Trump Putin Ukraine Talks Alaska – BBC News
President Trump believes Russia and Ukraine could make peace as a result of talks with Vladimir Putin on Friday, but has acknowledged that his efforts could end in failure.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to a summit in the US state of Alaska on Friday with contrasting priorities as they prepare for talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Mr Trump has said the plan was to “set the table” for a more important second meeting involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Also: AI designs antibiotics for gonorrhoea and MRSA superbugs, and German states debate who invented Bratwurst sausages.
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