President Trump, Russia's Putin to meet
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting today at a U.S. military base in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.
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What to expect from Trump-Putin summit
President Trump's high-stakes meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin is now one day away. Friday, Mr. Trump will travel to Anchorage, Alaska, where he will have his first face-to-face meeting with Putin since the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019. The war in Ukraine is at the top of the agenda. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Trump: Putin and Zelenskyy will make peace
Speaking in the Oval Office on Thursday, President Trump sounded optimistic about his upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports from Anchorage.
Trump-Putin summit preparations ongoing
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More details about Trump-Putin meeting
Russia shared more details about Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming meeting with President Trump in Alaska. CBS News' Nancy Cordes has the latest.
Zelenskyy warns Trump ahead of Putin meeting
President Trump had a virtual call Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European allies ahead of Mr. Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska. After the call, Zelenskyy said he told Mr. Trump that "Putin is bluffing" and that he "is trying to apply pressure before the meeting in Alaska along all parts of the Ukrainian front."
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Major flooding threat from Alaska melting glacier
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Trump and Putin to meet with Ukraine war on agenda
President Trump raised the stakes for his face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning there will be "very severe consequences" if Putin doesn't agree at their meeting in Alaska to end the war with Ukraine. At the same time, Mr. Trump tried to lower expectations. Ed O'Keefe has details.
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What's on the table for Trump-Putin meeting
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet Friday in Anchorage to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, as fighting continues and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns against possible land swaps. Ambassador Wendy Sherman, who served three presidents and was deputy secretary of state under former President Joe Biden, joins "CBS Mornings Plus" with her insights on negotiating with Putin.
White House previews Trump-Putin summit
The White House is now describing Friday's planned summit in Anchorage, Alaska, between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "listening exercise." CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
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Trump sets expectations for Putin meeting
President Trump said Monday that his planned meeting iwith Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday will be to "feel out" the leader as pressure mounts for Russia and Ukraine to make a peace deal. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has the latest.
Trump says Putin summit is "feel out meeting"
President Trump says Friday's summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska is a "feel out meeting" to see if the Russian president is ready to make a peace deal with Ukraine. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
Trump to meet with Putin in Alaska
President Trump is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska as global pressure mounts for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. CBS News' Taurean Small and Ramy Inocencio have the latest.
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Trump to meet with Putin in Alaska
President Trump said he plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday with the intention of ending the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine. It would be the first in-person meeting between Putin and a U.S. president since before the start of the conflict.
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Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska next week, Trump says
It would be the first face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and an American leader since former President Joe Biden met with Putin in June 2021.
What to know about Trump's summit with Putin
President Trump announced Friday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, takes a close look at whether the meeting could mark a step towards ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
Trump, Putin to hold meeting in Alaska next week
President Trump announced Friday that he will hold a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska. The summit comes as Russia has been pushing to keep all the Ukrainian territory it gained from its invasion. Nancy Cordes and Margaret Brennan have the latest.
Trump says he and Putin will meet in Alaska
President Trump confirmed a scoop by CBS News that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet next Friday in Alaska. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more details.
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