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It's Thursday, August 14th.
I'm Alex Osele for The Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of What's News,
the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
We begin this evening's show with a lead-up to President Trump's planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow in Alaska.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said today that Trump and Putin will hold a joint press conference after their one-on-one meeting in Anchorage.
Ahead of his trip to Alaska,
Trump said in an interview with Fox News Radio aired today that he thinks Putin is,
quote, going to make a deal.
But he said there was a 25 percent chance talks would fail, describing the summit as a chess game.
If the meeting goes well,
Trump raised the possibility of inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for further negotiations.
During a meeting with senior ministers and security officials today,
Putin said that the Trump administration had been making, quote,