Russian presidents suggests summit with Donald Trump in Alaska could result in nuclear arms deal; EU leaders praise US president for offering backup for European ‘reassurance force’. What we know on day 1,269

Zelenskyy rules out ceding territory ahead of Trump-Putin talks; Russian troops make sudden advance in eastern Donetsk region. What we know on day 1,267

Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump’s “energetic and sincere” attempts to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking to senior officials in Moscow on Thursday (14 August), the Russian…