U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart have arrived in Alaska for his high-stakes summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin after saying he wants to see a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine "today."
The meeting originally slated to be a one on one between the Russian and American Presidents have expanded to include two other diplomats from each side.
On the American side, Secretary of state, Marco Rubio and Washington envoy, Steve Witkoff will be joining Trump in the meeting.
While Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and foreign policu adviser Yuri Ushakov will sit in with President Putin.
In the back drop of this European leaders share cautious optimism on the outcome of the critical peace talks.
This comes after a joint call on Wednesday with Donald Trump where they stressed that Ukraine's borders must not be "forcefully changed" after President Zelenskyy was seemingly sidelined from the summit.
Trump’s mention of “land swapping” days before the summit sparked protests from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Leaders who insist that Ukraine's territorial integrity must be upheld.
While boarding Air Force one, President Trump allayed any fears of making a deal that would give Russia control of up to 22% of Ukraine saying “I'm not here to negotiate for Ukraine, I'm here to get them at a table.”
What's at stake?
While discussions today focus broadly on terms to end the war in Ukraine, Kyiv is keen on regaining control of its cities currently occupied by Russia.
President Putin however insists on “international legal recognition” of Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and its 2022 annexation of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Other demands include:
- Ukraine's formal renunciation of its intention to join NATO.
- Ukraine's formal withdrawal from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
- The lifting of western sanctions against Russia.
Russian Foreign Ministry's deputy spokesperson, Alexei Fadeev, reiterated that his country's demands have not changed.
"Russia's position remains unchanged, and it was voiced in this very hall just over a year ago, on June 14, 2024," he said
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not negotiate on Ukraine’s behalf during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, stressing that Kyiv must decide whether to pursue any territorial swaps with Moscow.
Donald Trump travelled to Alaska on Friday for what he described as a “high-stakes” summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin, aimed at securing a ceasefire in Ukraine and ending the deadliest conflict in Europe since the Second World War.
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