Russia pounds Ukraine, boosts army as world braces for PutinTrump talks

News Source : Al Jazeera English
News Summary
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Putin is not earnest about peace as the Russian army continues to pound away at Ukraine.
- European leaders have also warned US President Donald Trump against trading away Ukrainian land.
- Trump has stoked fears before among Ukrainian and European officials that he would elbow them aside to partition Ukraine in a great power deal with Russia.
- Putin and Trump will talk one-on-one first, with only translators present, before participating in meetings with delegates.
Russian President Vladimir Putins announcement that he would meet with his United States counterpart in Alaska to discuss a settlement in Ukraine triggered a diplomatic flurry between Ukraine and its [+7147 chars]