Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks next week

Trump announced the 15 August meeting on social media and it was later confirmed by a Kremlin spokesperson, who said the location was "quite logical" given Alaska's relative proximity to Russia.

The spokesperson added that Trump had been invited to Russia for a potential second summit.

There was no immediate reaction from Ukraine.

The announcement of the meeting came just hours after Trump had signalled that Ukraine might have to cede territory in order to end the war, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022.