska....

Russia partially restricts WhatsApp and Telegram calls to 'combat criminals'

In what it called an effort to "combat criminals," Russia said Wednesday it would restrict calls on the popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram, platforms a watchdog says are used for fraud, extortion, and that involve Russian citizens in "terrorist activities."...

Israel military says approved plan for new Gaza offensive

The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had approved the framework for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip. The approval for the expanded offensive comes days after Israel's security cabinet called for the seizure of Gaza's largest city, following 22 months of war that have created dire humanitaria...

Ukraine will be in 'a situation similar to that of Germany in the Cold War' after ceasefire

Speaking to FRANCE 24, Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the University College Dublin Clinton Institute, says that following a ceasefire, Ukraine may find itself in the same position as Germany during the Cold War, enjoying the continued support of the West and integration in Eur...

Mermaid’s tears: How tiny plastic pellets are flooding the environment

Lentil-sized and toxic, industrial plastic pellets known as "nurdles" – or "mermaid's tears" – are the second-largest source of microplastic pollution worldwide, with hundreds of thousands of tonnes leaked into the environment each year. As UN negotiations on curbing plastic pollution in Gen...

'Wariness' in Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks in Alaska

Ukrainians are wary about Friday's talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, says France 24's Emmanuelle Chaze, reporting from Kyiv. Ukrainians have been seeking security guarantees in case of a ceasefire, but they are keenly aware that Russia has violated...

Europe's leaders, Zelensky to hold online talks with Trump ahead of US-Russia meeting

European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will hold online talks with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to underline Ukraine’s right to maintain its internationally recognised borders ahead of Trump’s meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. EU leaders...

Russia makes biggest 24-hour advance in eastern Ukraine ahead of Alaska summit

The Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine made major advances Wednesday as European leaders held online talks with US President Donald Trump ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Just days ahead of the Alaska summit, Russia made its biggest 24-hour advance into Ukraine in over...

'A disaster': Russia’s Africa Corps suffers its first defeat in Mali

At least three Russian fighters died when a convoy of the Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps was caught in a jihadist ambush on August 1 near Ténenkou in the Mopti region of Mali. Members of the jihadist group JNIM filmed grisly footage of the dead Africa Corps combatants. They are the first...