News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 13: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a joint press conference at the Chancellery following a virtual meeting hosted by Merz between European leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump

Why the Trump-Putin meeting worries Europe

A Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska has been a cause of concern for European governments who saw a bad peace deal for Ukraine in the offing. Such an outcome could have negative implications for wider European security.

Analysis and Comment • 15 Aug

Russian aluminium giant Rusal swings to first-half loss

Rusal has today reported a first-half net loss, as rising costs, higher interest expenses and foreign exchange fluctuations weighed on the Russian aluminium producer's earnings.

Business • 15 Aug

Demonstrators hold signs as they rally outside the embassy of the United States of America in Warsaw, Poland

Putin-Trump summit: What each side wants

Expectations are high for the first summit between sitting US and Russian presidents in more than four years, but Moscow and Kyiv remain far apart in their visions on how to end the conflict.

Ukraine • 15 Aug

The blue domes of an orthodox church in Anchorage, Alaska

Ghosts of Russian imperialism haunt Alaska summit

From the onion domes of the Orthodox churches to the local penchant for potato dumplings, resonances of Russia's imperial past are not hard to find, writes Yvonne Murray from Anchorage in Alaska.

Analysis and Comment • 15 Aug

Trump, Putin wrap up high-stakes talks on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met face-to-face for almost three hours over Moscow's war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said, as the two world leaders sought an end to the deadliest conflict in Europe in 80 years.

Ukraine • 15 Aug

A collage of various US presidents meeting Russian leaders

Watch: Long line of historic US-Russia summits

When US President Donald Trump meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska it will be the latest in a long line of historic summits between leaders of two major world powers.

World • 15 Aug

Residents board a bus to evacuate the town of Bilozerske in eastern Ukraine

Russia in major Ukraine advance, residents told to leave

Russia is making rapid progress in its offensive in eastern Ukraine, seizing ground in a narrow but important section of the front line.

Ukraine • 13 Aug

A picture of US President Donald Trump and a seperate image of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky -

Ukraine war: Main developments since Trump's inauguration

US President Donald Trump's summit on Friday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is the latest in a series of diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine since his return to the White House

Ukraine • 13 Aug

A man in a suit and red tie speaks with the american flag behind him

Trump eyes meeting with Putin, Zelensky if talks positive

US President Donald Trump has said that if his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin goes well, he would like to have a quick second meeting with Mr Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and himself.

Ukraine • 13 Aug

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 21, 2020 shows
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Keep America Great rally in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 19, 2020.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremon

What deal might emerge from the Trump-Putin summit?

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss a possible deal to end the war in Ukraine when they meet on Friday in Alaska for a summit that is also likely to affect wider European security.

World • 12 Aug

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends the Ukrainian Youth Forum 2025: Youth Is Here! on International Youth Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 12, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

US summit a 'personal victory' for Putin, says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had scored a "personal victory" by getting invited to talks with Donald Trump on US soil, and that the meeting further delayed sanctions on Moscow.

Ukraine • 12 Aug

A damaged van is covered in the wreckage of an adjoining train station in Ukraine

Trump says Ukraine, Russia will have to cede territory

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will instantly show whether the Kremlin leader is willing to make a deal.

Ukraine • 11 Aug

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is pictured during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not in the picture) in Berlin, Germany, on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Emmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Merz assumes Zelensky will join Trump-Putin summit

Germany assumes that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend a summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next Friday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.

World • 11 Aug

illustration of the National flags of USA and Russia waving in the wind on a clear day

US-Russia summits: the highs and lows

With US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin set to meet next Friday in Alaska against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, here's a look back at previous historic encounters between the two nuclear powers

World • 09 Aug

USA, Russia and Ukraine conflict concept. Flags on cracked wall background. Stop the war

Trump-Putin: A pivotal meeting for Ukraine

US President Donald Trump confirmed late yesterday that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next week as the US strives to end the war in Ukraine.

World • 11 Aug

Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire in a house after Russian artillery shelling of the city of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine

Europe and Ukraine press US ahead of Trump-Putin talks

European officials were reported to have presented their own Ukraine peace proposals to the US as US President Donald Trump prepared for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the war.

World • 10 Aug

Both sides have confirmed preparations for a summit are underway

Putin-Trump summit: what we know so far

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, are set to hold talks in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, triggered by Russia's February 2022 invasion. Here is what we know about the summit so far:

Analysis and Comment • 08 Aug

US President Donald Trump said that Vladimir Putin, pictured, wanted to meet as soon as possible

Trump-Putin meeting to take place in Alaska on 15 August

US President Donald Trump has said that his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place on 15 August in Alaska.

Ukraine • 08 Aug

A destroyed building in Bilenke, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

Russian strikes kill two at Ukraine holiday camp

A Russian attack that set ablaze a holiday camp in central Ukraine killed two people and wounded another dozen, local authorities said.

Ukraine • 06 Aug

A compilation photo featuring US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Trump says 'good chance' of meeting with Putin 'soon'

US President Donald Trump has said there was a high probability of a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the near future

World • 07 Aug

A US nuclear submarine pictured in South Korea in 2023

Russia plays down Trump submarine order

Russia has said that everyone should be "very, very careful" about nuclear rhetoric, responding to a statement by US President Donald Trump that he had ordered a repositioning of US nuclear submarines.

World • 04 Aug

image shows a volcano erupting in Russia taking from a helicopter

Watch: Russian volcano erupts for first time in 600 years

The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Russia has erupted for the first time in 600 years.

World • 03 Aug

Can Trump's threatened tariffs make Russia end its war?

US President Donald Trump gave Russia an ultimatum to end its war in Ukraine: sign up to a ceasefire agreement by Friday or face heavy US tariffs on Russia goods. Can the threat of high tariffs make Russia end its war?

Analysis and Comment • 05 Aug

A man walks past damaged buildings after a Russian drone strike hit a market area in Druzhkivka, Ukraine

Ukraine hits military targets and pipeline in Russia

Ukraine has said it hit military targets and a gas pipeline in drone attacks in Russia, where local authorities said three people were killed and two others wounded.

Ukraine • 03 Aug

Trump moves nuclear submarines after Medvedev statements

US President Donald Trump has said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be moved to the "appropriate regions" in response to threats from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

US • 01 Aug