War Archive 2022 02/24 Monitoring Russian and Ukraine War.

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Putin, Trump to discuss 'huge' economic potential as well as Ukraine war, Kremlin says

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will discuss the "huge untapped potential" for Russia-US economic ties as well as the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine when they meet in Alaska on Friday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said. Ushakov told reporters that the summit would start at 1930 GM

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Putin, Trump to discuss 'huge' economic potential as well as Ukraine war, Kremlin says

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Published :
Aug 14, 2025 16:58
Updated :
Aug 14, 2025 16:58

US President Donald Trump meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. Photo : REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will discuss the "huge untapped potential" for Russia-US economic ties as well as the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine when they meet in Alaska on Friday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.

Ushakov told reporters that the summit would start at 1930 GMT, with the two leaders meeting one-on-one, accompanied only by translators.

He said delegations from the two countries would then meet and have a working lunch, and the presidents would give a joint news conference.

Trump and Putin agreed last week to hold the meeting - the first summit between their countries since Putin met Joe Biden in June 2021 - as the US president presses for an end to the 3-1/2-year-old war in Ukraine.

Ushakov said it was "obvious to everyone" that Ukraine would be the focus of the meeting, but broader security and international issues would also be discussed.

He added: "An exchange of views is expected on further developing bilateral cooperation, including in the trade and economic sphere. I would like to note that this cooperation has huge, and unfortunately hitherto untapped, potential."

Ushakov, who is Putin's foreign policy adviser, said the other members of the Russian delegation would be Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation.​

 

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Russia, Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each on Thursday, both sides said, the latest in a series of swaps that has seen hundreds of POWs released so far this year.

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Russia, Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each
AFP Moscow
Published: 14 Aug 2025, 20: 03

In this handout photograph taken and released by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on 14 August, 2025, Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), wrapped with Ukrainian national flags, pose for a photo following an exchange at an undisclosed location, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. AFP

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each on Thursday, both sides said, the latest in a series of swaps that has seen hundreds of POWs released so far this year.

This latest one came on the eve of a high-level summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday.

The Russian defence ministry said on Telegram that the United Arab Emirates had mediated the exchange and that the released Russian personnel were receiving "psychological and medical assistance".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media that among the exchanged prisoners were "both military personnel and civilians," some of whom had been "held by the Russians since 2014, 2016, and 2017".

He said "defenders of Mariupol" were also part of the swap, referring to a Ukrainian port city that fell to Russian forces in 2022 following a nearly three-month siege.

Zelensky shared pictures of Ukrainian soldiers, smiling and draped in blue-and-yellow national flags. He said "there will be more exchanges" of prisoners.

Large-scale prisoner exchanges were the only tangible result of three rounds of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul between May and July.

In their latest round of talks last month, Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,200 prisoners of war each.

A Russian negotiator said that Moscow had also offered to hand Kyiv the bodies of 3,000 killed soldiers.​

 

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Zelensky, Trump meet at White House for high-stakes Ukraine meeting

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would "help out" Europe in providing security for Ukraine as part of any deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine, as he and President Volodymyr Zelensky began a hastily arranged White House meeting to discuss a path to peace. Speaking to

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Zelensky, Trump meet at White House for high-stakes Ukraine meeting

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Aug 19, 2025 01:00
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Aug 19, 2025 01:00

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky laugh as they meet at the Oval Office of the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, DC, US, Aug 18, 2025. Photo : REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would "help out" Europe in providing security for Ukraine as part of any deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine, as he and President Volodymyr Zelensky began a hastily arranged White House meeting to discuss a path to peace.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office with Zelensky seated beside him, Trump also expressed hope that Monday's summit could eventually lead to a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that he believes Putin wants the war to end.

Zelensky and a group of European leaders arrived in Washington facing increased pressure from Trump to reach a resolution to end the war on terms more favorable to Moscow, after Trump and Putin met in Alaska on Friday for nearly three hours.

"We need to stop this war, to stop Russia and we need support - American and European partners," Zelensky told reporters.

Trump greeted Zelenskiy outside the White House, shaking his hand and expressing delight at Zelensky's black suit, a departure from his typical military clothes. When a reporter asked Trump what his message was to the people of Ukraine, he said twice, "We love them."

Zelensky thanked him, and Trump put his hand on Zelensky's back in a show of affection before the two men went inside to the Oval Office, where their last meeting in February ended in disaster after Trump dressed Zelenskiy down in front of television cameras.

This time, the leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO joined Zelensky to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and push for strong security guarantees in any post-war settlement.

Trump is pressing for a quick end to Europe's deadliest war in 80 years, and Kyiv and its allies worry he could seek to force an agreement on Russia's terms after the president on Friday in Alaska rolled out the red carpet - literally - for Putin, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for war crimes.

The European leaders will meet with Trump afterwards in the White House's East Room at 3pm EDT (1900 GMT), according to the White House. Such a high-level gathering at the White House on such short notice appears to be unprecedented in recent times.

Russian attacks overnight on Ukrainian cities killed at least 10 people, in what Zelenskiy called a "cynical" effort to undermine talks.

Trump has rejected accusations that the Alaska summit had been a win for Putin, who has faced diplomatic isolation since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

"I know exactly what I'm doing, and I don't need the advice of people who have been working on all of these conflicts for years, and were never able to do a thing to stop them," Trump wrote on social media.

Trump's team has said there will have to be compromises on both sides to end the conflict. But the president himself has put the burden on Zelensky to end the war, saying Ukraine should give up hopes of getting back Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, or of joining the NATO military alliance.

Zelensky "can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight," Trump said on social media.

PUTIN'S PROPOSALS

Zelensky has already all but rejected the outline of Putin's proposals from the Alaska meeting. Those include handing over the remaining quarter of its eastern Donetsk region, which is largely controlled by Russia. Ukrainian forces are deeply dug into the region, whose towns and hills serve as a crucial defensive zone to stymie Russian attacks.

Any concession of Ukrainian territory would have to be approved by a referendum.

Zelensky is also seeking an immediate ceasefire to conduct deeper peace talks, a position that his European allies have also backed. Trump previously favored that idea but reversed course after the summit with Putin, instead indicating support for Russia's preference to negotiate a comprehensive deal while fighting rumbles on.

Ukraine and its allies have taken heart from some developments, including Trump's apparent willingness to provide post-settlement security guarantees for Ukraine. A German government spokesperson said on Monday that European leaders would seek more details on that in the talks in Washington.

The war, which began with a full-scale invasion by Russia in Feb 2022, has killed or wounded more than a million people from both sides, including thousands of mostly Ukrainian civilians, according to analysts, and destroyed wide swaths of the country.

Russia has been slowly grinding forward on the battlefield, pressing its advantages in men and firepower. Putin says he is ready to continue fighting until his military objectives are achieved.

Officials in Ukraine said a drone attack on a residential complex in the northern city of Kharkiv killed at least seven people, including a toddler and her 16-year-old brother. Strikes in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia killed three people, they said.

Russia says it does not deliberately target civilians, and the Defense Ministry's daily report did not refer to any strike on Kharkiv.

Local resident Olena Yakusheva said the attack hit an apartment block that was home to many families. "There are no offices here or anything else, we lived here peacefully in our homes," she said.

Ukraine's military said on Monday that its drones had struck an oil pumping station in Russia's Tambov region, leading to the suspension of supplies via the Druzhba pipeline.​

 

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Trump tells Ukraine to give up on NATO, Crimea, ahead of Zelenskiy meeting

US President Donald Trump told Ukraine to give up hopes of getting back annexed Crimea or joining NATO as he is hosting President Zelenskiy in Washington

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Trump tells Ukraine to give up on NATO, Crimea, ahead of Zelenskiy meeting
Reuters Kyiv
Updated: 18 Aug 2025, 18: 01

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump AFP file photo

US President Donald Trump told Ukraine to give up hopes of getting back annexed Crimea or joining NATO as he prepared to host President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders in Washington on Monday to press Kyiv into accepting a peace deal with Russia.

After rolling out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Trump is leaning on Ukraine to accept a deal to end Europe's deadliest war in 80 years, which has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.

Trump will meet first Zelenskiy and then the leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO, the White House said. The European leaders are flying to Washington to show solidarity with Ukraine and to press for strong security guarantees in any post-war settlement.

Trump's team stressed on Sunday that there had to be compromises on both sides. But Trump put the burden on Zelenskiy to end the war that Russia began with its full-scale invasion in February 2022. That, along with his comments on NATO and Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014 during Barack Obama's presidency, suggested he would press Zelenskiy hard at Monday's meeting.

Zelenskiy "can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight," Trump said on Truth Social. "Remember how it started. No getting back Obama given Crimea (12 years ago, without a shot being fired!), and NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE."

Ukraine and its allies have long feared that Trump could press an agreement favourable to Moscow. However they have taken heart from some developments, including Trump's apparent willingness to provide post-settlement security guarantees for Ukraine.

However, Zelenskiy has already all but rejected the outline of Putin's proposals from the Alaska meeting, including for Ukraine to give up the rest of its eastern Donetsk region, of which it currently controls a quarter.

Zelenskiy is also seeking an immediate ceasefire to conduct deeper peace talks. Trump previously backed that but reversed course after the summit with Putin and indicated support for Russia's favoured approach of negotiating a comprehensive deal while fighting rumbles on.

Trump will meet first with Zelenskiy at 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 GMT) in the Oval Office and then with all the European leaders together in the White House's East Room at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT), the White House said.

The Ukrainian president, seeking to avoid a repeat of the bad-tempered Oval Office meeting he had with Trump in February, said after arriving in Washington late on Sunday he was grateful to Trump for the invitation.

"We all equally want to end this war swiftly and reliably," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app. "Russia must end this war — the war it started. And I hope that our shared strength with America and with our European friends will compel Russia to real peace."

Russia launched missiles and drones in overnight attacks that included strikes on Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv, near the Russian border, which killed seven people, including two children, officials said.

"They hit an ordinary apartment block, many flats, many families were living here, small children, children's playground, residential compound, there are no offices here or anything else, we lived here peacefully in our homes," said Olena Yakusheva, a local resident, as firefighters battled a blaze in the building and rescue workers dug in the rubble.

On the battlefield Russia has been slowly grinding forward, pressing home its advantages in men and firepower. Putin says he is ready to continue fighting until his military objectives are achieved.

Russian peace proposal

The outline of Putin's proposals, reported by Reuters earlier, appears impossible for Zelenskiy to accept. Ukrainian forces are deeply dug into the Donetsk region, whose towns and hills serve as a crucial defensive zone to stymie Russian attacks.

Concerned that they would be shut out of the conversation after a summit with Putin to which they were not invited, European leaders held a call with Zelenskiy on Sunday to align on a common strategy for the meetings with Trump.

"It's important for the Europeans to be there: (Trump) respects them, he behaves differently in their presence," Oleksandr Merezhko, a Ukrainian lawmaker from Zelenskiy's ruling party, told Reuters.

"D-Day at the White House" said Britain's Daily Mail, while the Daily Mirror said "Europe takes a stand" in its front page headline. Germany's Die Welt called it the "moment of truth" for the U.S. president.

"It is probably not an exaggeration to say the whole world is looking to Washington," Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said at a press briefing.

Relations between Kyiv and Washington, once extremely close, have been rocky since Trump returned to the White House in January.

However, Ukraine's pressing need for U.S. weapons and intelligence sharing, some of which have no viable alternative, has forced Zelenskiy and his allies to work with Trump.​

 

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Trump says it’s possible that Putin doesn’t want to make a deal on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he hoped Russian President Vladimir Putin would move forward toward ending the war in Ukraine, but conceded that it was possible the Russian leader did not want to make a deal. “I don’t think it’s going to be a problem, to be honest with

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Trump says it’s possible that Putin doesn’t want to make a deal on Ukraine

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Published :
Aug 19, 2025 19:06
Updated :
Aug 19, 2025 19:06

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he hoped Russian President Vladimir Putin would move forward toward ending the war in Ukraine, but conceded that it was possible the Russian leader did not want to make a deal.

“I don’t think it’s going to be a problem, to be honest with you. I think Putin is tired of it. I think they’re all tired of it, but you never know,” Trump said in an interview with the Fox News “Fox & Friends” program.

“We’re going to find out about President Putin in the next couple of weeks ... It’s possible that he doesn’t want to make a deal,” Trump said, adding that Putin faced a “rough situation” if that was not the case.​

 

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Zelensky ready for meeting with Putin to end war

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he was willing to meet directly with his Russian counterpart to end the war.

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Zelensky ready for meeting with Putin to end war
Peace deal must ensure security: Russia
Agence France-Presse . Washington 20 August, 2025, 00:30

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he was willing to meet directly with his Russian counterpart to end the war.

Speaking to reporters after talks with US president Donald Trump and several European leaders at the White House, Zelensky said he was ready for what would be his first face-to-face with Vladimir Putin since Moscow’s invasion nearly three and a half years ago.

‘I confirmed — and all European leaders supported me — that we are ready for a bilateral meeting with Putin,’ Zelensky said following the summit.

Russia said that any deal on Ukraine should ensure its own security and that of Russians in Ukraine.

Hopes of a breakthrough rose when the Ukrainian president and European leaders met in Washington with Trump, who said he had also spoken by phone with his Russian counterpart.

But Russia warned that any solution of the war in Ukraine must respect ‘Russia’s security interests’, with its foreign minister Sergei Lavrov adding that any meeting between the leaders ‘must be prepared very thoroughly’.

Face-to-face talks between Zelensky and Putin would be their first since Russia’s brutal invasion three-and-a-half years ago.

The Ukraine war, which has killed tens of thousands of people, has ground to a virtual stalemate despite a few recent Russian advances, defying Trump’s push to end it.

Lavrov told state TV channel Rossiya 24 that any deal to end the conflict must ensure the rights of ‘Russian-speaking people who live in Ukraine.’

His comments came as France and Britain were co-hosting a virtual meeting of about 30 of Kyiv’s allies known as the ‘coalition of the willing’ to ‘keep them up to date on what was decided’, president Emmanuel Macron told French news channel LCI.

He added that work on setting the peace talks will start after that, hinting at Geneva as a possible location.

Macron also voiced wider European concern about Moscow’s territorial ambitions, after suggestions Ukraine could be forced to concede parts of the embattled Donbas region still under its control.

On the streets of Kyiv, there was scepticism about whether the latest talks can end the grinding conflict.

‘The main problem is Putin himself doesn’t want it,’ Anton, 32, who works in a warehouse, said.

‘They can meet as many times as they want but Putin doesn’t need it and Donald Trump doesn’t really know what to do.’

But in Moscow, some people were more hopeful. ‘I hope we can agree on mutually beneficial terms,’ said Vyacheslav, 23, who works for the government.

He added that it would have been better if the meeting between the presidents happened ‘at the very beginning.’

Trump, who last week held talks with Putin in Alaska, wrote on his Truth Social network after Monday’s meetings that he called Putin to start planning peace talks with Zelensky.

A three-way summit with both leaders would then be held, he added.

German chancellor Friedrich Merz, who was part of the European delegation, said Putin had agreed to the bilateral meeting within the next two weeks.

Zelensky said he was ‘ready’ to meet his bitter foe Putin and on Tuesday hailed the Washington talks as a ‘truly significant step toward ending the war and ensuring the security of Ukraine and our people’.

In Moscow, where a Kremlin aide said that Putin was open to the ‘idea’ of direct talks with Ukraine, Lavrov said the United States had now taken ‘a much deeper approach to resolving the crisis’.

Trump’s summit with Putin last Friday failed to produce a ceasefire and, just before Monday’s talks, a Russian drone strike on an apartment block in Kharkiv killed seven, including two children.

Zelensky rushed to the White House to meet with Trump after the US president increasingly pushed the Ukrainian leader to make concessions to Russia.

Trump meanwhile said he had discussed security guarantees for Ukraine and that Putin had agreed to them, despite ruling out Kyiv’s long-held dream of joining the NATO alliance.

The guarantees ‘would be provided by the various European Countries, with a coordination with the United States of America’, he said.

The Financial Times said Ukraine had undertaken to buy $100 billion of US weapons financed by Europe in return for US guarantees for its security.

Zelensky later spoke to reporters about a $90-billion package, and said Ukraine and its allies would formalise the terms of the security guarantees within 10 days.

The presence of the European leaders however also underscored continuing nervousness about whether Trump will pivot towards Putin as he has on a number of occasions.

Trump had pushed Ukraine ahead of the meeting to give up Crimea and abandon its goal of joining NATO — both key demands made by Putin.​

 

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