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The Putin and Trump talks are set to happen at the summit in Alaska on August 15, where talks could impact Russia’s war in Ukraine. Here are the essentials to understand how we got here and what’s on the table.

As Putin prepares to meet Trump in Alaska, Russia’s propaganda machine is weaponizing the territory’s history, reigniting claims that the US state still belongs to Moscow.

As the Kremlin’s grip is weakening in the South Caucasus, Armenia and Azerbaijan are distancing themselves, threatening Moscow’s sanctions lifelines and shattering its regional influence.

A pro-Kremlin regional leader has been jailed in Moldova, marking a major blow to Kremlin influence in the country’s autonomous south. As Chișinău deepens ties with the EU and Ukraine, Russia’s decades-long grip continues to unravel.

After World War II, Europe sought ways to prevent another large-scale war. One solution was the signing of the Helsinki Accords. For decades, European capitals abided by these principles—until Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Ukraine in 2014, and turned the war into mass terror in 2022.

Russia’s new law punishes online searches for so-called “extremist” content, branding searches about the war, resistance, or LGBT rights as criminal, turning clicks and freedom of thought into criminal acts.