US Vice President J. D. Vance will participate in negotiations between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Earlier, Vance assured Zelenskyy that Washington would not impose a peace agreement with Russia on Ukraine.
European leaders will hold a preparatory meeting with the President of Ukraine in Washington. This will take place before his meeting with Donald Trump at the White House.
British diplomats are training Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of his meeting with Donald Trump. The goal is to avoid a new scandal in the Oval Office.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will appear at the White House on August 18 in the black jacket he wore at the NATO summit. This will be a "suit style" without a tie, which is a change from his usual casual attire.
The White House has released the official agenda for US President Donald Trump for August 18. An hour-long bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is planned.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned allies about the need to support the US President's efforts for peace. She also argues with French President Emmanuel Macron over the location of a trilateral Putin-Zelensky-Trump meeting.
American reporter Brian Glenn received a bottle of vodka from a Russian journalist, to whom he returned a lost camera. This Russian journalist had previously questioned Volodymyr Zelenskyy about his attire in the Oval Office.
President Zelenskyy will arrive at the Oval Office in Washington. Donald Trump announced a possible meeting with Putin for a peace deal.
The presidents of the United States and Russia did not reach a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine after nearly three hours of talks in Alaska. Donald Trump spoke of "great progress" but without specific details, while Vladimir Putin joked about the next meeting in Moscow.
CNN commentator Nick Paton Walsh claims that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is becoming US President Donald Trump's war. He believes that Trump could have stopped the war, but instead chose to impose "the force of his personality."
Relations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have escalated, despite Trump's previous promises regarding Ukraine. Putin rejected Trump's ceasefire proposals, continuing the offensive, which led to a change in the American president's position.
Former German leader Angela Merkel, at the presentation of her memoirs in Athens, spoke about her difficult contacts with Donald Trump. She recalled how Trump refused to shake her hand in the Oval Office, explaining it as his desire to attract attention.
Donald Trump said that protests against the military parade in Washington will be met with great force. Protest sentiments are spreading against the backdrop of demonstrations in Los Angeles.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy refuted Donald Trump's words about the war in Ukraine, emphasizing that it is not a child's squabble, but the murder of children. He stressed that the pain of loss cannot be felt from a distance.
The US President stated that he will assess Putin's actions in two weeks. He is disappointed by the Russian Federation's attacks on Ukrainian cities during negotiations.
Since the start of US-led peace talks, the number of Russian strikes on Ukraine has increased by more than 50%. Russia is trying to force Kyiv to make concessions.
