Ukrainian National Opera ballet dancer Oleksandr Shapoval killed in combat

At the meeting, Prime Minister Robert Fico said Slovakia sought to "standardize" relations with Moscow, saying the two countries "should look for opportunities to deepen and broaden cooperation."

The comments, made during Putin's meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Beijing, represent an apparent shift from Moscow's previous refusal of any changes regarding the Ukrainian plant's oversight.

Vladyslav Nahornyi's wife reported his disappearance after he left the hospital without warning.

"Right now, there is talk of a trilateral meeting, of a meeting between Putin and Zelensky. But specifically, as far as I know, there was no agreement between Putin and Trump on this," Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said.

Ukrainian forces cleared out Russian troops from the Donetsk Oblast village of Udachne and raised the Ukrainian flag in the settlement, the military said.

The alliance's Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in the city of Mikkeli strengthens NATO's footprint in its new northern member state.

Ukraine intercepted 120 out of the 150 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.

The deal, long delayed by Beijing's hard bargaining over prices and volumes, cements Moscow's pivot to Asia as it loses access to European energy markets.

The exercises, spanning land, sea, air, and cyberspace, involve about 30,000 Polish and allied troops and 600 pieces of equipment, taking place amid mounting security risks for Warsaw.

The number includes 800 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

In Kyiv Oblast, a Russian drone strike targeted the Bila Tserkva community, killing one person and wounding others, Secretary of the Bila Tserkva City Council Volodymyr Vovkotrub said.

Photographs published by North Korean media showed Kim with senior officials, including Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, inside his dark green armored train.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Sept. 1 that the Trump administration is considering new sanctions on Russia after Moscow intensified strikes on Ukraine despite recent peace talks.

The plan specifically raises concerns over gas shipped through TurkStream, the pipeline linking Russia with Southeast Europe.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Sept. 1 that it had charged Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov with various war crimes against Ukrainian soldiers.