Donald Trump says he plans to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska next week, in what would be their first face-to-face encounter since 2019. After Washington's deadline for a negotiated ceasefire expired, President Trump also appeared to confirm reports on Friday that the US is poised to bilaterally agree a deal allowing Russia to retain occupied Ukrainian territory. So are we closer than ever to a frozen conflict without a political resolution? And have Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine been kept in the dark?

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