The United States and Russia are preparing to meet its leaders in Alaska. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will negotiate there on August 15. The other day, Trump said that the future agreement between Kyiv and Moscow may include the exchange of territories. At the same time, the Trump administration made it clear that Washington was seeking Putin's meeting with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. The Ukrainian leader himself emphasizes that his country is not going to "give his land".

Waiting for the approach of the world after the meeting of Trump and Putin, and whether the Kremlin is able to push economic problems to conclude a truce - we discuss with the editor -in -chief of the New Gazeta Europe Kirill Martynov and with the economic observer Maxim Blanc.

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Anas al-Sharif Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif and four other channel employees were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday. The strike hit a tent located near al-Shifa hospital in the eastern part of the city. According to statements by local authorities, in addition to Al Jazeera employees, two more civilians were killed.

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Alexander Volodin in the animated film "The Unwritten Play" An animated film by director and artist Irina Litmanovich, “The Unwritten Play,” dedicated to the playwright and poet Alexander Volodin, has been released. Co-author of the script is writer, journalist, playwright Viktor Shenderovich. The 15-minute film took 10 years to complete. And cinema appeared when there was no chance left for it to be shown in Russia. Text: project "Window" "Get your things out!" Early morning.

The great river without Russia. Conversation between Andrei Shariy and Danube historian Constantin Ardeleanu

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry for the first time published the text of the initialed peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia. According to this publication, the treaty consists of 17 articles. In it, Armenia and Azerbaijan renounce territorial claims against each other, as well as the use of force against each other. The agreement provides for the refusal to deploy third forces on the border of the two countries.

Finland became the first NATO country to bring formal charges against the crew of the Eagle S tanker, which is classified as part of the Russian “shadow fleet”. According to investigators, in December last year the ship dragged its anchor almost 100 kilometers along the bottom of the Baltic Sea and damaged five underwater electrical and telecommunications cables. The captain, first and second officers were first arrested, then released on an undertaking not to leave the country.

Aftermath of the explosion at the US Steel plant, Pennsylvania, August 11, 2025 One person was killed and dozens injured in an explosion on the morning of August 11 at the US Steel plant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to emergency services, two people are considered missing. News agencies publish footage showing clouds of thick smoke above the enterprise. The plant specializes in the production of coal coke for metallurgy. Approximately 1,200 people work here.

European leaders aim to ensure the participation of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in negotiations between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska. Politico reports this. According to the publication, the EU Foreign Affairs Council is developing a strategy to influence the outcome of the meeting. On August 11, the head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, chaired a meeting of the EU foreign ministers.

The prosecution demanded 19 years in prison for sports management teacher Eldar Marchenko, accused of organizing a “terrorist attack that caused major material damage.” The trial is taking place in the Moscow District Military Court. According to investigators, Marchenko gave the Ukrainian special services the coordinates of the civilian airport of Kursk, as well as the coordinates of another airfield - a military one. In August 2023, these facilities were attacked by drones. No one was hurt.