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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Friday for talks on the Ukraine war. After meeting for about two and a half hours, the two presidents appeared briefly before the press to read statements and both left a short time later. Nick Schifrin was there for the summit and reports from Anchorage. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

For a recap of the summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Geoff Bennett spoke with Andrew Weiss. He's a former State Department official who served in the George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations, and is currently serving as vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

President Trump welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. It was the first time Putin had set foot in the U.S. in a decade. The talks centered on reaching a ceasefire nearly four years after Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions. Nick Schifrin reports from Anchorage. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

As President Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Nick Schifrin spoke with Dmitri Trenin for a Russian perspective on what Putin hopes to accomplish. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Thursday, Israel's far-right finance minister announced the approval of a controversial new settlement in the occupied West Bank that's been on ice for decades, Tropical Storm Erin is gradually getting stronger and expected to become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to open a second immigration detention center in the state. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Russian officials say a top priority at Friday's Trump-Putin summit is normalizing U.S. relations on topics beyond Ukraine. That concerns European officials, who consider Russia a long-term threat. With support from the University of British Columbia’s Global Reporting Program, Nick Schifrin spoke with Estonia’s defense minister about the Baltic nations’ fortified border with Russia. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

President Trump issued a new threat to punish Russia if it doesn't end the war in Ukraine. It comes two days before a high-stakes summit in Alaska with Vladimir Putin. The president also spoke with European leaders, including Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who said that Trump agreed to their principles on the best way to try and end the war. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Samuel Charap of RAND. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Gaza's health ministry says Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid across three separate sites, wildfires have killed at least three people across Albania, Spain and Turkey, three died in Tennessee after downpours flooded parts of the state and President Trump announced the first class of Kennedy Center honorees since he took over as chairman. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Trump stunned many in the tech world after announcing a controversial deal with chipmakers Nvidia and AMD, allowing them to sell advanced artificial intelligence chips to China in exchange for giving the U.S. government a 15% cut of their revenue. Amna Nawaz discussed the legality of this deal and its implications with Scott Kennedy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The State Department released its annual human rights report Tuesday, but unlike in years past, this edition has come under scrutiny for omitting issues and countries with poor human rights records. Nick Schifrin looks at the report and at this active week of renewed Trump diplomacy with Russia. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders