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In recent weeks President Trump has set his Russian counterpart a series of deadlines in order to put pressure on President Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

Here's a quick summary of how Trump's deadline has changed since July.

• On 14 July, Trump gave Putin 50 days to end the war - threatening to impose sweeping tariffs if he didn’t
• On 28 July, Trump shortened the deadline for a ceasefire with Ukraine to “10 or 12 days”
• Then, on 29 July, the US president set the deadline as 8 August - which was yesterday
• But, as the deadline approached, the economic threat was quickly overshadowed by plans for Trump and Putin to meet in person to discuss a possible peace deal
• There has been no further announcement of further sanctions on Russia from the White House since the deadline passed

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We've just seen an update from Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha who says "Russia must not be rewarded for starting this war".

His comments follow President Zelensky saying a short while ago that Ukraine "will not give up land to occupiers", after Trump hinted at territorial conditions to bring about peace with Russia.

"Ukrainians deserve a just peace based on the international law and respect for our territorial integrity and borders defined by our constitution," Sybiha says.

He adds that "Russia continues its terror against civilians, ignores deadlines, and shows no genuine interest in ending the war". Sybiha says this is despite efforts by the US and Ukraine's "continued willingness to seek fair peace".

He confirms that Ukraine remains open to "meaningful dialogue and real solutions negotiated together with Ukraine".

A Trump-Putin deal without Ukraine is what Kyiv fearspublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 9 August

08:47 BST 9 August

Jonathan Beale
Reporting from Dnipro in Ukraine

Donald Trump and President Putin trying to do a deal without Ukraine present is exactly what Ukraine, and many of its European allies, were worried about.

Trump’s words on Russia may have hardened in recent months. But for Ukraine, they’ve yet to be followed by tangible actions.

The US president’s deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire or face more sanctions has passed without any apparent consequences.

Reports suggest Trump is still willing to discuss Ukraine giving up some of its territory in return for a ceasefire when he meets Putin in Alaska next week.

Sacrificing land for peace has been the Trump position all along. Zelensky has always made clear that’s unacceptable under Ukraine’s constitution and would only reward Russia for starting the war.

While Ukraine’s president has been careful not to criticise Trump, his post on social media makes clear that he won’t accept it.

On the ground there is a resignation that any initial peace talks may not include Ukraine. Among soldiers and civilians we spoke to there is a strong desire for peace.

There is exhaustion from the constant fighting and Russian drone and missile attacks.

But there's little evidence that Ukraine is willing to accept peace at any price. Much less one that will be forced on it without its voice being heard.

As we continue to follow developments after the announcement of a Trump-Putin meeting next week, let's take a look at the latest in the Ukraine war.

In eastern Ukraine, Moscow's war machine has been churning mile by mile through the wide open fields of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, surrounding and overwhelming villages and towns.

It has been trying to gain full control of the two regions along with two more - Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.

Shortly after the invasion, Russia held referendums to try to annexe the regions but it never had full control and the front line has barely moved for two years. It had annexed Crimea in 2014.

Ukrainian forces have faced superior Russian manpower on the front lines throughout the war, but reported shortages in the east have left a key Russian target increasingly vulnerable.

The town of Pokrovsk, about 50 km (30 miles) north west of Donetsk, is described as the hottest spot on the front line at this point of the war. Analysts are concerned that the thousands of Ukrainians defending the city could be at risk of encirclement from Russian troops.

Experts at the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) say Russian troops have started to attack the town itself. However, on 5 August the Ukrainian General Staff denied claims that Russian forces had encircled the Ukrainian units there.

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The announcement of a meeting between Trump and Putin came just hours after the US president signalled that Ukraine might have to cede territory in order to end the war with Russia.

"You're looking at territory that's been fought over for three-and-a-half years. A lot of Russians have died. A lot of Ukrainians have died," Trump said at the White House on Friday.

"It's very complicated. We're going to get some back, we're going to get some switched. There will be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both."

The US president did not provide further details of what that proposal would look like.

However, the BBC's US partner CBS News, external, citing sources familiar with the discussions, reports that the White House is trying to sway European leaders towards accepting an agreement that would include Russia taking the entire Donbas region in eastern Ukraine and keeping Crimea.

It would give up the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, which it partially occupies, as part of the proposed agreement, CBS reports.

Earlier on Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Putin had proposed a similar arrangement to Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff during a recent meeting in Moscow.

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We can bring you more now from Volodymyr Zelensky, who says Ukraine will "not reward Russia for what it has perpetrated".

In a text and video statement released on social media platform X, Zelensky says:

Decisions made without Ukraine "will not achieve anything", he adds. "These are stillborn decisions. They are unworkable decisions."

Addressing the Trump-Putin meeting directly, Zelensky says the summit is taking place "very far away from this war, which is raging on our land, against our people, and which anyway can't be ended without us, without Ukraine".

Zelensky says "we are ready to work with President Trump, together with all our partners" for a "real" peace.

Neha Gohil
Live reporter

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Welcome back to our live coverage.

In the last few minutes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has given his first reaction to the announcement of a Trump-Putin meeting next week, saying Ukraine "will not give their land to occupiers".

In a statement on the messaging app Telegram, Zelensky says any solutions without Ukraine will be "solutions against peace".

This comes after US President Donald Trump announced a few hours ago that he will be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday 15 August to discuss the war in Ukraine.

Trump signalled that Ukraine may have to cede territory in a peace deal with Russia, telling reporters: "There will be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both."

The BBC's US partner CBS News has also reported that the White House is trying to convince European leaders to accept a deal that would see Ukraine giving up swathes of territory, including the Donbas, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Zelensky has previously rejected any pre-conditions for territorial concessions.

The US and Russian leaders have confirmed a meeting in Alaska next Friday to discuss Moscow's war against Ukraine. Here is how it's played out overnight:

• Speaking at the White House, Trump confirmed reports he would meet Putin soon. Shortly after, he said on social media that the meeting would take place in Alaska on 15 August

• The BBC's US news partner CBS reported that the White House is trying to sell a peace deal to European allies that would see Ukraine give up vast swathes of territory
• Under its terms, Russia would take the eastern Donbas region and Crimea, while pulling its forces out of other parts of Ukraine where it has some control

• The White House has not confirmed that, but Trump earlier said a deal would involve "some swapping of territories"
• Trump put pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying he has to "get ready to sign something"

• Trump previously set a deadline for Putin to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine by Friday - but that deadline came and went with no announcement or additional sanctions

We will shortly be pausing the live page. Please follow all the updates on this article.

As Donald Trump has just alluded to the possibility of "swapping of territories" between Kyiv and Moscow, let's take a look at the different stages of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's full-scale invasion began with dozens of missile strikes on cities all over Ukraine before dawn on 24 February 2022. Its ground troops moved in quickly and, within a few weeks, controlled large areas of Ukraine, advancing to the suburbs of Kyiv and bombarding Kharkiv.

Russian forces had taken territory in the east and south as far as Kherson, and surrounded the port city of Mariupol.

But they met strong Ukrainian resistance almost everywhere and faced serious logistical problems with poorly motivated Russian troops suffering shortages of food, water and ammunition.

By October 2022, the picture had changed dramatically and, having failed to take Kyiv, Russia withdrew completely from the north. The following month, Ukrainian forces recaptured the southern city of Kherson.

Since then, the battle has mostly been in the east of Ukraine with Russian forces slowly gaining ground over many months. In 2024, Ukrainian forces captured parts of Russia's Kursk region, but has since been pushed back.

As soon as Trump announced his plan to meet Putin in Alaska, the Kremlin says it's also prepared to invite the US president to Russia.

According to Putin's assistant Yuri Ushakov, the next summit could be held in Moscow, adding that the invite has already been extended.

The White House has not commented yet.

The last US president to visit Russia was Barack Obama, whose attendance at the G20 summit in St Petersburg in 2013 came a year before Russia's relations with the West broke down over its invasion of eastern Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.

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It's just gone 3am in Ukraine so we have not had any official reaction from Kyiv since the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska was confirmed

But for months, the government of Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed to Washington to give Europe a seat at the negotiating table if the US holds talks with Russia.

It appears Trump's upcoming meeting is set to disappoint Zelensky, who hopes that European voices in the talks could ensure an outcome that reflects a tough approach to Moscow.

Earlier this week, he said: "The war is in Europe, and Ukraine is an integral part of Europe, and we are already in negotiations on joining the European Union. Therefore, Europe must be a participant in the relevant processes."

Zelensky said he had a "productive conversation" with Trump on Tuesday, where he told the president that Russia was stepping up the "brutality of their attacks".

The Ukrainian president has also previously said he would not be able to accept any deal agreed with the Kremlin without Ukrainian input.

It remains to be seen how he will react to news of a US-hosted summit it seems he will not be at.

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Trump's scheduled meeting with Putin is not the first time the US has held a highly anticipated meeting with another nation in Alaska.

In 2021, Biden administration officials had their first face-to-face encounter with Chinese counterparts in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska and home to about 300,000 people.

A US and Chinese delegation met for two days at Captain Cook, a modest four-star hotel in downtown Anchorage. Most of the discussions took place behind closed doors.

The meeting got off to a tense start, with the US saying they had "deep concerns" about some of China's overseas activity, while Chinese officials accused the US delegation of being "condescending".

The White House is yet to confirm exactly where the Putin meeting will be held.

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We've had the first comment from the Kremlin since Donald Trump said he will meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska on 15 August.

Confirming Putin is attending the talks, presidential assistant Yuri Ushakov said: "Russia and the US are close neighbours, bordering each other.

"And it seems quite logical for our delegation simply to fly over the Bering Strait and for such an important and anticipated summit of the leaders of the two countries to be held in Alaska."

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The White House is trying to sway European leaders towards getting on board with a ceasefire deal that would hand over swathes of Ukrainian territory to Russia, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports.

The deal would allow Russia to keep control of Crimea and take the whole Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, which is made up of Donetsk and Luhansk, according to sources familiar with the talks.

Russia illegally occupied Crimea in 2014 and its forces control the majority of the Donbas region.

Under the deal, Russia would have to give up the Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, where it currently has some military control.

It comes after the Wall Street Journal reported Vladimir Putin had proposed a similar arrangement to Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff.

Courtney Subramanian
Reporting from the White House

Trump began the week with a warning to Putin: agree to a ceasefire by Friday or face more sanctions. But even as his patience has worn thin, the US president decidedly ditched his economic threats and instead embraced the idea of meeting Putin to strike a deal.

Whether Ukraine and European allies will accept such a deal is still unclear. During a meeting to announce an economic agreement between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump indicated he was open to handing Putin control of Ukrainian territory.

"There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both and but we'll be talking about that either later or tomorrow," Trump told reporters.

Any territorial concessions by Kyiv may be viewed as a win for Putin. But for Trump, the self-proclaimed dealmaker, the prospect of personally brokering a ceasefire may overshadow any concerns he has about being seen as giving in to Putin's demands.

When asked whether he envisioned a meeting brokering a deal between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the near future, Trump told reporters: "I think my instinct really tells me that we have a shot at it."

Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

Now we have a time and a place for the much-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

While locations like Rome and Hungary had been rumoured, the actual destination – Alaska one week from today – isn’t quite as exotic.

It is, however, US territory, which simplifies security concerns considerably. It also positions Trump as the host to his Russian counterpart on land that the US purchased from Russia more than a century and a half ago.

The last time Alaska took centre stage in an American diplomatic event was in March 2021, when Joe Biden’s newly minted diplomatic and national security team met their Chinese counterparts in Anchorage.

The sit-down turned acrimonious, with the Chinese accusing the Americans of “condescension and hypocrisy”.

Trump, who promised last year that he would quickly end the Ukraine war if he returned to the White House, must be hoping this Alaska sit-down provides better results.

Confirmation that Trump and Putin will sit down together in Alaska next week comes after steadily building talks between the two since the US president returned to office. Here's how we got to the brink of this potentially seismic meeting.

12 February - The first official call with Putin of Trump's second term takes place. Trump describes it as “a lengthy and highly productive phone call” in which both sides agree to have delegations meet in Saudi Arabia. Witkoff then makes first visit to Moscow.

18 February - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hold face-to-face talks in Saudi Arabia.

18 March - Another direct phone call between Trump and Putin takes place. A White House read out of the call says the two leaders agreed to a peace framework beginning with a ceasefire on energy and key infrastructure.

11 April - Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow for more negotiations.

15 May - US diplomats, along with Ukrainian officials, meet Russian government representatives for peace talks in Turkey.

6 August - Witkoff travels to Moscow for a fifth time, as a Trump-imposed deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire nears. Trump imposes 25% additional sanctions on India for buying Russian oil.

8 August - The ceasefire deadline passes but Trump confirms he will meet Putin in the US state of Alaska next week.

Donald Trump has just confirmed his face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin will take place in the US state of Alaska next Friday.

He wrote on social media: "The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska.

"Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Vladimir Putin set out his demands for a ceasefire deal when he met Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow earlier this week, according to a report.

The Wall Street Journal, external, citing officials briefed on the talks, is reporting the Russian president wants Ukrainian forces to pull out of Donetsk and Luhansk altogether, two regions of eastern Ukraine which Russia already controls the majority of.

But the paper said Europeans were pushing for clarity over what that would mean for the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, where Russian forces also control some territory.

It reported that European officials briefed by the US this week "came away with conflicting impressions about whether Putin intended to freeze the current front lines or eventually pull out of those regions entirely".

BBC News has not confirmed the Wall Street Journal report.

Ukraine has previously said any territorial concessions agreed to without its officials being at the negotiating table would be unacceptable.

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Donald Trump made his remarks about Russia and Ukraine while sitting alongside the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, who had just signed a US-brokered peace deal at the White House.

Azerbaijan's President lham Aliyev called it a historic day, while the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the peace treaty paved the way for a new era.

There have been tensions between the Caucasus nations for decades, which have at time descended into armed clashes.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Trump said both sides had committed to stop all fighting forever.

Both Aliyev and Pashinyan then said they would back Trump's nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.