Trump faces pressure from Ukraine and Europe not to accept territorial concessions in his talks with Russia’s Putin.

Trump greets Putin in Alaska for Russia-Ukraine talks

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Speaking from Moscow to Al Jazeera, Vladimir Sotnikov, a specialist in Russian foreign affairs, anticipates that President Putin is campaigning hard at today’s meeting to seek recognition for the territories Russia has occupied in Ukraine.

Only under those conditions will Putin broach a ceasefire in Ukraine, Sotnikov predicts.