At Trump's briefing after the summit with Putin, security guarantees for Ukraine, which is not a NATO member, were discussed. These guarantees are equivalent to NATO's Article 5, which provides for collective defense.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with Donald Trump in Washington on Monday. The meeting will discuss further steps to end the war and build the infrastructure of security guarantees.
The presidents of the United States and Russia held a summit in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine. The parties did not reach a final agreement.
European leaders stated that Russia cannot have a veto right on Ukraine's path to the EU and NATO. They also emphasized the absence of restrictions for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and its cooperation with third countries.
US President Donald Trump said that a peace agreement with Russia depends on Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This may indicate that Ukraine will become a "scapegoat" for the failure of the American peace initiative.
European leaders discussed the results of Trump's meeting with Putin and reaffirmed support for Ukraine. They emphasized the need for security guarantees for Ukraine.
Donald Trump, in a conversation with European leaders and Zelenskyy, stated that Putin demands Ukraine to cede control over the entire Donbas. European leaders confirmed that Ukraine independently decides on its territory and needs security guarantees.
Ambassadors from 27 EU countries were urgently convened to discuss the bloc's next steps after the Trump-Putin summit. The meeting took place in a "restricted format" to minimize information leakage.
Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak thanked Melania Trump for her role in saving deported Ukrainian children. She raised the issue of child abduction in a letter to Putin, which Donald Trump handed over in Alaska.
President Zelenskyy will arrive at the Oval Office in Washington. Donald Trump announced a possible meeting with Putin for a peace deal.
European leaders held a second conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky without the participation of US President Donald Trump. This happened after the first joint conversation, where Trump discussed negotiations with Putin in Alaska.
Advisor to President Zelenskyy, Dmytro Litvin, denied information from The Economist journalist about a preliminary agreement on a "ceasefire in the air. " Litvin stated that they had not heard any information about it.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced progress in relations with Russia. He expressed hope for a peaceful process but noted that there is still a long way to go.
The Kremlin head Vladimir Putin visited Chukotka in the Russian Far East after meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska. Chukotka is the closest part of mainland Russia to Alaska.
EU country ambassadors will hold an extraordinary meeting on August 16 after the summit of the US and Russian presidents in Alaska. The Coreper 2 meeting will begin at 09:30 local time.
President Trump informed Zelenskyy and NATO leaders that Putin seeks a comprehensive agreement instead of a ceasefire. Trump believes a quick peace agreement is better than a ceasefire.
President Zelenskyy had a lengthy conversation with Trump regarding peace initiatives. Ukraine supports a trilateral meeting between Ukraine – America - Russia.
The Presidents of Ukraine and the USA, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, had a long conversation after Trump's return from Alaska. European leaders later joined the conversation.
US President Donald Trump returned from Alaska after a summit with Vladimir Putin. The flight took 20 hours without a break in work.
Senator Lindsey Graham predicts the end of the war in Ukraine by Christmas. This requires a trilateral meeting involving Trump, Zelenskyy, and Putin.
Yuriy Ushakov, aide to the head of the Kremlin, stated that the topic of holding a trilateral Putin-Trump-Zelenskyy summit has not been discussed yet. He also does not know when the next meeting between Putin and Trump will take place.
US President Donald Trump is informing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders about his summit with Putin.
Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakalene commented on the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska. She noted that Russia continues to bomb civilians in Ukraine, and Putin expressed veiled threats to Europe.
A misunderstanding regarding Russia's position could become the impetus for an urgent summit between Trump and Putin.
The meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska looked like a summit on Putin's territory, where he was "pulling the strings. " Trump failed to secure commitments regarding an end to the war in Ukraine, despite promises of "severe consequences."
The Institute for the Study of War believes that Putin has not changed his views on Ukraine's sovereignty after talks with Trump. He repeated the formulations he has been using since 2021 to justify aggression.
Since 2000, Vladimir Putin has met with five US presidents approximately 48 times. These meetings included discussions on nuclear security, arms reduction, and conflicts that shaped relations between the countries.
The meeting between the US and Russian presidents in Alaska did not yield public results regarding an end to the war in Ukraine. Details of the conversations, particularly in the limousine, remained undisclosed, raising concerns about possible agreements.
US President Donald Trump failed to secure commitments from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine after the Alaska summit. Trump stated that the responsibility for ending the conflict now lies with Kyiv and its European allies.
Russia launched a ballistic missile and 85 drones at Ukraine overnight. 61 drones were neutralized, but there were missile hits and 24 drones hit 12 locations.
