Strong Ukrainian army 'fundamental' to any security guarantees, foreign minister says after call with Rubio, Kallas

Ukrainian forces downed 47 out of the 59 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.

"Russia is willing to do it, and I think China is going to be willing to do it. We can’t let nuclear weapons proliferate," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

"I can't imagine a better gift for (Russia's President Vladimir) Putin's troops than cutting off Ukraine from the Internet," Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said.

Nawrocki's head of office said that a new bill submitted by the president to the parliament preserves the current arrangement, and lawmakers only need to approve it next month.

The number includes 890 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

"We all share the conviction that the Ukrainian army is the fundamental level of any such guarantees, therefore, its maximum strengthening is our top priority," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

"Maybe just treat them like you’re treating Washington, D.C., or how you treated Greenland when you came into office, or how you treated Canada when you came into office," Florida House Democrat Jared Moskowitz said.

"Ukraine calls on partners to introduce additional tough sanctions against all Russian individuals and legal entities, foreign companies, in case of their involvement in commercial activities in the seaports of Berdiansk and Mariupol," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Aug. 25 signed a resolution calling for Moscow to withdraw from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture.

German Finance Minister Klingbeil emphasized that Germany “will not duck its responsibility” in supporting Ukraine, and reiterated that Berlin remains Kyiv’s second-largest backer globally and its largest within Europe.

The potential move comes amid ongoing U.S. complaints that the law censors American voices and places an unfair burden on U.S. tech companies.

Speaking to reporters in Warsaw on Aug. 25, Canada’s Defense Minister David McGuinty expressed confidence in Canada’s operational capacity. "We’ve just come back from Ukraine. We’ve been able to assess and see more clearly what the needs are."

"They are living in nearly inhumane conditions. We cannot provide any administrative or social services there," Andriy Besedin, head of the Kupiansk military-civil administration, said.

During his Aug. 25 speech, Trump made contradictory statements about the possibility of ending Russia's war against Ukraine. He said he intends to arrange a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia but then added that it might not happen at all.