Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for "new offensive operations" despite Friday's looming peace summit in Alaska.Fierce frontline combat and long-range drone and missile strikes are ongoing as the U.

European Union ( EU) leaders issued a fresh joint appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump on Ukraine, imploring him ahead of his crunch summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, August 15.

President Donald Trump framed his Friday summit with Vladimir Putin as a moment to feel out the Russian leader’s parameters for ending the war in Ukraine and acknowledged it would take further meetings to strike a final peace deal.