Alaska meeting: Donald Trump hand-delivers first lady’s letter to Vladimir Putin — here’s what it said

[ad_1] US First Lady Melania Trump wrote a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin expressing concerns over the abduction of children in Ukraine, White House officials revealed on Friday. US President Trump personally delivered the letter, authored by his Slovenian-born wife, to President Putin during their high-stakes summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, […]

Russia–US peace talks: From Bill Clinton to Joe Biden – list of presidents who met Vladimir Putin

[ad_1] Former US presidents (AP images) Vladimir Putin is no stranger to high-level talks with US presidents. Over his decades as Russia’s leader serving either as president or prime minister he has held high profile meetings with five American presidents.On Friday, he will meet Donald Trump in Alaska. This meeting is considered one of the […]

Trump: Putin won’t meet Zelenskyy as he ‘does not like him’; eyes Kim Jong Un meeting, pushes Russia-China denuclearisation talks

[ad_1] President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin is reluctant to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy simply because he “does not like him,” while also signaling a renewed […]

Emine Erdogan appeals to Melania Trump over Gaza’s children

[ad_1] Emine Erdogan and Melania Trump (File photo) Emine Erdogan, the wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has appealed to US first lady Melania Trump to advocate for children in Gaza and call on Israel to end the humanitarian crisis.The appeal comes after the US first lady’s earlier outreach to Russian President Vladimir Putin, […]

‘Ready to meet Zelenskyy’: Sergey Lavrov sets Putin okay with meeting Ukrainian President – but with this condition

[ad_1] Sergey Lavrov (ANI image) Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said that President Vladimir Putin is willing to meet Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, provided that all matters related to resolving the conflict between Moscow and Kiev are fully resolved.Speaking to RT, Lavrov stated, “The Russian president repeatedly said that he is ready to […]

‘Interesting times ahead’: After advocating peace deal, Donald Trump hints at letting Ukraine ‘fight back’; ‘not possible to win without attacking’

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Thursday departed from his earlier peace stance on the Russia-Ukraine war, hinting at allowing Ukraine to “fight back” and promising “interesting times ahead.” He noted that it was impossible to win a war against an “invader country” but refrained from directly calling Russia one.“It is very hard, if not […]

How Zelensky Made Progress With Trump

[ad_1] new video loaded: How Zelensky Made Progress With Trump By Michael Schwirtz, Claire Hogan and Nikolay Nikolov•August 19, 2025 President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had a remarkably different White House visit on Monday than the ambush he walked into six months ago. Michael Schwirtz, the global intelligence correspondent for The New York Times, explains […]

Alaska Summit: Putin’s bodyguards allegedly carried ‘poop suitcase’ for his meeting with Donald Trump – what does it mean?

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Alaska Summit (Picture credit: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bodyguards reportedly carried a special “poop suitcase” to collect his faecal waste during his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, according to reports.The unusual security measure is said to be aimed at preventing foreign powers […]

‘These people are sick!’: Donald Trump hits back at ‘fake news’ over Alaska Summit criticism; slams senator Chris Murphy

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the media and Democrats, rejecting claims that he suffered a setback after hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit on 15 August.In a series of posts on Truth Social late Sunday, Trump said: “The Fake […]

‘Game-changing’: Steve Witkoff lauds Trump for ‘successful’ Putin summit; proposes security guarantees for Ukraine

[ad_1] Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said the White House has scored important wins during Friday’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, even though President Donald Trump did not get the ceasefire he had pushed for.Witkoff told CNN on Sunday that the most significant outcome was the agreement on security guarantees for […]