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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born October 7, 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as the President of Russia since 2012, after previously holding the office
...Read more- First Trump-Putin meeting since 2018: Why Alaska summit could be a gamechanger for India | Explained
As India celebrates its Independence Day, the summit in America’s “Last Frontier State” could have far-reaching consequences for New Delhi’s diplomacy, economy, and strategic balance.
- Putin praises Trump's efforts to end Ukraine war ahead of summit in Alaska
In Washington, Trump said there was a 25 per cent chance that the summit would fail, but he also floated the idea that, if the meeting succeeds, he could bring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Alaska for a subsequent, three-way meeting.
- Trump hosts Putin in Alaska: Historic land once claimed by Russia becomes stage for high-stakes summit
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet at Elmendorf Air Force Base, which goes by the motto "Top Cover for North America."
- Trump says 25% chance Alaska meeting with Putin could fail, plays down breakthrough hopes from Friday summit
Trump said any deal on ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine would come at a second, three-way meeting involving Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
- From 'I get along with him great' to 'Vladimir, STOP': How Trump's tone on Putin soured over time
As the months have passed without the peace deal Trump said would be done in 24 hours after taking office, his tone on Putin has turned sour.
- Bessent says tariffs on India could go up if Trump-Putin talks in Alaska fail
More significantly, Bessent wants the European bloc to join the US on these sanctions
- Trump warns Putin of 'severe consequences' if Russia doesn't stop war with Ukraine after Alaska summit
Answering a reporter's question at the Kennedy Centre on Wednesday, Trump stated that Russia will face actions if it does not agree for a halt to the war after his meeting with Putin in Alaska.
- Trump, Putin to meet for first time in 5 years: Why talks are happening in Alaska, not Washington or Moscow
Anchorage’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, formed by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson, is home to advanced fighter jets like the F-22 Raptor and is a longstanding Cold War–era strategic US defence installation.
- Trump says he wants three-way meeting with Putin, Zelensky if Alaska summit 'goes okay'
Trump is due to sit down with Putin in Anchorage on Friday, the first meeting between the Russian leader and a sitting US president since 2021.
- 'Putin cannot fool anyone': Zelensky calls for ceasefire or tougher sanctions on Russia ahead of Alaska summit
Trump will speak to his Russian counterpart about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, the two presidents' first standalone summit since a 2018 meeting in Helsinki.
- Zelensky may be open to recognising Russian-held territory: What’s on the table and the price for peace
The development comes shortly after Zelensky rejected any agreement between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukraine’s future without Kyiv’s presence and approval.
- European leaders plan talks with Trump and Zelensky ahead of US President's meeting with Putin
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited the French, British and other European leaders and the EU and NATO chiefs to the virtual talks.
- 'I'm going to Russia on Friday': Did Trump confuse Russia with Alaska ahead of Putin meeting? | WATCH
Trump is set to meet with Putin in Alaska on Friday to discuss bringing an end to the war in Ukraine that Russia initiated when it struck Ukraine in February of 2022.
- How a secret prisoner swap almost reshaped US-Russia diplomacy — and why it collapsed
Months of backchannel negotiations to exchange political prisoners, jailed Americans, and Russian spies were on the brink of success. Then Moscow announced Alexei Navalny was dead
- NSA Ajit Doval meets Vladimir Putin as Donald Trump imposes tariffs on India over Russian oil | Watch
Ajit Doval's visit commenced on a day when US President Donald Trump issued an executive order slapping an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods as a penalty for buying Russian oil, doubling it to 50 per cent
- DII see highest buying since April 2025, pick up shares worth Rs 10,864 crore on August 7
For the year so far, FIIs have been net sellers of equities worth Rs 1.78 lakh crore and DIIs were net buyers worth Rs 4.37 lakh crore.
- Vladimir Putin says United Arab Emirates possible site for meeting with Donald Trump
If it takes place, the meeting would mark the first between the leaders of the two nations since 2021, when Putin met then-U.S. President Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland
- Putin's India visit may focus on RIC troika revival: How Trump's trade war is nudging Delhi closer to Moscow, Beijing
Vladimir Putin's proposed visit comes amid Donald Trump imposing 50 per cent tariffs on Indian imports, citing New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil.
- Just days after a nuclear warning, Donald Trump says he is likely to meet Vladimir Putin 'very soon'
Trump, who had boasted he could end the conflict within 24 hours of taking office, has given Russia until Friday to make progress towards peace or face new penalties.
- Putin may offer 'empty' ceasefire to placate Trump, avoid sanctions: A tactical move to buy time?
This “air truce” would be presented as a goodwill gesture ahead of a ceasefire deadline set by Trump, but it would not cover ground offensives or other key domains of the ongoing war.
