Falta un día para la reunión de alto nivel del presidente Trump con el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin. El viernes, el Sr. Trump viajará a Anchorage, Alaska, donde tendrá su primera reunión cara a cara con Putin desde la Cumbre del G20 en Japón en 2019. La guerra en Ucrania encabeza la agenda.

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Israel and Iran have agreed a ceasefire after a twelve day conflict. Meanwhile, Israel strikes in Gaza continue with the humanitarian crisis deepening.

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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet at an airbase near Anchorage, Alaska, for a summit aimed at discussing a possible ceasefire and broader peace deal. The summit will begin with a one-on-one meeting between the two leaders, accompanied only by their interpreters, followed by a working lunch with advisers and dignitaries.

The outcome of the summit could determine whether further talks, potentially involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, will take place. Concerns have been raised by U.S. intelligence officials and European leaders that President Putin may be seeking to buy time or manipulate the talks, while President Trump has indicated he will walk away if he is not satisfied with the discussions.

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Y ahora vamos a Anchorage, Alaska. Allí es donde encontramos al jefe de la Casa Blanca de CBS News Nancy Cordes. Y, Nancy, muchas gracias por estar con nosotros. Es bueno tenerte sobre el terreno allí. La gran reunión entre Trump y Putin, ahora menos de 24 horas. ¿Cuál es la última hora sobre cómo va a desarrollarse? NANCY CORDES, CORRESPONSAL JEFE DE CBS NEWS EN LA CASA BLANCA, ANCHORAGE ALASKA NEWS CORRESPONSAL, ANCHORAGE ALASKA NEWS ANCHORAGE ANCHORAGE ANCHORAGE ANCHORAGE ANCHORAGE ANCLAJE ANCLAJE ANCLAJE ANCLAJE ANCLAJE ANCLAJE ANCLAJE ANCLAJE El presidente Trump llegará aquí a Anchorage. El Presidente Putin llegará poco después mañana. Y van a estar en una base aérea a las afueras de Anchorage, Alaska, no muy lejos de donde estamos ahora. Allí es donde van a pasar el día. En primer lugar, van a reunirse uno a uno con sólo sus intérpretes presentes en la sala. Y luego se ampliará a un almuerzo de trabajo que incluirá a otros dignatarios, sus principales asesores, mientras tratan de decidir si un alto el fuego o algún tipo de paz... es posible, si el Presidente Putin es realmente serio al respecto. Y luego habrá una conferencia de prensa. El presidente Trump dijo hoy que si va bien, si todo parece ir bien, si está satisfecho con lo que Putin tiene que decir, entonces tal vez van a hacer una conferencia de prensa juntos. Y si no va tan bien, él dijo que simplemente hará una conferencia de prensa por su cuenta y luego regresará a Washington, D.C. Y esa es la gran pregunta, Nancy. ¿Tiene el Presidente Trump una sensación de estas reuniones que Putin es realmente serio acerca de hacer algunas concesiones que conduzcan a un alto el fuego? Y si es así, entonces planean otra reunión que incluya al presidente ucraniano Volodymyr Zelensky. ¿O determina Trump, como temen muchos líderes europeos, que Putin es simplemente tomándole el pelo en su todo-hablar, y luego el presidente Trump dijo que si ese es el caso, va a se lavará las manos, dejará que los dos países sigan luchando, y volverá a ¿Washington? Una sensación real de que cualquier cosa puede pasar en Alaska. Y también, Nancy, hablaste con un ex funcionario de inteligencia de EE.UU. que se especializó en Rusia sobre la reunión de mañana. ¿Qué te dijo? Ella dijo que hay una gran preocupación de que el presidente Putin está simplemente tratando de ganar tiempo pidiendo para esta reunión, que le preocupa que tal vez está perdiendo el favor del presidente Trump y su respeto basado en cosas que el Presidente Trump ha estado diciendo en los últimos meses. Su creciente frustración por el hecho de que Ucrania parece dispuesta a llegar a un acuerdo de alto el fuego, pero Rusia no. El hecho de que el presidente Trump haya impuesto recientemente aranceles masivos a India porque compra petróleo ruso. Así que dijo que lo que Putin puede estar tratando de hacer aquí es poner al Presidente Trump de su lado en un momento crítico. Escuchad. Una de las cosas que realmente me preocupan de cara a esta cumbre es que el presidente Trump sea fácilmente manipulable. Creo que hemos visto en algunas de sus recientes declaraciones públicas declaraciones, ya sabes, cuestiones sobre que sugieren que carece de una comprensión de las cuestiones que están sobre la mesa. Los líderes europeos han expresado preocupaciones similares. Estarán observando desde fuera muy de cerca mañana, Nancy. Te espera un día ajetreado. Seguiremos contigo mañana. Nancy Cordes, muchas gracias. En una nota de programación, tendremos cobertura completa de la cumbre entre el presidente Trump y el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin en Alaska. John Dickerson realizará una cobertura especial en directo y las Noticias Vespertinas de la CBS desde Anchorage, junto con el moderador de Face the Nation, Margaret Brennan. Y eso será en directo aquí mismo en CBS News.

Hamas on Monday informed mediators that it had accepted a ceasefire deal proposal submitted to it the day before, according to international and Israeli outlets.

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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska for a high-stakes summit over ending the war in Ukraine. Nancy Cordes and Margaret Brennan have coverage and analysis.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London. This comes one day before U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss a possible ceasefire in Ukraine.

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