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Jimmy Fallon Says Trump will Know in Two Minutes if a Deal Is Good with Putin Because Stormy Daniels Says ‘Two Minutes Is Plenty’
Breitbart
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August 13, 2025
Late-night talk show host Jimmy Fallon said President Donald Trump will know in two minutes if a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin is possible, “because according to Stormy Daniels, two minutes is plenty.” “The White House said that...
Trump Warns of ‘Very Severe Consequences’ If Putin Refuses to End Ukraine War After Alaska Summit
The Epoch Times
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August 13, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Aug. 13, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian...
Trump Suggested A Meeting Between Putin And Zelensky Right After Alaska
Charter 97
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5 Donald Trump Photo: Getty Images The US president warned that if he "doesn't get the answers he wants," there will be no second meeting. US President Donald Trump has said he would like a trilateral summit - between him, Putin and Ukrainian...
Trump and Putin to Meet in Alaska Amid Long, Complex History with Russia
[your]NEWS
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August 13, 2025
By Emmanuel Ogbonna U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska on Friday, marking another chapter in the state’s centuries-old ties—and tensions—with Russia. This will be Putin’s first visit to the...
Ukraine president pushes for seat at table ahead of Trump-Putin summit
KTVF - Alaska
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August 13, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In a video conference call based out of Munich, Germany, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told President Donald Trump not to capitulate to Russia’s demands, according to NBC News. “I would rate it a 10 ... very...
Debriefing the Trump-Putin Summit
Foreign Policy
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Will the highly anticipated meeting in Alaska alter the trajectory of the war in Ukraine? Or is it just pageantry? As news emerges from the summit, and as Kyiv, Brussels, and other interested parties react, FP’s Ravi Agrawal will chat with a...
Trump told Zelenskyy and allies he won't discuss territory divisions with Putin, sources say
NBC News
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August 13, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told European leaders during a call on Wednesday that he does not intend to discuss any possible divisions of territory when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this week, according to two...
Trump warns of ‘very severe consequences’ if Putin rejects Ukraine ceasefire at Alaska summit
The Hindu Business Line
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August 13, 2025
US President Donald Trump warned of “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire during their Friday summit in Alaska. | Photo Credit: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday there will be...
Putin is set to meet Trump in Alaska. His Putin been to U.S. before?
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
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President Donald Trump is set to meet with Russia's president Vladimir Putin in a military base in Anchorage, Alaska. The heads of state are set to meet on Friday, Aug. 15 to discuss the war in Ukraine, the White House announced. This meeting will...
In Alaska, is Putin offering Trump peace or a trap?: ANALYSIS
ABC News - New York
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August 13, 2025
LONDON -- Could President Donald Trump's summit this Friday in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin bring a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine? Right now, most observers have far more doubts than hopes. What's clear is the meeting could be a...
Modi, Trump And Putin: Will Power Huddles In Next Few Weeks Reshape Geopolitics?
The Times of India
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August 13, 2025
Could the next few weeks reshape global geopolitics? Reports suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month. PM Modi is most certainly...
'Putin is bluffing': Zelenskyy says Putin doesn't want peace
Oceana's Herald-Journal - Michigan
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Zelenskyy is in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and virtual meetings with Trump and other European leaders, ahead of Friday’s planned summit between Trump and Putin. Merz has convened the virtual meetings in an attempt to...
Melania Trump’s lawyers warn Hunter Biden: Retract statements or face legal fight
Sky News Australia
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August 13, 2025
First lady Melania Trump is putting Hunter Biden on $1 billion ($1.5 billion AUD) notice over what she claims are "false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements" made about her, demanding he immediately remove and retract the content...
Trump Speaks with Zelenskyy, EU Leaders Ahead of High-Stakes Alaska Summit with Putin
Guam News Now
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August 13, 2025
By Brendan Scanland WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face for the first time since Trump’s first term. The meeting is happening on U.S. soil, at one of America’s most...
Xi Jinping’s weaponisation of rare-earth elements will ultimately backfire
The Economist
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August 13, 2025
Soon after the blockade started, the panic began. When China choked off the export of rare-earth elements in April, producers and politicians around the world were quick to sound the alarm. The country provides 90% of the world’s supply of refined...
Macron: NATO will not provide security guarantees for Ukraine, but US ready to be part of them
Ukrainska Pravda
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Emmanuel Macron. Photo: Getty Images Following a video call between European leaders and US President Donald Trump on 13 August, Trump reportedly assured them that the United States was ready to help strengthen security in Europe after peace is...
Trump threatens severe consequences if Putin doesn’t end war
Channel 4 News
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August 13, 2025
Today’s virtual summit was the last chance for Europeans to sway Donald Trump before the showdown in Anchorage with the Russian President. But while Europe’s leaders emerged from the meeting optimistically restating Ukraine’s goals, it may amount...
How Putin Tricked Trump
Foreign Policy
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s seeming change of tune on Russia and Ukraine has perplexed his critics, myself included. Throughout his time in power, Trump offered little but praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, often defending him in the...
China Can Help Trump and Putin End the War in Ukraine
Foreign Policy
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming summit in Alaska this Friday represents a hopeful start to ending the war in Ukraine. But true peace will require more than just the involvement of the United States and...
Modi govt faces backlash for inviting women officers to KBC
The News International
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August 13, 2025
The promo of Kaun Banega Crorepati for special episode of India's Independence Day, showing three serving women officers describing "Operation Sindoor" against Pakistan, sparked backlash over promoting nationalist narrative via a popular...