The Russian and American presidents today had a telephone conversation dedicated to negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict. Meanwhile, Russia resumes attacks on Kiev after a three-day truce. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhyi said that a preliminary agreement has been reached for a meeting between the Ukrainian and US presidents by the end of September
Russia does not intend to attack Europe. President Vladimir Putin assured Donald Trump of this in today's telephone conversation, as reported by Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov. Russia has no "aggressive plans" towards Europe, Putin said. In the telephone conversation between the two Russian and American presidents, Putin explained to Trump what the United States could do to end the fighting as soon as possible. According to the Kremlin, they also discussed a prisoner exchange.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhyi said that a preliminary agreement has already been reached for a meeting between the Ukrainian and US presidents by the end of September.
Meanwhile, Moscow resumes attacks on Kiev after a three-day truce, during meetings between US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and in Kiev with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky.
The American envoys Witkoff and Kushner reiterated President Trump's position in Moscow which excludes Ukraine's entry into NATO and recognizes the reality on the ground, and this elicits a positive response from Moscow, which wants to continue the dialogue. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said this as quoted by Tass.
An air alert was raised in the Ukrainian capital. Buildings hit on the outskirts of the capital. Overwhelmed by accusations of corruption, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Ruslan Kravchenko, resigns.
The British government will provide £100 million (€116.5 million) to provide Ukraine with air defense capabilities, including Patriot missiles, 'before winter', the Ministry of Defense announces. Mobilized as part of a contribution to a NATO program dedicated to supporting Kiev, these assets, including interceptors, large-caliber munitions and drones, 'will help Ukraine defend itself from barbaric Russian attacks this winter,' the ministry said in a statement.
Ukrainian independence 35 years later, between war and internal crisis
Ukraine celebrated the 35th anniversary of Independence in a complex climate, as the war continues and European support strengthens. But American uncertainty, difficulties on the military front and internal tensions open many new questions about Kiev's future.
What we know about the CIA visit to Moscow
The secret trip of CIA director John Ratcliffe to Moscow, according to the Wall Street Journal to warn the Kremlin against testing NATO's defenses, reopens some questions: what information does the United States have and how concrete is the risk of Russian escalation?
Ukrainians want peace but not at all costs: polls
The findings show that public opinion in the country is increasingly tired of the conflict but also that it is not willing to accept a cessation of hostilities under any conditions.
Ukraine, Russian raids on Dtek power plant: electricity cut in Mykolaiv and Kherson
One of Dtek's thermoelectric power plants has stopped producing electricity after being hit by repeated waves of Russian attacks. As of this evening, the power supply has been completely suspended in Mykolaiv and in the community of Kherson. This was announced by the electricity company itself, cited by the Ukrainian media. According to Dtek, since the start of the large-scale invasion, its thermoelectric plants have been targeted by Russian forces more than 230 times.
Budapest expels 10 Russian diplomats, angering the Kremlin
Another tear, this time with the weight of ten expulsions. Péter Magyar's Hungary inaugurates a new season in relations with Moscow and does so by ordering ten officials of the Russian diplomatic mission to leave the country. The accusation is of having carried out "unacceptable activities for diplomats" in contravention of the rules of the Vienna Convention. A deliberately vague formulation which, during the day, was not followed by further clarifications. The decision, announced by Foreign Minister Anita Orbán, was presented as a necessary measure to "protect the security and sovereignty" of Hungary. However, Budapest clarified that the expulsion does not mark a break in diplomatic relations with Russia. The dialogue, assured the head of Hungarian diplomacy, will continue on the basis of "mutual respect and observance of the rules". The tone in Moscow was anything but conciliatory. The spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, announced a "harsh and painful" response against what she called the "Russophobic lobby" in Budapest. The reaction of the European Union was of the opposite sign, speaking of a "legitimate decision", "a predictable reaction - they explained from Palazzo Berlaymont - in light of the persistent campaign of hybrid attacks conducted by Russia against the EU and the member states". But it is above all the Hungarian press that offers an interesting reading point, seeing a double message in the move, aimed both at Moscow and at the Western allies. In the Kremlin, it is the thesis, Budapest wants to make it known that the era of tolerance towards Russian agents under diplomatic cover is over. Viktor Orbán himself, before the handover to the new government, is said to have quietly expelled Artur Sushkov, an officer of the Russian foreign intelligence service (SVR), accredited as the third secretary of the Russian embassy in Budapest.
Guterres: "Recent diplomatic efforts on the Ukraine-Russia war are good"
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres "welcomes recent diplomatic efforts, including visits by senior American envoys to Moscow and Kiev. And hopes that the latest initiatives will lead to a resumption of talks between Ukraine and Russia, paving the way for an immediate, total and unconditional ceasefire, leading to a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in accordance with international law, including the UN Charter". Spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced this in a note, specifying that the United Nations is ready to support any concrete effort in this regard. At the same time, Guterres "remains deeply concerned by the continuation of attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, as well as in Russia, and calls for their immediate cessation, urging the parties to ensure favorable conditions for the continuation of diplomatic efforts".
From the Leipzig case to hybrid warfare: three scenarios
The investigation by the German police into the events of last August 4, when an explosive drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane stopped at Leipzig airport, traced its presence in Moscow as part of the hybrid war started by Russia against the European Union. But what are the other implications of the story?
Pro-Russian group threatens attacks against arms manufacturers for Kiev
A group of companies involved in the production and supply of weapons for Ukraine and operating in Latvia, Poland and Portugal have received threatening letters from the pro-Russian group Global Citizens Against War 1984, already responsible for an arson attack on a drone factory in Slovakia last August. According to what was communicated by the Latvian police, the Latvian companies Eraser and Unitrack, the Polish PGZ, WB Electronics, JFG Composites and Nitro-Chem, and the Portuguese Tekever were threatened with possible sabotage if they did not stop supplying weapons to Kiev within thirty days.
Russia-Ukraine: diplomacy restarts, but have the balance changed?
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have resumed traveling between Moscow and Kiev, for the first time on Ukrainian territory. The intention is to revive the diplomatic stalemate in the peace negotiations.
Zelensky in Oslo for King Harald's funeral, will meet Prime Minister of Norway
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Norway to attend the funeral of King Harald V, a visit that will also allow talks with Oslo on support for his country's air defense. The Ukrainian leader will meet Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on the sidelines of the funeral, which will be held tomorrow, as announced by the Prime Minister's office in a statement.
The AfD and the paradox of being nationalist and pro-Russian
The success of the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt brings the relationship between the German nationalist party and Putin's Russia back to the center: an apparently paradoxical bond, but rooted in opposition to the European Union and Moscow's strategy to weaken it.
Russia, Lavrov: "If Europe attacked us the war would be short"
“If these talks mean that you are preparing an attack against us, I assure you that the war will be completely different and very short.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared this, quoting the words spoken several times by President Vladimir Putin and inviting Europe to "remember them". "We have no intention of attacking anyone. It's nonsense, idiotic. It's the total absence of any ability to think in terms of the state," Lavrov added, quoted by Tass.
The head of Russian diplomacy said he believed it was unlikely that Europe would "attack Russia while claiming that we are preparing aggression against Europe". "It's even ridiculous. On the one hand, they say that Russia is losing and therefore we need to support Ukraine in every way, increase this support and Ukraine will win; on the other hand, this same Russia which in their eyes is "losing" is preparing an attack on Europe. From the point of view of a politician, it is not serious to say such nonsense," he said.
Kiev: preliminary agreement for Zelensky-Trump meeting
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhyi said that a preliminary agreement has already been reached for a meeting between the Ukrainian and US presidents by the end of September. “I can confirm that a preliminary agreement has indeed been reached for a personal meeting by the end of the month,” Tykhyi said during a press conference, Ukrinform reported. According to Tykhyi, Zelensky and Trump could meet, for example, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Zelensky said today that he hopes to meet US President Donald Trump on September 20 to discuss, among other things, the supply of anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine. "We need ballistic missile packages from the Americans. They have heard in detail what we need and when we need them. I am counting on a meeting with President Trump around the 20th to raise the issue and, God willing, there will be results," Zelensky told reporters. The White House has not yet announced anything regarding a possible imminent meeting between Trump and Zelensky.
Zelensky: Germany ready to give us the Patriots
"The second step taken today with our air defense partners: Germany is ready to supply missiles for the Patriots. Thank you! These are exactly the decisions that bring peace closer: when you reduce the ability of the aggressor to destroy lives. It is important that the protection of life has sufficient strength. Thank you to Germany for its principled position, its support and the thousands and thousands of lives saved by Russian strikes!". Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky writes this
Kremlin: "Putin and Trump judge the mission of the US envoys positively"
The results of the mission of the American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kiev were "positively evaluated" by Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in a telephone conversation today. Russian presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov said this, quoted by Ria Novosti. Trump, Ushakov added, is interested in achieving a turning point in the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict during his presidency, while Putin underlined the need to end the conflict, judging that this would open up prospects for "a broad restoration of relations between Russia and the USA".
Kremlin: Trump wants to end the war as soon as possible
US President Donald Trump has told Russia's Vladimir Putin that he would like to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible. This was reported by Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov after an hour-long conversation between the two leaders today.
Putin to Trump: "Speculations on the Russian threat are a pretext for the EU to increase support for Kiev"
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has told US President Donald Trump that speculation about the 'Russian threat' serves as a pretext for the European Union to increase support for Kiev and increase its military spending. This is what Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov claims, according to the news agency
