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Alaska Summit Failed to End War | Vancouver News
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A year after the Alaska summit between Trump and Putin, peace efforts have collapsed as attacks surge and civilian deaths rise. Russia claims a secret compromise was struck—limiting territorial claims in Donbas for U.S. sanctions relief and border recognition—but U.S. officials deny any deal ever existed, saying war would’ve ended if one had. Talks brokered by Washington in early 2026 broke down over land concessions Ukraine refuses to make. Meanwhile, Trump’s new sanctions and expired arms treaties complicate diplomacy, while Russia now openly doubts U.S. commitment, accusing the meeting of buying time for Ukraine to rearm. With irreconcilable demands on both sides, real progress seems impossible.
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