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<\/a>Donald Trump<\/a> has said he will meet with Russian president<\/a> Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine<\/a>.
Putin is expected to use the summit to set out Russia’s demands for a ceasefire deal<\/a>, including Ukraine giving up two eastern regions<\/a> and its sovereignty of Crimea.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, Mr Trump admitted any peace deal may involve<\/a> \u201csome swapping of territories\u201d.
Reacting to the announcement Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would \u201cnot give their land to occupiers.\u201d
Foreign Secretary David Lammy and US vice president JD Vance are hosting a meeting of national security advisers from Europe, Ukraine and the United States today. A Downing Street spokesperson said the meeting would be a “vital forum to discuss progress towards securing a just and lasting peace”.
Donald Trump<\/u><\/a> understands symbolism and imperial delusions, so Alaska<\/u><\/a> is a fitting location<\/u><\/a> for his meeting with Vladimir Putin<\/u><\/a> on Friday. The US president will know that in Putin\u2019s eyes, Alaska ought to be Russian territory, sold in a moment of weakness by Alexander II.
Just as, in Mr Trump\u2019s mind, Canada<\/u><\/a> and Greenland<\/u><\/a> ought to be part of the United States.
The theatre of the summit, then, is all set. But some of the cast will be missing<\/u><\/a>. By agreeing to a meeting of just the two of them, Mr Trump appears to be convening a conspiracy to carve up Ukraine in the absence of its leader, Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post on X that the future of Ukraine cannot be decided without the Ukrainians.
The French President said in a social media post on X this afternoon: \u201cUkraine\u2019s future cannot be decided without the Ukrainians, who have been fighting for their freedom and security for over three years now.\u201d
It comes as US president Donald Trump said he will meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
The deal is expected to involve land concessions, which Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky rejected earlier today.
\u201c I am grateful for the support. We exchanged views on the diplomatic situation,\u201d Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X following talks with France’s President Macron
The UK is set to host key National Security Advisors, including from the US, Ukraine and European partners today.
The summit will be hosted by Foreign Secretary David Lammy and US vice president JD Vance.
The meeting will take place at Chevening, the foreign secretary’s official country residence in Kent, where Vance and his family are currently staying.
The meeting appears to have been called at the request of the US.
They will discuss next steps on Trump’s push for peace in Ukraine, including how allies can support a just and lasting peace.
It comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on \u201cdecisions that can work\u201d.
A Downing Street spokesperson said: \u201cThey agreed this would be a vital forum to discuss progress towards securing a just and lasting peace.\u201d
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky also spoke with the president of Finland, Alexander Stubb.
Zelensky says “we must act wisely and in coordination” to respond to “Russia’s intention to prolong the war and seize territorial spoils”.
Tatiana Stanovaya, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, described the current peace push as “the first more or less realistic attempt to stop the war”.
“At the same time, I remain extremely sceptical about the implementation of the agreements, even if a truce is reached for a while.
\u201cAnd there is virtually no doubt that the new commitments could be devastating for Ukraine,” she said.
It comes as Donald Trump has said he will meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine.
Russian Ministry of Defence says it has shot down 27 Ukrainian drones today.
It claims the attacks took place between midday local time to 3.30pm.
It added that one of the drones was flying towards Moscow and it was shot down in the regions of Bryansk, Kaluga, Krasnodar Krai and Ryazan, Sky news reported.
A mother of a soldier from Ukraine’s city Kremenchuk who died said:”No soldier will agree to surrender territory or withdraw troops from Ukrainian territory.\u201d
Olesia Petrytska, 51, spoke with Reuters news agency at a memorial to fallen soldiers on Kyiv’s Independence Square.
Referring to the Ukrainian flags behind her, which had different soldiers printed on them, she added: \u201cI think all these flags were not installed here in vain. They symbolise the lives given for Ukrainian land and for every family.\u201d
It comes as US President Donald Trump suggested a peace deal may involve \u201csome swapping of territories\u201d.
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