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After more than three years of war, the leaders of Russia and the US will meet in Alaska on Friday to discuss a possible end to the fighting in Ukraine.

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Donald Trump (right) and Vladimir Putin (left) are seen in silhouette at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019 — Image: Lukas Coch/IMAGO

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A vast plain gives away to a snow capped mountain range in the distance, in Alaska, along the Denali Highway

A vast plain gives away to a snow capped mountain range in the distance, in Alaska, along the Denali Highway

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Zelenskyy and Merz are seen sitting behind mics in the background. In the foreground, a computer screen shows a video call with several participants.

Zelenskyy and Merz are seen sitting behind mics in the background. In the foreground, a computer screen shows a video call with several participants.

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Russian President Putin (left) and US President Trump (right) are seen sitting across from each other, making eye contact

Russian President Putin (left) and US President Trump (right) are seen sitting across from each other, making eye contact

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A firefighter walks across burned ground, in the background are burned car bodies, at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region Ukraine August 2, 2025.

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The Yarobor oil tanker is seen near a lighthouse on Skryplev Island in the Eastern Bosporus Strait

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Trump (left) and Putin (right) and seen standing, wearing suits, lookig very serious

Trump (left) and Putin (right) and seen standing, wearing suits, lookig very serious

What Russia gets out of Trump-Putin meeting on Ukraine

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From left: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukranian President Voloydmyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk walk side-by-side

From left: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukranian President Voloydmyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk walk side-by-side

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People in Kyiv's Independence Square look at Ukrainian flags and memorials to fallen soldiers

People in Kyiv's Independence Square look at Ukrainian flags and memorials to fallen soldiers

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019.

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US historian Anne Applebaum smiles during a DW interview

US historian Anne Applebaum smiles during a DW interview

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Surrounded by other men, Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov (C) and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergiy Kyslytsya (front, R) leave after attending Ukraine-Russia peace talks at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul (June 2, 2025 file photo)

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