Alexander Baunov analyzes the meeting in Alaska and explains what to expect next Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP / Scanpix / Leta Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Anchoridge, Alaska. August 15, 2025 Donald Trump finally met with Vladimir Putin to discuss the end of the Russian war with Ukraine. They expected a lot from the meeting, but it did not live up to expectations: there is no visible progress in the approach of the world or there is no ceasefire.

Putin seems to be ready to guarantee safety to Kyiv, but Donbass wants the whole. Zelensky does not agree Andrew Harnik / Getty images Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at a military base in Anchorida in Alaska. August 15, 2025 Vladimir Putin demands from Ukraine the withdrawal of troops from the Donbass. According to Bloomberg sources, US President Donald Trump, after negotiations with Putin, told about this during a telephone conversation with Vladimir Zelensky and European leaders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 16 held a meeting in the Kremlin at which he informed about the results of negotiations with US President Donald Trump leadership of the government, State Duma, the Presidential Administration and various departments. This was reported by the Kremlin press service.

US President Donald Trump invited European leaders to take part in his meeting with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky in the White House, reports The New York Times with reference to the source. To who Trump sent an invitation to come to Washington, the publication does not specify. The meeting of Trump and Zelensky in the White House will be held on Monday, August 18.

This is how he fascinated both Hollywood and the author’s cinema, shouting outsiders everywhere Don Arnold / Wiremage / Getty Images On August 16, Taika Waititi - the New Zealand actor and the director - turned 50 years old. This is a rare example of a cinema, who is appreciated by both fans of blockbusters (he shot, in particular, two “tori”), and fans of the author’s cinema (for the script for “Jojo Rabbit”, he received an Oscar).

The deputy of the Pskov Regional Assembly from Yabloko, Arthur Gaiduk, sent a letter to the head of the FAS Shanskolsky with a request to check the legality of the decision to block calls to Telegram and WhatsApp. According to the deputy, the ban on calls in instant messengers limits citizens in the free choice of voice communication services and creates illegal competitive advantages for mobile operators and for the MAX messenger.

How the Kremlin requires propaganda to talk about the results of the meeting in Alaska Andrew Harnik / Getty Images There could be no “deal in Ukraine” at the meeting of Putin and Trump. “Putin restored the attitude towards Russia as a great power” and spoke to the head of the United States “on equal terms”. Russia and the USA "there is something to offer each other." So in the Kremlin’s political bloc, it is recommended to cover the results of negotiations in Alaska, the “Medusa” found out.

A thousand two hundred seventies. Putin and Trump may have agreed on the guarantees of the security of Ukraine. They can be similar to those who have NATO members (but without joining the Alliance) Oleksandr Ratushniak / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Belozersky, Donetsk region. The consequences of the attack of the Russian drone. August 10, 2025 Medusa from February 24, 2022 lives on the Russian-Ukrainian war on the air.

However, he is more like a "running around the blade" FX Networks The first episodes of the series “Alien: Earth” (Alien: Earth) from Showranner Noranner Hawley, the winner of the Emmy and Golden Globe, who worked on the series “Fargo” and “Legion”, were published on the Hulu service.

US President Donald Trump in a conversation with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky reported that Vladimir Putin demands the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the entire territory of Donbass. This is written by Bloomberg with reference to sources. At the same time, according to the agency, Trump emphasized that Ukraine should decide what to do with its territory.

Spoiler: Mostly - without enthusiasm Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP / Scanpix / Leta Donald Trump at the Andrews air base in Washington, where he flew after meeting with Vladimir Putin On August 15, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska to discuss ways to complete the Russian-Ukrainian war. The meeting did not end with the adoption of any binding decisions, it was not even announced about the ceasefire.

The Atlantic magazine has investigated moral elections related to this practice Angie Wang / AP / Scanpix / Leta In 2016, Canada adopted a medical care program for dying (Maid), legalizing euthanasia and assisted death . The program frames expanded, and as a result of Canada, over the incomplete 10 years, came in first place in the world in terms of the number of deaths through euthanasia.

What the world press writes about the summit in Alaska, which hardly approached the end of the war Gabriel Grigorov / TASS / Zuma Press / Scanpix / Leta Vladimir Putin leaves Alaska after meeting with Donald Trump. August 15, 2025 Western journalists and experts are almost unanimous: the meeting of the American and Russian presidents in Alaska was a success for Vladimir Putin and a failure for Donald Trump.

The Russian stock market at the beginning of the alert of a weekend on Saturday, August 16, fell 2.5% compared to the closure of the day before. The IMOEX2 index in the first minutes of trading fell to the value of 2932.43 points from the level of 3007.51, set the day before. Soon it has grown a little and at the time of writing this note is traded around the mark of 2945 points.

The number of those who died as a result of an explosion at the powder plant in the Ryazan region reached 11 people, the region’s operappa reports. The number of victims reached 130 people, of which 29 were hospitalized. During the night, rescuers removed three people from the rubble alive. Now search and rescue work is ongoing. The authorities of the region announced Monday, August 18, the day of mourning.