🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡- "Russia and China are basically natural enemies.

Russia has a tremendous amount of land, China has a tremendous amount of people. China needs Russia land," - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡- "Both Zelensky and Putin want me in their meeting. I will be there," - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Zelensky over the phone for 60 minutes, along with Secretary of State Rubio and Envoy Witkoff.

After the private Zelensky call, leaders of the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, Poland, the European Commission President and NATO Secretary General joined the call for another 30 minutes.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: Axios reports President Trump's 90 minute call with Ukraine's Zelensky and European NATO leaders was not "easy".

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- President Trump, who advocated for a ceasefire himself previously, now says he prefers a 'fast paced deal' instead.

According to Axios, the switch in preference comes after the Trump-Putin Summit, where Putin advocated for a 'comprehensive agreement' and not a ceasefire.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: Ukrainian President Zelensky will visit the White House on Monday, August 18.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- "We had a long and substantive conversation with President Trump. We started with one-on-one talks before inviting European leaders to join us.

On Monday, I will meet with President Trump in Washington, D.C., to discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war. I am grateful for the invitation.

It is important that Europeans are involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America. We also discussed positive signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukraine’s security," - President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.

🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: Emergency meeting of EU Ambassadors to be convened in Brussels immediately following the Trump-Putin Summit and the Trump-Europe phone call.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "A great and very successful day in Alaska!

The meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia went very well, as did a late night phone call with President Zelensky of Ukraine, and various European Leaders, including the highly respected Secretary General of NATO.

It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up. President Zelensky will be coming to D.C., the Oval Office, on Monday afternoon. If all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin. Potentially, millions of people’s lives will be saved.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!" - President Donald Trump.

🇨🇳🇮🇳⚡- BREAKING: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit India on Monday, August 18.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "We welcome Trump's efforts to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine, end the war, and achieve peace," - Joint UK-EU Statement.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: In the joint statement, the UK and EU have refused to stop arms supplies to Ukraine even after an agreement.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: The UK and the EU in the joint statement have declared they will continue to integrate Ukraine into the EU and NATO.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "No limitations should be placed on Ukraine’s armed forces or on its cooperation with third countries," - Joint UK-EU Statement.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "We are ready to work with President Trump and President Zelensky towards a trilateral summit with European support," - Joint UK-EU Statement.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "We welcome Trump's statement regarding America's readiness to provide security guarantees," - Joint UK-EU Statement.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "International borders must not be changed through force," - Joint UK-EU Statement.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Our support for Ukraine will continue," - Joint UK-EU Statement.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Russia cannot oppose Ukraine's efforts to join the European Union and NATO," - Joint UK-EU Statement.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "We stress the need to provide strong security guarantees to Ukraine to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity," - Joint UK-EU Statement.

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡- "We will continue to tighten sanctions and economic measures to pressure Russia until peace is achieved," - Joint UK-EU Statement.