Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine-Russia 'land swap'

Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine-Russia 'land swap'

Day 1,265.

Today, as the world looks ahead to this week’s Alaska summit between Presidents Trump and Putin, European foreign ministers gather in search of what one former minister calls a “shadow of power.” We also bring you news of another long-range Ukrainian strike on Russian energy infrastructure, explore how Italy could soon become a world leader in the art of political fudge, and share the latest postcard from Adelie in Ukraine.


Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Reporter and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.


Content Referenced:

He Was a Key Aide to Putin. Then He Balked at the Ukraine War (New York Times):

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-war-dmitri-kozak.html


Putin Tells U.S. He’ll Halt War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine (Wall Street Journal):

https://www.wsj.com/world/putin-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-proposal-0021453b


Italy will finally build a bridge to Sicily after 2,000 years (Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/06/italy-build-bridge-sicily/


Swiss colonel alleged to have handed information to Russia (Swiss Info):

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/swiss-colonel-alleged-to-have-handed-on-information-to-russia/89802662


NATO eyes launching new bank to bolster defense spending (TVP):

https://tvpworld.com/88246574/nato-eyes-launching-new-bank-to-bolster-defense-spending-video


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