According to the news on the website of the President of Ukraine on August 24, President Zelensky met with the Prime Minister of Canada, who visited the capital Kiev on the same day, and the two sides discussed issues such as defence, energy cooperation and security for Ukraine, Kani said he did not rule out the possibility of sending Canadian troops to Ukraine.

On the same day, an exchange of prisoners again, the second-largest port of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan, burned due to a drone attack, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in an interview released on the same day that Western countries and Ukraine tried to undermine the process of negotiations on the Ukraine issue formulated by the presidents of Russia and the United States.

At about 2 p.m. on August 18, U.S. East Time, U.S. President Trump, Ukrainian President Zelensky and several European leaders held multi-party meetings in the U.S. White House.

Uganda leaders meet to discuss security in Ukraine

According to the statement released on the website of the Ukrainian president, during the meeting of Zelensky and Kany, the two sides signed the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Security Cooperation Agreement, the Mutual Assistance Agreement on Customs Affairs and the Letter of Intention for Drone Production.

In a statement, Zelensky said Carney said Canada was willing to contribute $500 million to the "Ukraine Priority Needs List" program launched by NATO and the United States to help Ukraine purchase weapons from the United States. In addition, Canada is willing to provide funds for Ukrainian drone production and join the drone production program.

Zelensky said he had sent an invitation to Carney, hoping that Canada would participate in a major energy project in Ukraine. he said that Ukraine has the necessary ports and energy storage capabilities that can be used for the transportation of Canadian natural gas, and he discussed with Carney the possibility of rapid implementation of energy projects.

Zelensky said that Canada is a member of the "Volunteer Alliance" and expects Canada to play an active role in implementing security guarantees for Ukraine. He said that it is very important for Ukraine to expect Canadian troops to appear in Ukraine.

Image by Canadian Prime Minister Carney.Sinhua/United States

After the meeting, Carney said at a joint press conference with Zelensky that Canada is working with partners such as the "Volunteer Alliance" to formulate terms for providing land, sea and air security guarantees to Ukraine. He said he would not rule out the possibility of sending Canadian troops to Ukraine.

On the 18th of this month, U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting of U.S. and European leaders in the White House, with a focus on providing security for Ukraine. Trump said that security for Ukraine will be provided by European countries and coordinated with the United States.Zelensky said details of security for Ukraine will be developed in the next 10 days.

Russia has exchanged captives.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged captured soldiers on the 24th, and each side handed over 146 captured soldiers to the other side.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on social media on the 24th that 146 captured Russian troops returned from Ukrainian-controlled areas. In exchange, Russia handed over 146 captured Ukrainian troops to Ukraine. The prisoner exchange that day was carried out under the humanitarian mediation of the United Arab Emirates.

Russia's second-largest port burns after drone attack

The governor of Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, Droztenko, said on the 24th that the port of Ust Luga in the state was on fire due to a drone attack that day.

Drazenko said on social media that 10 drones were destroyed over the port on the morning of the 24th, and the drone debris caused a terminal to burn.

Leningrad Oblast issued a threat warning of drone attack on the 23rd, which was lifted the next morning. In the meantime, Russian air defense forces shot down drones over many places in the state.

The Port of Ust-Luga is the largest port in the Baltic Sea region and the second largest in Russia.

Russian Foreign Minister: Western countries and Ukraine are trying to sabotage the negotiation process

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in a video interview released on Monday that Western countries and Ukraine were trying to disrupt the process of negotiations on Ukraine set by the presidents of the two countries.

This is the appearance of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia's capital, on March 18.

In the video, Mr. Lavrov said Western countries were looking for excuses to block negotiations, while Ukrainian President Zelensky was also ¡°hardy¡±, putting out some conditions and demanding ¡°no matter what happens, meet immediately with (Russian President) Putin.¡±

Lavrov stressed that the attempts of the Western countries and Ukraine to disrupt the negotiation process on Ukraine, which was generally formulated by the presidents of Russia and the United States, "has achieved good results" and the Russian side hopes that this attempt will be defeated.

On August 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Trump met in Alaska, USA. Both sides commented positively on the meeting, but did not reach an agreement on issues such as the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. (Reporter: Li Dongxu, An Xiaomeng, Liu Kai)