Vladimir Putin
Trump and Putin will meet this Friday in Alaska to try to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine
The US president has said there is a 25% chance that the meeting will not succeed, while the Kremlin has warned that no formal agreement is expected to be signed.
Trump will try to get closer to Putin in Alaska without making a firm commitment to Ukraine
Friday's meeting comes surrounded by uncertainty: Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski will not intervene and little progress is expected for a ceasefire or peace process.
European leaders call for a ceasefire for Trump as the starting point for Friday's meeting with Putin in Alaska
According to Macron, the US president has confirmed by videoconference that NATO will not be involved in Ukraine's security guarantees. Moreover, the French president has explained that Trump has assured them that only Zelensky will negotiate the territories that Ukraine is supposed to cede to Russia.
The EU has claimed Ukraine's role in the negotiations and warned Russia in a message that Hungary has not signed
"The citizens of Ukraine must be free to decide their future. The path of peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine." They warn that a ceasefire is essential for any progress.
Zelenski has said that decisions taken without regard to Kiev are "dead" by birth
Zelenski has called for his presence at the summit announced by Trump and Putin to discuss the end of the war in Ukraine, as well as European participation.
Trump and Putin will meet on August 15 in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine
It is not yet clear whether Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski will be represented in this meeting to try to reach an agreement.
Putin proposes to Trump that the United Arab Emirates host a meeting between the two leaders
On the other hand, the Russian president has been willing to meet Zelensky. "I have said many times that I have nothing against it," Putin said, adding that "certain conditions" must be created for that meeting, which, in his view, are "far from being fulfilled."
Trump said there is "a good chance" of meeting Putin and Zelensky "very soon."
In any case, the US president has ruled out "decisive progress" at the last meeting or Russia's surrender.
Washington plans to punish Moscow on Friday despite acknowledging that the meeting between Putin and Witkoff has been "fruitful"
Trump has signed an order to impose 25% tariffs on India for the purchase of Russian oil. The US president plans to meet Putin next week.
The Kremlin wants to reduce tension with the White House: "There can be no winners in a nuclear war."
Russian President Dmitri Peskov's spokesman recalled that Putin is the one who marks foreign policy and the only valid interlocutor for the US leader, with clear reference to Dmitri Medvedev.
Russia and Ukraine will meet in Istanbul to advance negotiations to promote dialogue
In Ukraine, the first street protests against President Zelensky have begun since the start of the Russian invasion of a law that threatens the independence of anti-corruption agencies.
Putin's alternatives to US warning
Vladimir Putin will face the deadline set by Donald Trump to reach an agreement with Ukraine to end the war. If no concrete progress towards peace is made in 50 days, the White House will respond.
The BRICS countries will meet on Sunday under threat of Trump tariffs
The BRICS countries will meet on Sunday under threat of Trump tariffs
New telephone conversation between Putin and Trump today to discuss the conflict in Ukraine
The conversation between the two leaders comes after Washington has halted the shipment of certain weapons to Ukraine, a move that has raised doubts in Kiev, but Moscow has applauded the decision, implying that it could support peace.
Iran responds to Israel's attack by launching dozens of missiles, some of which have fallen in Tel Aviv
Israel's bombing of Iran has killed 70 people and injured more than 300. Iran's Armed Forces have assured Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, that they will "sink the vile Zionist regime into disgrace."