Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won diplomatic backing from Europe and the NATO alliance on Sunday (Aug 10) ahead of a Russia-US summit this week, where Kyiv fears Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may try to dictate terms for ending the 3-1/2-year war. Trump, who for weeks had been threatening new sanctions against Russia for failing to halt the war, announced instead on Friday that he would meet Putin on Aug 15 in Alaska. A White House official has stated that Trump is open to Zelenskyy

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