Vice President JD Vance said Russia has made "significant concessions" in talks to end its war with Ukraine but didn't rule out imposing more sanctions on the Kremlin.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a profoundly negative impact on Ukraine, as well as on the global food, financial, and energy markets.

PM Kyiv time on August 24, there were 128 combat engagements along the front over the past 24 hours. The Pokrovsk direction remained the hottest spot, as usual, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.