Prisoner exchange and Trump meeting with Putin: main events in the Evening.LIVE broadcast.

On Thursday, August 14, another prisoner exchange took place between Ukraine and Russia. Tomorrow, US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian dictator Putin in Alaska.

Guests of the Evening.LIVE broadcast

Today, important events and topics in Ukraine and the world will be discussed by:

• Doctor of Political Sciences Maksym Rozumnyi;
• People's Deputy of 'Batkivshchyna', Committee on Legal Policy, First Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Delegation to PACE Serhiy Sobolev;
• People's Deputy, 'Servant of the People', Committee on Economic Development Bohdan Kytak;
• Director of the Institute of World Policy Yevhen Mahda;
• Head of the NGO 'Center for Strategic Communications 'Forum', political scientist Valeriy Dymov.

What will be discussed in the Evening.LIVE broadcast

During the broadcast, the guests will discuss the following topics:

• Trump has incredible intuition; he wants to look Putin in the eye to stop the war, - White House;
• Trump acknowledged that he will not be able to convince Putin to stop striking civilians in Ukraine;
• In July, the number of civilian casualties in Ukraine reached the highest since May 2022;
• Trump promised not to discuss the division of Ukrainian territories at the meeting with Putin on August 15;
• Ukraine cannot give up its territories even through a referendum, - Stefanchuk;
• It is likely that the Russians will agree to a ceasefire in the air, so elections can take place in Ukraine, - Posternak;
• The state will compensate 70% of the first mortgage payment under the 'eOselya' program for IDPs and residents of frontline territories;
• The government will check subsoil users at strategically important deposits and restart competitions for the distribution of hydrocarbons within the agreement with the US;
• In exchange for a ceasefire, Trump may offer Putin access to the resources of the strait near Alaska, - The Telegraph;
• Starmer stated that allies are ready to deploy peacekeeping forces in the event of a ceasefire or increase sanctions in case of failed negotiations;
• The United Kingdom has abandoned the idea of creating a 30,000 contingent in Ukraine;
• Hungary has attacked Ukraine with accusations: condemning another 'Ukrainian attack' on the Druzhba oil pipeline in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation.

The head of Ukrainian intelligence Kyrylo Budanov revealed details of the prisoner exchange on August 14.

Earlier, we reported that on August 14, a prisoner exchange took place between Ukraine and Russia.

Ukraine continues to maintain contact and conduct prisoner exchanges with Russia while trying to resolve complex issues at the international level, particularly during the upcoming meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska.