KREMLIN has confirmed key details of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s crunch talks in Alaska.
A programme has been agreed for the peace summit between the two leaders, which could decide the fate of Ukraine.
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Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said it will be a one-on-one meeting where “sensitive matters” will be discussed.
Russian state news agency TASS revealed that the meeting will start at 11.30am Alaskan time (8.30pm UK).
The crunch talks will be followed by a joint press conference by both leaders.
The central topic of the meeting will be the Ukraine crisis, but the pair will also discuss trade and economic cooperation, Ushakov says.
Trump and Putin will also have a wider meeting with delegations and a working breakfast, Sky News reports.
Don, who hails himself as a great dealmaker, is said to be planning to present a money-making deal to lure sanctions-hit Putin into peace-making.
The deal will include opening up Alaska’s natural resources to Moscow and lifting some of the American sanctions on Russia’s aviation industry, The Telegraph revealed.
Proposals also include giving Putin access to the rare earth minerals in the Ukrainian territories currently occupied by Russia.
Trump is seemingly betting on Russia’s current economy, which has been hit hard by global sanctions since he launched his illegal invasion of Ukraine.
It comes as Moscow and Washington are reportedly considering a West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine to secure a truce.
Under the sketched plans, Russia would have military and economic control of the occupied parts of Ukraine through a dedicated governing body, reports The Times.
Ukraine’s official borders wouldn’t budge, but the Kremlin would pull the strings in the regions it has swiped.
Witkoff apparently supported the plan, which the Americans believe offers a solution to the Ukrainian law which bans giving up land without a national referendum.
Trump warned there would be “very severe consequences” if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire.
Yesterday, he spoke out after a video call with European leaders, including Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Zelensky said on August 12 that Putin may deploy thousands more troops to continue attacking Ukraine and grab more land.
Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy chief of Ukrainian intelligence (GUR), said that Russia plans to continue its onslaught
He said that Russia is ramping up long-range drone production to carry out future strikes deep inside Ukraine
It all comes as Russia appears to be preparing to test its new nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered cruise missile, according to US researchers and a Western security source.
Satellite imagery shows an increase in personnel, military equipment, ships, as well as aircraft associated with earlier tests of the 9M730 Burevestnik.
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