WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump has announced that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in Alaska to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine. The announcement comes as the Trump administration continues to escalate its use of tariffs, drawing both praise and criticism from domestic and international circles.
The planned summit is the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders in years. According to the White House, the focus will be on finding a pathway to end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a move that some European allies view with caution. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has already responded, stating that Ukraine will not cede any land to the “occupier” and that any peace deal must directly involve Kyiv.
Simultaneously, the administration has implemented a new wave of tariffs on various countries. In a move that has drawn strong pushback, Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Indian goods, citing the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil. India’s central bank governor has responded, assuring the public that the country’s economy is “doing very well” and is better positioned to withstand such pressures than the United States. Other nations, including Canada and members of the European Union, have also been affected by the new tariff policies, which have been described by some economists as “self-inflicted wounds” to the U.S. economy.
