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US President Donald Trump stated he rated his assembly with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin as a ten out of 10 and has determined to not impose sanctions on Russia within the close to future.

Supply: Trump in an interview with Fox Information

Particulars: Trump stated he would give the assembly a excessive mark as a result of they "obtained alongside nice".

Though no settlement was reached, he referred to as the summit successful, score it as a ten.

Quote: "I feel the assembly was a ten within the sense that we obtained alongside nice.

And it's good when two huge powers get alongside, particularly once they're nuclear powers.

You recognize, we're primary, they're quantity two on this planet, and it's a giant deal. That's a giant deal."

Particulars: Trump additionally made it clear that he would chorus from introducing further sanctions or different robust penalties for Russia, after concluding that his assembly with Putin went "very effectively".

Quote: "Due to what occurred immediately, I feel I don't have to consider that.

Now, I could have to consider it in two weeks or three weeks or one thing. However we don't have to consider that proper now."

Background:

• Bloomberg reported that america was contemplating imposing sanctions on the Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil as a part of a bundle of measures geared toward forcing Putin to comply with a ceasefire with Ukraine.
• Forward of his assembly with the Kremlin chief, Trump reiterated that Putin will face extreme financial penalties if he has little interest in ending the conflict in Ukraine.
• US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated Trump will make it clear to Putin that each one choices stay on the desk relating to the doable easing or tightening of sanctions towards Moscow.

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A joint lunch for the delegations has been cancelled following the three-on-three assembly and press convention between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.

Supply: Sky Information

Particulars: After the talks there was to have been a working lunch and an prolonged assembly with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and different officers from each delegations.

Nevertheless, the lunch and the prolonged assembly had been each cancelled after Trump and Putin’s three-on-three assembly and press convention.

Lower than an hour after the press convention, Putin boarded his Rossiya airplane to depart Alaska.

Trump is already on his method to Washington, DC.

Background:

• The assembly between Trump and Putin concluded with no agreements reached and no ceasefire in Ukraine introduced, regardless of each leaders claiming "nice progress" was made.
• Trump stated he would name Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his three-on-three assembly with Putin.

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Because the assembly between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin begins in Alaska, Czech Overseas Minister Jan Lipavský has publicly in contrast it to the 1938 Munich Settlement, when the world sought to appease Adolf Hitler.

Supply: Lipavský on X (Twitter)

Particulars: Lipavský, whose nation was the primary to endure from German aggression earlier than the outbreak of World Struggle II, posted his tweet as quickly because the talks between the US and Russian leaders formally started.

Lipavský quoted British politician Anthony Eden, who stated in June 1938: "You might acquire momentary appeasement by a coverage of concession to violence, however you don’t acquire lasting peace that approach."

Eden, who was the UK overseas secretary in 1938, resigned in protest over Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Hitler. The Munich Settlement, because it got here to be identified, was speculated to restrain Germany’s aggression however enabled it to dismember Czechoslovakia. It was to turn out to be a shameful chapter within the historical past of its signatories.

Background:

• On the night of Friday 15 August, the Trump-Putin talks started in Alaska. Additionally it is reported that Trump didn’t carry his Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, to Alaska as a gesture to appease Russia.
• Trump has said that he’s not going to Alaska to barter for Ukraine.

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US President Donald Trump and Russian chief Vladimir Putin have met at a navy base in Anchorage, Alaska.

Supply: The Unbiased broadcast

Particulars: The planes carrying Trump and Putin landed at a navy base in Anchorage, Alaska, on 15 August. They stepped onto the crimson carpet on the identical time.

Trump and Putin greeted one another with a handshake. Trump even applauded the Russian chief as he walked in the direction of him on the crimson carpet.

Trump applauds Putin. Photograph: Screenshot from The Unbiased broadcast

Trump and Putin shake palms. Photograph: Screenshot from The Unbiased broadcast

Based on AP, when Trump and Putin shook palms, F-22 fighter jets and B-2 bombers flew overhead.

Journalists requested Putin whether or not he would cease killing civilians, however he didn’t reply. The leaders then entered the identical automobile, the place, in keeping with Russian media, casual communication started.

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US President Donald Trump’s Particular Envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has not been included within the US delegation to the Alaska summit between Trump and Russian chief Vladimir Putin because of Russia’s notion of him.

Supply: CNN, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: A supply advised CNN that the Russian aspect views Kellogg as a supporter of Ukraine, which may have made his presence on the assembly "counterproductive".

Kellogg has shared all the knowledge he has gathered throughout his conversations with the Ukrainians with Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, two senior administration officers mentioned, including that his absence is just not thought-about a significant issue.

One of many sources additionally famous that Rubio is just not seen as delicate on Russia, provided that he has known as Putin a struggle felony up to now.

However the Europeans are involved that Kellogg has not been included within the delegation.

"He had hoped to be there, and he needs to be there," mentioned one European official, including that the absence of his depth of data is a loss.

Within the official’s view, Kellogg has the most effective understanding of what Ukraine would possibly comply with as a part of a deal.

The sources added that Kellogg is more likely to be included within the US delegation travelling to any future conferences between the US, Russia and Ukraine.

Background:

• Trump has departed for Alaska. On the best way, he held his first telephone dialog with self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko.
• Throughout a press gaggle on Air Drive One, Trump mentioned he is not going to "negotiate for Ukraine" in the case of territorial points.

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A brand new air-to-air air defence system is being developed to guard Ukraine's skies and defend massive areas. The venture is being developed by the MaXon workforce, a member of the Brave1 defence tech cluster.

Supply: Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation

Quote: "+1 answer for sky safety – a Brave1 member is growing an air-to-air air defence system. Defending the sky towards enemy drones is among the priorities of Ukraine's defence sector."

Particulars: Fedorov didn’t reveal the technical specs of the brand new growth however defined that it incorporates a system with its personal steering mechanism and high-speed interceptors.

The timeline for deployment has not been disclosed, however Fedorov said that the system is already present process fight testing in Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts.

He added that, with assist from Brave1, the MaXon workforce efficiently accomplished its first funding spherical, particularly attracting funding from Freedom Fund and Defender Ventures. They’re now elevating funds for the subsequent spherical to hurry up R&D and scale the brand new system.

Based on Fedorov, MaXon’s know-how integrates options from different Brave1 members.

Background: Beforehand, the Wild Hornets workforce had upgraded their drone interceptor, Sting, to succeed in a velocity of 315 km/h.

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The EU’s nineteenth bundle of sanctions towards Russia will likely be mentioned on the ministerial degree for the primary time at a casual assembly of EU overseas ministers in Copenhagen on 29-30 August.

Supply: European Pravda, citing an unnamed diplomat from a EU member state in Brussels

Particulars: The diplomat mentioned the overseas ministers are set to debate the brand new Russia sanctions bundle on the casual Gymnich-format assembly organised by Denmark, which at the moment holds the EU presidency.

There will likely be a separate agenda merchandise on growing stress on Russia, notably by means of sanctions and countering Russia’s shadow fleet, the diplomat mentioned.

The supply instructed European Pravda that the European Fee, notably the European Exterior Motion Service, is at the moment engaged on the draft of the nineteenth sanctions bundle.

For reference: A Gymnich assembly is a casual gathering of EU overseas ministers held each six months in response to the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in a convention courting again to 1974.

No aides are current, and the ministers are in a position to maintain frank discussions behind closed doorways. This sort of assembly is known as after the primary such occasion, which came about at Gymnich Citadel in Erftstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Background:

• European Pravda has beforehand reported that the EU is getting ready its nineteenth bundle of sanctions towards Russia, which could possibly be adopted as early as September 2025.
• US President Donald Trump mentioned he’s ready to introduce extra sanctions towards Russia if the talks in Alaska don’t go effectively.
• On 18 July, the EU permitted its long-delayed 18th Russia sanctions bundle, which had been held up by opposition from Slovakia and Malta.

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Russia has provide you with a brand new model of the V2U AI-powered assault drone. It’s a reconnaissance UAV which additionally operates on the premise of AI.

Supply: Ukrainian army radio know-how specialist Serhii Beskrestnov, alias Flash

Particulars: Beskrestnov stated that this UAV was noticed on all fronts this week. It differs from the assault model by the absence of tail stabilisers within the centre. After finishing its reconnaissance mission, the drone lands by parachute.

Reconnaissance model of the Russian AI drone V2U. Picture: Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov Reconnaissance model of the Russian AI drone V2U. Picture: Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov

"After we studied the trophies, there have been varied names of this drone line within the V2U programme. There’s the assault one. A reconnaissance one already exists too. A courier drone for logistics remains to be to return," Flash wrote.

The specialist famous that the developer and producer of this drone are unknown. Notably, there aren’t any Russian elements inside this UAV.

"For me, crucial query is the interplay between the reconnaissance and assault drones. I’ll repeat as soon as once more that I take into account this AI-powered UAV line to be essentially the most progressive and harmful," he emphasised.

Background: Firstly of June, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine revealed information on the design, digital base and provide sources of the Russian V2U assault UAV. A particular function of the drone is its skill to autonomously seek for and choose targets utilizing synthetic intelligence.

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