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Putin-Trump meeting and unfinished Anchorage peace deal

Baidya Bikash Basu | August 19, 2025 9:13 PM

Washington: The unfinished peace talk in Anchorage between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart Vladimir Putin ended in cementing bilateral US-Russia relationship as well. Following the summit, Trump stated warring parties were “pretty close to the end”. He noted “Ukraine has to agree” to any peace deal. Putin said that any sustainable resolution on Ukraine has to address the “root causes” of the crisis while taking into account Russia’s legitimate concerns. “A fair balance of security in Europe and globally must be secured,” Putin stated. “There should be no attempt to undermine progress through provocations and behind the scenes intrigue,” Putin stressed.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on PM Modi

IANS | August 19, 2025 8:56 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, handing over a message and invitation from President Xi Jinping to the PM for the SCO Summit being held in Tianjin, later this month.

No change in India's position on Taiwan: Govt sources

IANS | August 19, 2025 5:31 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) India on Tuesday reiterated its longstanding, clear and consistent policy on Taiwan which facilitates and promotes interactions in areas of trade, investment, tourism, culture, education and other such people-to-people exchanges.

India-China ties on upward trend, borders quiet: NSA Doval tells Wang Yi

IANS | August 19, 2025 1:10 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday said that India-China relations have witnessed an "upward trend" and that the borders have remained peaceful since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan last year.

Zelensky gives Melania Trump a letter days after she sent personal note to Putin

IANS | August 19, 2025 7:53 AM

Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opened his one-on-one meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday by thanking the First Lady Melania Trump for sending a personal letter to the Russian President Vladimir Putin pleading for peace on behalf of the children in Ukraine and Russia, who are suffering amid the ongoing war.

Trump says he is arranging meeting between Zelensky, Putin; trilaterals will follow (Ld)

IANS | August 19, 2025 6:44 AM

New York, Aug 19 (IANS) After meetings with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, US President Donald Trump has announced that he is arranging a meeting between Zelensky and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in his effort to end the devastating war that has killed hundreds of thousands, civilians and military personnel.

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