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0615GMT//Kremlin still thinking about Putin-Zelensky talks; US to compete in Kremlin propaganda song contest

PUTIN-ZELENSKY TALKS: The Kremlin has still not confirmed whether Vladimir Putin is prepared to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky for Ukraine war peace talks. Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, said on Wednesday that "it is necessary to prepare them most thoroughly", and a source in the Kremlin

0655GMT//Preperations for Putin-Zelensky talks; Primary schools in Russia to hold 'indoctrination lessons'

PUTIN-ZELENSKY TALKS: Frantic diplomatic preparations are continuing to try to set up a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Switzerland and Hungary have both been put forward as potential venues. (COMMENT: The Kremlin hasn't officially commented on moves

0654GMT//Trump wants trilateral peace talks; Russian missile hits Azerbaijani gas infrastructure in Odesa; Russian military recruitment falls

PEACE TALKS: After meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and several European leaders in the White House, Donald Trump telephoned Vladimir Putin to ask for a trilateral meeting. Yuri Ushakov, Putin's top aide, said the telephone conversation lasted 40 minutes. US media even reported that Trump hopes that this meeting

0635GMT//Putin wins Alaska talks; Smug Russian media gloats; Blast at Russian gunpowder factory kills 20

TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met on Friday in Alaska to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. This was their first meeting since Trump became US president for the second time. (COMMENT: The talks lasted three hours and were inconclusive. Putin dominated these talks .) KEY MOMENT

0601GMT//Putin heads to Alaska to meet with Trump; Kazakh GDP/capita overtakes Russia; The Kremlin hosts meeting with African juntas

TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING: Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said he didn't expect any documents to be signed in Alaska when Vladimir Putin meets with Donald Trump. (COMMENT: The Kremlin has been tight-lipped all week on what exactly it expects from the meeting.) The Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska is expected

0612GMT//Russia's birth rate slows; criminal general applies to fight on the frontline

WEAK MEDIA LINE ON TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING: The Kremlin still appears to have dodged giving its media a strong editorial line for the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska on Friday. Stories linked to the meeting focus on side issues, such as Putin's security detail, rather than policy outcomes. (COMMENT: This

0630GMT//Russian forces increase attacks ahead of Trump-Putin meeting; Putin bullish on economy; Lada delays production of "comeback" car

TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING: Russian forces in Ukraine have intensified their attacks along the frontline ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. (COMMENT: Various online reports said that Russian forces had "broken through" at different points along the frontline but this cannot be

0725GMT//Optimism in Russia ahead of Trump-Putin meeting; North Korean labourers treated as slaves in Russia

OPTIMISM AHEAD OF TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING: Russia's main TV channels have told viewers to "plan for the end of the Special Military Operation" ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska on Friday. Newspapers have been couching their commentary, though, clearly unsure what to expect ahead of the

0654GMT//Russian media boast of "winning war" with Trump-Putin meeting; Russia sidelined in the S.Caucasus

TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed to meet in Alaska on Aug. 15. This will be their first meeting since Trump was re-elected as US Pres. last year. (COMMENT: Russian media is promoting the meeting as a major win for Putin. It crows that Volodymyr Zelensky and the

0834GMT//Kremlin confirms Putin-Trump meeting; UAE boosts relations with Russia

PUTIN-TRUMP MEETING: The Kremlin confirmed on Thursday that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin would meet "in the coming days" but it also said that Putin was "very far" from meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. (COMMENT: Putin later said that the meeting could take place in the UAE.