The Kremlin is weighing options for a concession to US President Donald Trump that could include an air truce with Ukraine to try to head off the threat of secondary sanctions, even as Russia remains determined to continue its war.

Donald Trump seems to have come up with a new strategy to force Vladimir Putin into ending the Ukraine war: going after Russia’s allies. The American president has said he wants to discourage Moscow’s allies from buying its oil to disrupt Russia’s economy – a move, he claimed, would end the conflict.

Lozova, Kharkiv region. One person was killed and 10 people, including two children, were wounded early on Tuesday, August 5, in Russia's largest air attack on Lozova, Kharkiv region. Russia struck civilian infrastructure in Lozova -- a town of an estimated 153,000 population -- with more than 25 drones.