WHAT TO KNOW
* President Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russia’s Vladimir Putin this afternoon for a pivotal Alaska summit that could reshape both the war in Ukraine and relations between Moscow and Washington. * Trump told European leaders this week that his goal is to secure a ceasefire and that he does not intend to discuss any possible divisions of territory. Days earlier, though, he said there would “be some land swapping” between Russia and Ukraine. * Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with missiles and drones ahead of the Putin-Trump summit. Ukrainian strikes injured 12 in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions.
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