President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to visit Washington D.C. in September to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Meanwhile, Kurt Volker, the special representative of the U.S. Department of State for Ukraine negotiations, said that Trump might participate in the Donbas peace talks if Russia shows that it wants to stop the conflict.
- Zelensky’s party, Servant of the People, picked their parliament speaker nominee.
- Andriy Bohdan, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, said Zelensky’s team doesn’t need journalists to communicate with society, because they can do it directly.
- A Ukrainian lawmaker found himself in an uneasy situation as Zelensky demanded that he pay $7 million to repair a local road.
- Median salary in Kyiv grew by 18 percent in the past 12 months, and reached Hr 15,183 ($594), according to the city administration.
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