'Putin demands land for peace' and 'war on motorists'
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Global reaction to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's Alaska summit features prominently in Sunday's papers. The Sunday Times leads with more details from the meeting, reporting that Putin offered to freeze the front lines in two Ukrainian provinces if Kyiv's troops withdraw from the region of Donbas. The paper also previews President Volodymyr Zelensky heading to the White House on Monday to meet Trump.
The Sunday Telegraph follows with its coverage of "Putin's land grab", reporting that Trump "is inclined to support" Putin's demand that Ukraine surrenders the mineral-rich Donetsk region to Russia in order to end the war. Elsewhere, the paper says Labour has renewed its "war on motorists" by dropping plans to limit new low traffic neighbourhoods and 20mph hour zones. The Telegraph says Conservatives called the move "a kick in the teeth to motorists".
Zelensky is "trapped in Trump and Putin vice", declares the Mail on Sunday. The paper says world leaders fear that the Ukrainian president will be forced to give up swathes of his homeland for a "fragile peace" in his meeting on Monday with Trump. Elsewhere, the paper spotlights former PM Boris Johnson's take on the Alaska meeting as "the most vomit inducing summit in diplomatic history".
A warning from experts that the world is in "grave danger if West caves in to Putin" looms large on the Sunday Express. The paper quotes foreign policy experts who say the UK and Europe are at risk of "failing the greatest security challenge" since World War Two. It says critics fear that Trump's race to secure a peace agreement "will reward Russia and put other nations at risk of invasion".
The Sunday Mirror splashes on former Labour leader Neil Kinnock calling on the government to "scrap the two-child cap" to lift "60,000 kids out of poverty". In an interview with the paper, Kinnock also says the Conservatives have left the country in a state of hardship that would "make Charles Dickens furious".
The Observer features an op-ed from Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, in which she again defends the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group. She says it is more than just "a regular protest group known for occasional stunts".
The Sun leads on the BBC's probe into Strictly Come Dancing. The paper says the broadcaster has brought in police to investigate allegations surrounding the show. The BBC has not commented on the developments. BBC News has approached the Met Police for comment.
Finally, the Daily Star issues a warning of the "lager lout gulls", saying drunken and rowdy seagulls have been snatching pints in parks and "picking fights with binmen". The paper says the birds become aggressive after downing discarded drinks by people in parks and on beaches. So, litterers beware of a visit from these "beer swilling winged psychos".
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