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After Alaska summit Trump says “great progress” no deal yet
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After Alaska summit Trump says “great progress” no deal yet

By Kathryn Watson, Haley Ott, Stefan Becket | CBS News What to know about the Trump-Putin meeting today President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered statements in Alaska after their high-stakes meeting over ending the war in Ukraine. In brief remarks, Putin hinted at unspecified "agreements" and Mr. Trump called the meeting "extremely productive," but neither leader referenced a ceasefire in Ukraine, which Mr. Trump was aiming to secure coming into the meeting. The two leaders met alongside top aides for nearly three hours at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage after a carefully choreographed welcome that included a red carpet and military flyover. CBS News 24/7 has live coverage of the summit from Anchorage, which you can watch in the player abov...
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B-2 bomber and F-35 flyover greet Putin as Trump sets high-stakes Alaska stage
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Fox News, Approved, National

B-2 bomber and F-35 flyover greet Putin as Trump sets high-stakes Alaska stage

By Morgan Phillips | Fox News Russian president looked up as aircraft that recently struck Iranian nuclear facilities flew overhead with F-35 escorts As President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a B-2 stealth bomber soared overhead, flanked by four F-35 jets.  Putin looked up at the sky as the planes buzzed overhead while he walked alongside Trump, and then made a comment to the U.S. president.  The display was as much a symbol as it was a show of force—a pointed reminder of America’s military reach at the very moment the two leaders prepared to discuss the future of global security. The dramatic arrival underscored the high-stakes nature of the Alaska summit, the first face-to-face m...
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Moscow pours cold water on U.S.-Russia talks, says no territorial concessions in pre-negotiation positioning
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Moscow pours cold water on U.S.-Russia talks, says no territorial concessions in pre-negotiation positioning

By Oliver JJ Lane | Breitbart Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have met for talks on the future of the Ukraine war, but even before sitting down, Russia made clear it was approaching things with a hard bargaining mindset. Images of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, flanked by America’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and sitting opposite Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Putin’s advisor Yuri Ushakov have been published as talks begin on Tuesday morning. It is the first high-level talks between the U.S. and Russia since Moscow launched a second invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago. The talks are taking place at the Al Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and are being mediated by Saudi Fo...
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