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Wednesday, September 3
Trump tells Polish President Nawrocki he'll send more US troops to Poland
"We will put more there if they want," U.S. President Donald Trump said during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki. "We are with Poland all the way, and we will help Poland protect itself."
Zelensky announces upcoming talks with Trump on strengthening sanctions against Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope that tighter sanctions would force Russian President Vladimir Putin to shift toward a diplomatic solution to end the war.
9 killed, 7 injured in Russian strike on town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast
Russian artillery fire between 10:30 a.m. and 11:50 a.m. killed five men and three women. FPV drone strikes left another woman dead.
Putin insists he never rejected meeting Zelensky, despite years of dodging talks
"If Zelensky is ready, let him come to Moscow," Vladimir Putin told journalists during his briefing in Beijing.
Ukraine plans to roll out enhanced military contracts for soldiers over 24, official says
The offer may also be made available to those already serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky's Deputy Chief of Staff Pavlo Palisa said.
Poltava Oblast authorities deny wrongdoing amid claims of $5 million in embezzled fortification funds
The statement came in apparent reaction to an investigation published by lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak, who claimed that at least Hr 200 million (nearly $5 million) were embezzled in last year's fortification contracts.
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While Moscow has publicly insisted on full control of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, the map indicated possible plans extending to Odesa and Kharkiv, neither of which had been included in earlier demands.
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