Trump:

I look forward to meeting President Lukashenko in the future.

Lebanese Prime Minister:

The words of Hezbollah's Secretary General carry a veiled threat of civil war.

No one in Lebanon today wants civil war.

Lebanese Prime Minister:

No one has called for handing over Hezbollah’s weapons to the Israeli enemy as claimed, but rather to the Lebanese Army, whose patriotism we refuse to question.

Kremlin:

Putin and Trump's negotiations may take at least 6-7 hours in total.

South Africa: Army chief’s Iran visit sparks backlash after remarks backing Palestinians and criticising Israel; presidency calls trip “ill-advised” and denies prior approval.

BREAKING: Middle East Eye reports that ICC deputy prosecutors have received arrest warrant applications against Israeli ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich on apartheid charges — a potential first for the court.

Source: MEE

Zelensky:

The war continues. It continues precisely because there is not only no order but also no signals from Moscow about preparing to end this war.

Zelensky:

On the day of negotiations, they are also killing. And that says a lot.

One person died as a result of the shooting, police announced.

Putin's envoy Dmitriev:

Met a bear in Alaska before the US-Russia Summit. Hopefully a good sign.

Trump:

We're going for a meeting with President Putin in Alaska, and I think it's going to work out very well — and if it doesn't, I'm going to head back home real fast.

Ethiopia and Nigeria have launched a program aimed at reducing foreign dependence by sharing expertise and increasing domestic UAV production in Africa.

BREAKING: The US is sending over 4,000 Marines and sailors, plus warships, aircraft, and a submarine, to waters around Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Trump’s expanded anti-cartel mission.

Source: CNN

Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg won’t attend the Putin meeting because Russia sees him as too pro-Ukraine.

Source: CNN

The breakthrough on the Donetsk front has been stopped by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Source: Ukraine's Deep State

Israel is once again attacking Lebanon.

Putin's red carpet in Alaska is ready.

Putin and Trump are expected to hold a joint press conference if nothing goes wrong.

Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin says Putin's plane has not yet landed in the US.

The plane that has landed does not carry him.

Russian Foreign Ministry:

The Russian Federation expressed to the Israeli ambassador concern about the country's intention to occupy Gaza; the consolidation of new realities on the ground is unacceptable.

Air Force One lands in Alaska for the Putin-Trump summit.

Trump will now wait for Putin.