Trump says Putin won’t ‘mess around with me’ ahead of high-stakes Ukraine summit

US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday he would not be intimidated by Russia’s Vladimir Putin ahead of a rare, high-stakes summit on Ukraine in Alaska on Friday that marks Putin’s first visit to Western soil since the 2022 invasion. The summit comes as Moscow made fresh battlefield gains and Kyiv warned of a “personal victory” for the Kremlin leader. Follow our liveblog to see how the events develop.