President Trump announced on Friday, 8 August that he will meet with Russian President Putin on August 15 in Alaska to negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine. ⁣ ⁣ The Kremlin confirmed the summit, with Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov stating discussions “take place precisely in Alaska”, a symbolic choice for both countries. ⁣ ⁣ Trump indicated a ceasefire deal was near, possibly requiring Ukraine to cede territory. ⁣ ⁣ Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukraine could not violate its constitution on territorial issues, adding that "Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers."⁣ ⁣ Moscow claims four Ukrainian regions – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – as well as the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. Russian forces do not fully control all the territory in the four regions.⁣ ⁣ #trump #putin #krelim #ukraine #ukrainewar #ukraineceasefire #us #uspol #ukraine #zelenskyy #russiaukraine