US President Donald Trump announced he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska to negotiate ending the war in Ukraine. Trump proposed a land exchange agreement, while Ukrainian President Zelensky rejected ceding territory. The Kremlin confirmed plans for the summit to focus on long-term peaceful solutions to the Ukrainian crisis. Meanwhile, the US and Russia seek a ceasefire agreement that would solidify Russia’s occupation of seized territories. The US threatened new sanctions on Moscow and countries importing its exports. Ukraine showed willingness to be flexible but refuses to lose about one-fifth of its land. Poland, a close ally of Ukraine, sees a ceasefire as possibly imminent.