Meeting between Putin, Zelensky was not discussed in Alaska, topic raised later — Lavrov

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in an interview with the American television channel NBC News, said that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky was not discussed in Alaska, and the topic was raised ‘impromptu’ later.

Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska next Friday on August 15

US President Donald Trump said he would meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska, and suggested that an eventual deal between Moscow and Kyiv to end the war in Ukraine could involve swapping territory.

Kremlin has nothing to say to participants of "Swiss summit" on Ukraine

Russia will not send any messages to the participants of Switzerland’s summit on Ukraine and hopes that the next time the conflict will be discussed at a more constructive event, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS.

Zelensky says China 'working hard' to stop countries from attending "peace summit"

Volodymyr Zelensky accused China on Sunday of working hard to stop countries from going to a peace summit, which Beijing has publicly criticised because Russia is not invited.

Several EU states opposed agricultural imports from Ukraine at summit in Brussels

The leaders of several EU countries spoke against the import of Ukrainian agricultural products at the summit in Brussels, while Belgian farmers asked Ukraine's neighbors to block such supplies at the EU borders, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said speaking on the Kossuth radio program.

Saudi Arabia to host extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia will host an extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh on Saturday, the Saudi foreign ministry said late on Friday.

Abbas calls for emergency summit of Arab states on Gaza

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged Arab leaders to convene an emergency summit in order to try to stop Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, Abbas said at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), held in Ramallah in the West Bank.

At the summit in Cairo, agreement was reached on the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza

At the “peace summit” in Cairo, an agreement was reached on the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, al Arabiya TV channel reported, citing Egyptian Presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy.

Participants of the summit on Palestine in Cairo will not issue the final statement due to disagreements

Participants in the Cairo summit on Palestine will not accept the final statement due to disagreements between the Arab and European delegations, Sky News Arabia reported.

South African President Thanks Russia For Offering Free Grain Supplies

African countries are grateful for Russia's offer of free grain supplies, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said at the Russia-Africa summit.

Russia launches air attack on Kyiv, Odessa and other regions hours before NATO summit

Russia launched an overnight air strike on Kyiv in early hours on Tuesday, Ukraine’s military said, just hours before the start of the NATO summit in Lithuania that is to tackle security threats from Moscow.

Russia says EU-Ukraine summit serves West’s ‘hegemonic aspirations’

Russia said the EU-Ukraine summit on Friday confirmed that the 27-member bloc’s support for Kyiv is just for the sake of serving the US and NATO’s “hegemonic aspirations”.

Air raid sirens sound in Kiev and across Ukraine as EU summit begins

Air raid alerts sounded in Kyiv and across Ukraine on Friday as a summit of European Union and Ukrainian leaders was due to begin in the country’s capital.

Arab states boycott regional meet in divided Libya’s capital

Arab states boycotted a meeting hosted by Libya’s unity government on Sunday, with just five of the Arab League’s 22 members sending their top diplomats and even the bloc’s secretary general staying away.

Germany under scrutiny during meeting on arming Ukraine

When dozens of defense ministers meet at an airbase in Germany on Friday, all eyes will be set on what Berlin is - and is not - willing to provide Ukraine.

Ukraine, EU to hold summit on February 3 in Kyiv: En attendant Godot

Ukraine and the European Union will hold a summit in Kyiv on February 3 to discuss financial and military support, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said, but the bloc Tuesday would not confirm the location.

Anti-NATO protesters take to streets of Madrid ahead of pivotal summit

Around 1,500 anti-NATO protesters took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday, just two days ahead of the 2022 NATO Summit.

Despite US pressures, no condemnation of Russia at US-ASEAN summit

 

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US, Canada, Mexico leaders to meet in first summit since 2016 | Al Jazeera

United States President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are set to meet in person in Washington, DC, for the first time in five years to discuss economic integration, immigration and the pandemic.

Myanmar junta leader excluded from summit

 

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