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Donald Trump outlined his vision for ending the war in Ukraine, noting that the territories where fierce fighting has raged for three and a half years have claimed many Ukrainian and Russian lives. He said there are plans to return part of these lands and carry out a mutual exchange.
βThe process is complicated and difficult, but we will return part of the territories, conduct some exchanges, and this will benefit both sides,β Trump said.
He added that almost all issues have been resolved, with only one remaining β the matter of Russia and Ukraine. A meeting with Russia is being prepared, and its location will be announced later. According to Trump, Zelenskyy must be ready to βsign somethingβ to end the war.
β‘οΈUkraine and Romania have agreed to jointly build a bridge across the Tisza, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said after talks with Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Θoiu.
They also discussed European integration and deepening defense cooperation, including joint production and Romanian business participation in Ukraineβs recovery.
According to Svyrydenko, one option for defense cooperation could follow the Danish model β direct financing of military production in Ukraine.
Canada will lower the price cap on Russian-origin offshore oil from $60 to $47.60 per barrel, aligning with the European Union and Britain, Reuters reports. The finance ministry said the move aims to reduce Russiaβs oil revenues and increase pressure on Moscow over the war.
Zelenskyy: Spoke with Polish PM Tusk on peace, defense, EU talks, and support for Ukrainians.
[He] spoke with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, discussing peace efforts, joint defense production, support for Ukrainians, and the negotiation process for Ukraineβs EU membership.
π§πΎ Lukashenko says he will not run for an eighth presidential term
Bild: German authorities fear Russian sabotage on railways
German government representatives, in comments to Bild, warned of possible attacks on Deutsche Bahn infrastructure by Russian special services and left-wing extremists.
Last week, two arson attacks were recorded on the railway line between DΓΌsseldorf and Duisburg, with the left-wing radical group Angry Birds claiming responsibility. Another act of sabotage was reported in Saxony-Anhalt.
In response, German security services are stepping up surveillance of Russian intelligence activities and considering possible manifestations of violence β including arson, dangerous interference with train operations, or damage to equipment β that could affect tens of thousands of people.
Over 500 drones detected over sensitive sites in Germany β Bild
Between January and March this year, 536 drone flights were recorded over sensitive sites in Germany, Bild reports, citing an internal Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) document titled βDrone as a Means of Crime.β
The report notes particular concern over reconnaissance flights near military facilities: 117 such incidents were documented, including ten at the naval base in Wilhelmshaven β the largest base of the German Navy, hosting Operational Flotilla 2 and several frigates.
Drones were also spotted over the U.S. Ramstein Air Base and in Bremerhaven, home to the Bundeswehr Naval Operations School.
German Siemens Equipment Powers Sanctioned Russian Weapons Plant, Investigation Finds
As Russia works to increase military production for its war in Ukraine, a state-owned explosives manufacturer bypassed Western sanctions by acquiring German-made Siemens equipment through a middleman importing technology from China, Reuters reported on August 7.
Customs data and state procurement records reviewed (www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/despite-western-sanctions-russian-bomb-factory-bought-siemens-tech-via-middleman-2025-08-07/) by Reuters indicate that the Biysk Oleum Factory (BOZ) in southern Siberia obtained Siemens components via a Russian intermediary, Techpribor, which sources industrial technology from Chinese wholesalers and resellers. The equipment was required to automate machinery at the facility.
The Russians have installed anti-drone nets at the Pacific Fleetβs Rybachy nuclear submarine base in Kamchatka.
From the Netherlands to Lviv: a traveler raised β¬20,000 for Ukrainian children.
24-year-old Liam Visser from Groningen cycled almost 1,600 km to help Ukrainian teenagers. He raised half the sum himself, and the other half was doubled by a philanthropist from the Netherlands.
β¬5,000 will go to a summer camp, and the rest will support children from frontline areas.