Ukraine Russia war, Burnham hears Trump: common commitment to ceasefire

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke to Donald Trump on the phone about Kiev. According to what emerged from the report, both agreed on the need for a ceasefire.

Russia has revoked "its consent to the activity of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in St. Petersburg, which must cease its activities by 18 September 2026". The Russian Foreign Ministry announced this as a retaliatory measure for the closure of the Russian consulate in Bonn.

The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella expressed "the hope that the ongoing negotiations will lead to results". Stop in Kiev for Trump's envoys after the meeting in the Kremlin with Putin, but peace remains a mirage. 'Everyone will need to make compromises,' says Witkoff after the talks with Zelensky and some European national security advisers defined as 'substantial and important'. The Ukrainian leader aims for 'a dignified peace' but also talks about Patriot and the package that Kiev will need to survive the winter if the war continues, 'and so far it certainly seems so'.

Angelina Jolie made a surprise stop at a boxing gym in Kharkiv, the second Ukrainian city, located a few dozen kilometers from the Russian border and hit several times by artillery bombardments from Moscow since the beginning of the invasion. The visit, which took place during a recent trip by the actress to the country, was made known by the local boxing federation and the owner of the facility. A former UN Special Envoy for Refugees, Jolie has returned to Ukraine at least twice since the start of Russia's large-scale offensive in February 2022.

Kiev will be able to produce the Storm Shadow at home, the long-range cruise missile which in Paris is called Scalp. The green light came from London and Paris, while Donald Trump's authorization for the Ukrainian production of the Patriot remains pending. Launched from an aircraft in flight, capable of traveling at very low altitude to evade enemy defenses, it is the weapon with which Ukraine has already struck Russian strategic targets.

Four and a half years of conflict and the continuous Ukrainian raids on logistics and energy infrastructures are having concrete repercussions on the everyday lives of Russian citizens. Starting from rationed fuels that cause long queues at distributors, up to small and medium-sized companies that owe a large part of their turnover to the Russian e-commerce giants whose hubs were heavily damaged by the Kiev attacks.

There are still two useful months to reopen dialogue with Russia. This is the message of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Axios: "We have September and October to find a way to talk. Without dialogue we will not achieve any results." Over the weekend, Moscow and Kiev received US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to explore a resumption of peace negotiations, meetings which however did not produce concrete results.

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced his resignation on September 7, as reported by the Kyiv Independent. "This is a political decision. And I made it consciously," he said, calling on President Volodymyr Zelensky and parliament to accept them.

Coalition support in Kiev strengthens. London, under Andy Burnham, has authorized the provision of classified designs for the Storm Shadow long-range missile to allow the French and Ukrainians to accelerate production of the long-range weapon in Ukraine. The French president announced that the "multinational force for Ukraine" exercises will be conducted in October and November. But sources at Palazzo Chigi have made it clear that Italy "will not participate".

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.

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.

Parliament is considering transforming an already very profitable market into a legal and taxable sector: according to the promoters, it could bring up to 25 million dollars a year to the state coffers.

The Latvian government plans to introduce a 300% duty on shipments of grain from the Russian Federation and Belarus from the country's ports. This was announced today by the Latvian Prime Minister, Andris Kulbergs, during a press conference held in Riga.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and American President Donald Trump "agreed on the need to continue working towards a ceasefire that prevents further loss of life" in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. This is what emerges from the report of a telephone call between the two leaders released by Downing Street.

The United States is considering whether Ukraine and Russia will take steps to ease tensions over the winter while restarting negotiations on a broader peace deal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios.

The former head of the British Foreign Intelligence Service (MI6), John Sawers, believes that peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia cannot be started before next spring, but it is possible that the conditions for a negotiation will be created by next year.

Less than a day after the departure from Kiev of the US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Russia launched drones on Kiev, despite the three-day truce in attacks on the respective capitals announced on the occasion of the US delegation's mission until tomorrow.

Finland today inaugurated a 200 kilometer long fence, built in sections along the eastern border with Russia, to discourage Moscow.