Spokesman Peskov says there were no contacts between Russian president, John Ratcliffe during visit, declines to give details on topics discussed between security services26 August 2026
This is one of the tools to push Putin to negotiate; Ukraine needs the same competitive number (of drones), not money, as Russia has twice as much money, says Ukraine's president25 August 2026
'Coalition would continue to prepare the Multinational-Force Ukraine to deploy once a credible cessation of hostilities was in place,' says joint statement24 August 2026
