No deal in Alaska

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The world, especially the global South, has a huge stake in a negotiated end to the 42-month-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All eyes were on a favorable outcome of the meeting in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The expectation was that there would be at least an unconditional ceasefire that freezes the conflict and provides space for diplomacy to bring it to an end. That did not happen in Alaska.

"There is no deal until there's a deal," stated Trump somewhat enigmatically, adding that he considered this meeting as "extremely productive".