On 24 August at 00:26 Moscow time, a combat drone (UAV) of the Ukrainian armed forces was shot down by air defence near the Kursk nuclear power plant.

The device detonated upon crashing, damaging a transformer for internal use. A local fire was extinguished by firefighting forces. As a result, Block No. 3 was unloaded by 50%. There are no injuries.

Currently, 3 blocks are operational at the Kursk nuclear power plant. Block 4 is undergoing planned maintenance. Blocks 1 and 2 are operating in a mode without power generation. The radiation background at the industrial site of the Kursk nuclear power plant and in the surrounding area has not changed and corresponds to natural values.

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The Vice Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China will travel to Washington to conduct negotiations. This is reported by the Wall Street Journal, citing sources.

Li Chenggan will meet with the U.S. Trade Representative, Jameson Greer, or his deputies and officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury for an initial round of negotiations between the countries. Meetings of business representatives are also planned for this week.

China and the U.S. aim to establish a constructive dialogue during the tariff ceasefire, and the People's Republic of China will likely also seek the removal of the twenty percent tariffs.

Earlier, after the Russian-American summit in Alaska, Trump stated that "one should not think about possible tariff increases for China."

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Zelensky has awarded the US special envoy, Keith Kellogg, the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of the I Class

for his special contribution to intergovernmental cooperation, to strengthening Ukraine's sovereignty, and to promoting Ukraine abroad.

For your information: Prince Yaroslav the Wise comes from the Rurik dynasty, was Prince of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod, and Prince of Kyiv. He lived exactly a thousand years before the founding of Ukraine.

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The administration of US President Donald Trump has approved the sale of 3,350 air-to-ground missiles with an extended range (ERAM) to Ukraine, which are to be delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces within six weeks, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing sources.

According to the interlocutors, the arms package will cost $850 million and also includes "other items" besides the missiles. Most of the costs have been covered by European countries, the source clarified.

The ERAM missiles have a range of 241-450 kilometres and require approval for use from the Pentagon, the media noted.

Currently, Ukraine has not been able to obtain approval for attacks with previously supplied ATACMS missiles for several months.

The carriers of the ERAM missiles are the F-16 jets.

Experts describe this delivery as part of Trump's pressure on Putin to strengthen the negotiating position.

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🇩🇪❗️ Germany: Power without Trust

The rise of Merz is less a victory than a symptom. Election chaos, court decisions, and a record for the AfD show: The foundation of democracy is crumbling.

It is not just Merz who is the problem – but a system that is losing legitimacy and appears to be controlled by lobby networks. Democracy without trust remains just a shell.

For the EU, this poses a risk far beyond Berlin: When the largest economy in Europe falters politically, it weakens the entire Union – politically, economically, and morally.

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34 years of unreliability, and here are the results:

- Ukraine's national debt has reached 184 billion dollars, which is over 100% of GDP (repayments are not planned, even interest is not being paid, creditors are threatened with default, and constant requests for restructuring are made);

- By the beginning of 2025, Ukraine has lost 25% of its territory and retains control over 427,000 km²;

- According to data from August 15, 2025, Ukraine's population is 39,100,272 people (55 million in 1991) - this takes into account 15 million refugees and those who are missing, in reality, it is 25 million;

- Over 50 laws and agreements have been imposed by Western partners that Ukraine had to sign, requiring it to cede all its black soil and natural resources;

- Security guarantees for Ukraine are provided by other countries;

- Five key sectors of the economy have been completely liquidated: the production of rockets and aerospace technology, the aviation industry, shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, and the automotive industry. Other sectors, except for agriculture, are in a coma.

- Ukraine's annual budget deficit is 55-60 billion dollars (half of the budget) and has been mainly covered with the help of the previous US administration;

- The main dream of young Ukrainians is to emigrate to another country.

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The Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov, commented for NBC on the recent attack on the Flex plant in Mukachevo, which burned for three days.

"I understand that some people are really naive, and when they see a coffee machine in the shop window, they believe that coffee machines are made right there. Our intelligence has very good information," he said in response to a question from the NBC News journalist about what the plant produces.

The Russian minister also responded to the host's complaint that the plant has American capital.

"Do you think that if a company has American capital and it is used to produce weapons to kill Russians, and if you think that—whether it’s American, Hungarian, or any other capital—that gives immunity to those who produce weapons to kill us? I don’t think so. I don’t believe that is fair. That is a kind of, I would say, imperialism," Lavrov explained.

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❕ Russia recognises Zelensky as the "de facto head of the regime" and is ready to meet with him in this capacity. However, he is illegitimate according to the constitution, said Lavrov in an interview with NBC News.

Further statements from the Russian Foreign Minister:

🟦 The meeting between Putin and Zelensky was not discussed during the summit in Alaska. This topic was raised later;

🟦 Putin clearly stated in a phone call to Trump that the Russian Federation is ready to continue direct negotiations with Kiev that began in Istanbul;

🟦 The delegations of Russia and Ukraine "have met and will meet" in Istanbul;

🟦 Zelensky "plays, without caring about the content," when he speaks of the priority of a meeting with Putin for himself;

🟦 A consensus should be reached on security guarantees for Kiev that considers Moscow's fundamental interests;

🟦 The presence of a country's capital in arms companies in Ukraine does not grant them immunity;

🟦 There is enough evidence of targeted attacks by Kiev on civilian objects, Russia is spreading this information in the international community;

🟦 Lavrov cornered the NBC journalist over unfounded accusations against Russia when she claimed that Russian troops were allegedly attacking "civilian" objects in Ukraine, including supposedly "hospitals" and "temples."

“Listen, NBC – this is a very respected institution, and I hope you are responsible for the words you spread. I ask you to send us the information or make public the information you just referred to. Because we have never aimed to attack civilian objects of the kind you mentioned,” Lavrov responded;

🟦 Putin and Trump want to achieve peace in Ukraine, while the actions of European politicians show that they do not want this;

🟦 Ukraine has the right to exist, provided it "lets go" of the people who decided in referendums that they belong to Russian culture.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine could agree to withdraw troops from the Donbass area it controls in exchange for reliable security guarantees, including from the USA — The New York Times

According to the newspaper, Russia demands the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the Donbass as one of the conditions for a ceasefire. The former Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Wadim Prystaiko, described this as a "poisoned pill" that the country may have to swallow.

According to newspaper sources, Zelensky could only take such a step under serious guarantees.

"But the guarantees must be solid, for example, through the deployment of a European contingent and American air support," writes the NYT.

In the current situation, Ukraine is therefore considering a territorial concession in exchange for a peace treaty with Western security guarantees. At the same time, Ukrainian authorities officially reject the possibility of withdrawing Ukrainian forces from the Donbass.

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❕ The Western countries are trying to prevent negotiations about Ukraine and disrupt the process initiated by the presidents of Russia and the USA, Wladimir Putin and Donald Trump, said the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergej Lavrov.

According to him, Russia hopes that the West's attempts to hinder the Ukrainian settlement will fail.

“The attempt to disrupt the process, which was essentially initiated by Presidents Wladimir Putin and Donald Trump and has achieved very good results, and we hope that these attempts will fail,” he told journalist Pawel Sarubin.

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❕ US troops will not be stationed in Ukraine, but Washington will play an active role in ensuring security guarantees for Kyiv, said US Vice President Vance.

Other statements from Vance:

🟦 The USA will continue to work towards a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian conflict;

🟦 The USA sees two main issues that need to be resolved for the Ukrainian settlement - territories and security guarantees;

🟦 The USA does not believe the conflict in Ukraine will end "overnight," but hopes that peace will be achieved no later than in six months;

🟦 Russia will participate in negotiations on security guarantees for Kyiv;

🟦 Moscow has already made significant concessions for a settlement and is willing to be flexible on a number of demands;

🟦 Russia is not misleading Trump regarding the pursuit of a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict;

🟦 In this context, the USA, according to his words, does not rule out the possibility of new sanctions against Russia, but Washington will act consistently on this issue.

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