EADaily, August 19th, 2025. Russia and Ukraine is likely to continue direct negotiations in Istanbul, at which the status of representatives of the parties may be increased.

According to the Trump administration, the broad outlines of Vladimir Putin’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine are coming into focus. Ukraine would give Russia control of approximately 6,600 square kilometers,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, the latest development in the months-long effort by Trump to end the Ukraine war. The hastily arranged meeting between Putin and Trump will be the first U.

US envoy Steve Witkoff is said to have had a “highly productive” meeting with Russia's leader in Moscow. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The return of the forcefully deported Ukrainian children “is a subject at the top of all lists,” Donald Trump said, adding that the US and Europe will work together with Ukraine and the rest of the world “to hopefully bringing them home to their families".

United States President Donald Trump has said that his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a “highly productive meeting” with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or face punitive economic sanctions.

After weeks of escalating tensions between the United States and Russia, US President Donald Trump said Friday he will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska as Trump looks to