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United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he plans to hold talks about the war in Ukraine in the coming days after his Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in August failed to achieve a breakthrough. Trump has been frustrated at his inability to put a halt to the fighting, which began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, after he initially predicted he would be able to end the war swiftly when he took office in January. Trump said he would be holding talks in the next few days. A White House official said Trump is expected to speak on the phone on Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The French presidency said earlier today that several European leaders, including Zelensky and France’s Emmanuel Macron, would call Trump on Thursday afternoon. That call was expected to follow a mostly virtual meeting on Thursday, hosted by France, of some 30 countries to discuss their latest efforts to provide Ukraine with security support once there is a peace agreeme...

Plans being developed within the Coalition of the Willing to deploy troops as part of security guarantees for Ukraine are substantial and real, but no details will be disclosed so that Russia would not be able to prepare.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he has no message for Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Russia will ultimately have to make its own decision regarding the war in Ukraine—and the United States will respond accordingly.

Today, September 3, the leadership of Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance and experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) began discussions on the implementation of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine’s NATO PURL fund, which is used to purchase weapons from the United States, has already surpassed $2 billion.

Leaders of the Nordic-Baltic states have pledged to increase military assistance to Ukraine, noting that recent weeks have shown that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is not interested in peace.

Ukraine’s border guards are preparing for an increase in passenger traffic due to the celebration of Rosh Hashanah from September 22 to 24.

In August 2025, demining units of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine cleared 5,973.1 hectares of liberated territory contaminated by explosive remnants of war resulting from Russia’s armed aggression.

On Tuesday, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss ways to end Russia’s war and ensure future security guarantees for Ukraine.

The United Nations General Assembly will hold a session on Thursday, September 4, to discuss the situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

Luxembourg will join NATO’s PURL initiative to purchase U.S.-made weapons for further delivery to Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Defense Forces shot down or jammed 48 drones launched by Russia in a renewed wave of attacks, while new enemy targets are detected in the north.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb announced on Tuesday, September 2, that progress had been made on security guarantees for Ukraine, but added that a peace agreement must be reached before such measures could be implemented.

On September 1, 2025, the Law of Ukraine ‘On Lobbying’ came into force, and the Transparency Register was launched.

After decades of waiting, Kohanim can now make a pilgrimage to the Alter Rebbe’s tomb, thanks to a new bridge dedicated by Yehuda Kaplun and the FJCU.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed gratitude to Pope Leo XIV for his appeal to end the war and killings in Ukraine.

Ukraine expects to raise at least $1 billion every month under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program, which enables Kyiv to directly purchase weapons from the United States.

Ukraine expects the G20 countries to take a strong and united position regarding Russia's attempts to drag out the war.

At the conclusion of Sunday prayer, Pope Leo XIV prayed for those affected by the recent massive Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, urging an immediate ceasefire and serious steps toward dialogue.

The United States will not send its troops to Ukraine but is prepared to assist European countries in providing security guarantees for Kyiv.