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Urgent: Trump says he had a phone call with Putin

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he had called Russian President Vladimir Putin and started preparing for a bilateral meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a yet-to-be-determined location.

“After this meeting, there will be a three-way meeting, which will include the two presidents, as well as myself. Again, this was a very good first step toward ending the hostilities that have been going on for almost four years,” Trump wrote on his page on the Truth Social social network. –0–

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/Retransmitted with a correction in the headline/ Breaking: D. Trump reported that he had a telephone conversation with V. Putin

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he had called Russian President Vladimir Putin and started preparing for a bilateral meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a yet-to-be-determined location.

“After this meeting, there will be a three-way meeting, which will include the two presidents, as well as myself. Again, this was a very good first step toward ending the hostilities that have been going on for almost four years,” Trump wrote on his page on the Truth Social social network. –0–

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2 police officers killed, another wounded in shooting in US state of Utah

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — Two police officers were killed and another was wounded in a shooting that occurred in the U.S. state of Utah on Sunday evening, local media reported.

According to local media reports, the Brigham City Police Department issued a press release on Monday stating that officers from the Tremonton-Garland Police Department responded to a suspected domestic violence incident in Tremonton after an unknown person called 911 multiple times and hung up.

It is noted that the man came out with a firearm and shot the first police officer who arrived. The second police officer, who rushed to help, was also killed by the attacker's shots.

The man also fired multiple shots at the car of a Box Elder County sheriff's deputy who was dispatched to assist Tremonton police, wounding him and his service dog.

According to media reports, eyewitnesses managed to convince the criminal to lay down his arms, after which he was detained by other police officers at the scene.

In a post on social media site X, Utah Governor Spencer Cox called the incident a “horrible and tragic night,” expressing grief “for the brave law enforcement officers who lost their lives.” –0–

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D. Trump, V. Zelensky and European leaders held multilateral talks at the White House

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, along with seven European leaders, held multilateral talks at the White House on Monday.

The talks, which followed a bilateral meeting between Trump and Zelensky earlier in the day, were attended by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Speaking to reporters, D. Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to consider the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine, calling it one of the key points that “need to be taken into account.” The American leader added that V. Putin was seeking to find a solution.

V. Zelensky stressed the importance of a strong security signal from the United States, stating that Ukraine would welcome D. Trump's participation in a possible trilateral meeting.

D. Trump said that such a trilateral meeting should take place “as soon as possible.”

European leaders have backed the ceasefire, saying progress is possible on security guarantees for Ukraine.

The talks held on Monday were preceded by a nearly three-hour meeting between D. Trump and V. Putin, which took place on August 15 in the American state of Alaska. –0–

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Materials for the Government meeting on August 19, 2025.

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The following issues are planned to be considered at the meeting:

1. On amendments to the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 12, 2008 No. 450 (in terms of amendments to the Regulation on the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation)

The draft resolution is aimed at clarifying the functions and powers of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture in the area of safe handling of pesticides and agrochemicals.

2. On the allocation of budgetary appropriations from the reserve fund of the Government of the Russian Federation to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia in 2025 for the provision of subsidies from the federal budget to Russian credit institutions, international financial institutions and the state development corporation VEB.RF to compensate for lost income on loans issued to agricultural producers (except for agricultural credit consumer cooperatives), organizations and individual entrepreneurs engaged in the production, primary and (or) subsequent (industrial) processing of agricultural products and their sale, at a preferential rate

The draft order is aimed at supporting the program of preferential lending to agricultural producers.

3. On Amendments to the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 30, 2004 No. 395

The draft resolution provides for the granting of powers to the Ministry of Transport of Russia to develop state policy and legal regulation in the field of transport and forwarding activities and to designate it as the operator of the national digital transport and logistics platform of the Russian Federation "GosLog".

4. On the allocation by the Ministry of Energy of Russia in 2025 from the reserve fund of the Government of the Russian Federation of budgetary appropriations for the provision of a subsidy to the joint-stock company South-West Electric Grid Company

The draft order is aimed at implementing measures to restore distribution networks within the framework of the program of socio-economic development of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Zaporizhia region and the Kherson region.

5. On the allocation by the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East in 2025 of budgetary allocations reserved in the federal budget for the provision of subsidies to the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

The draft order is aimed at implementing in 2025 the activities of the social development plans of the economic growth centers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are part of the Far Eastern Federal District.

6. On the allocation of budgetary appropriations from the reserve fund of the Government of the Russian Federation to the Russian Emergencies Ministry in 2025 for the provision of other inter-budget transfers from the federal budget to the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

The draft order is aimed at reimbursing the expenses incurred in 2024 by regional budgets for the provision of one-time financial assistance to citizens of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and stateless persons permanently residing in the territories of Ukraine, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, the Zaporizhia region and the Kherson region, who were forced to leave their territories of permanent residence and arrived in the territory of the Russian Federation.

Moscow, August 18, 2025

The content of the press releases of the Department of Press Service and References is a presentation of materials submitted by federal executive bodies for discussion at a meeting of the Government of the Russian Federation.

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Marat Khusnullin held a meeting of the commission for the All-Russian competition for the creation of a comfortable urban environment

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A meeting of the federal competition commission for the organization and holding of the 10th All-Russian Competition of the Best Projects for Creating a Comfortable Urban Environment, as well as the 4th Competition for municipalities in the territories of the subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District, was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin. The results of the competitions were summed up during the meeting.

"The All-Russian competition is an important tool for the development of small towns and historical settlements in the country. Since this year, it has been held as part of the national project "Infrastructure for Life". The competition affects the quality of life of millions of citizens across the country. The spaces created become centers of public life, places of recreation and communication, an incentive for the development of the local economy and attracting tourists. I would like to express my gratitude to the President and the Chairman of the Government for their attention to improvement issues. This year, the Ministry of Construction of Russia, together with members of the interdepartmental working group, have done a lot of work to review applications. I ask you to pay special attention to the implementation of projects in key settlements, and also to take into account the opinions of local residents on improvement issues during this work. In addition, it is necessary to complete the digitalization of competition procedures in order to simplify the summing up of the results. Every year, the projects are becoming more sophisticated and high-quality. I am sure that with the determination of new winners, there will be even more modern comfortable public spaces," said Marat Khusnullin.

Federal executive bodies, the Federation Council, the State Duma, as well as representatives of the expert community, architects and urbanists take part in summing up the results of the competition. The award ceremony for the winners will take place at the All-Russian Forum "Development of Small Towns and Historical Settlements" in Kazan.

"The All-Russian competition of the best projects for creating a comfortable urban environment has been held since 2018 by order of the President of Russia and has established itself as the most important tool for territorial development. Thanks to it, new public spaces are created, where modern standards of comfort are harmoniously integrated into the unique historical and cultural appearance of our cities. We see how renovated embankments, parks and squares are becoming not just places of recreation, but centers of public life. Each project takes into account local specifics, creating a recognizable image of the city and strengthening its identity. The joint work of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Construction of Russia, regional authorities and the professional community allows not only to create comfortable spaces, but also to form new points of social and economic growth: new jobs appear, entrepreneurial activity and investment attractiveness of territories increase. We attach special importance to the restoration of cultural heritage sites, which become centers of attraction for people and important elements of local identity. Participation in the competition of new regions is of particular importance, where program activities aimed at improving the urban environment contribute to the accelerated integration of these territories into the all-Russian cultural space,” noted Minister of Construction and Housing and Public Utilities Irek Faizullin.

Since 2025, historical settlements, small towns and key settlements with a population of up to 300 thousand people are allowed to participate in the all-Russian competition. Settlements with a population of up to 10 thousand people, from 10 thousand to 70 thousand people and from 70 thousand to 300 thousand people take part in the competition for the subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District.

According to the decree of President Vladimir Putin on the national development goals of the country, by 2030 at least 1.6 thousand projects – winners of the all-Russian competition – should be implemented in small towns and historical settlements.

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Mikhail Mishustin held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Mongolia Gombojavyn Zandanshatar

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A telephone conversation took place between the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin and the Prime Minister of Mongolia Gombojavyn Zandanshatar.

The heads of government discussed current issues of Russian-Mongolian trade, economic and investment cooperation. Particular attention was paid to joint projects in energy, transport infrastructure and other areas.

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Financial news: Derivatives trading volume on Moscow Exchange during first weekend amounted to 46 billion rubles

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On August 16 and 17, 2025, weekend trading started on the Moscow Exchange futures market.

The volume of derivatives transactions during the first trading weekend amounted to 46 billion rubles, which was 17% of the trading volume during the main session on August 15. Almost 27 thousand clients performed more than 178 thousand transactions with derivatives.

The share of individuals in the total volume of derivatives trading was 78%.

The largest trading volume was recorded in transactions with futures contracts on the Moscow Exchange Index (including perpetual and mini-futures), on the RTS Index, on shares of Sberbank, Gazprom, as well as with futures on natural gas Henry Hub, gold and Brent oil.

The trading was attended by 26 professional participants, including the largest Russian brokers and banks, whose share on weekdays accounts for an average of 85% of the trading turnover on the futures market.

Maria Patrikeeva, Managing Director of the Derivatives Market at Moscow Exchange:

“Events that affect the financial market happen every day, and trend directions can reverse at any moment. That is why it is so important for investors to be able to open and adjust their positions not only on weekdays, but also on weekends. For participants in the futures market – due to its high volatility – the availability of trading on Saturdays and Sundays is doubly important, and the level of investor activity last weekend confirmed this. We will continue to expand the capabilities of our clients in order to provide them with maximum flexibility in making investment decisions.”

Weekend trading on the derivatives market was held in sync with the additional weekend trading session on the stock market. By coordinating trading on the markets, investors can manage risks more effectively by using futures and options to hedge their stock positions. In addition, access to derivatives on weekends allows for more active implementation of arbitrage strategies.

Weekend trading on the futures market takes place from 09:50 to 19:00 (09:50–10:00 – opening auction, 10:00–19:00 – trading period) and is conducted as part of an additional weekend session, which is part of the trading day following the weekend.

Investors can trade all futures and calendar spreads in all trading modes, with the exception of currency contracts. Options trading is available only in the address mode. Liquidity in trading is maintained by market makers.

To reduce volatility risks and ensure liquidity, price limits for each group of instruments (indices, shares, commodities) are narrowed relative to the price limits determined during the evening clearing session of the previous business day and do not change. Changes in risk parameters or parameters of traded instruments during weekend trading are not envisaged.

Moscow Exchange Urgent Market – the leading platform for trading derivative financial instruments in Russia and Eastern Europe, which combines developed infrastructure, reliability and guarantees, as well as the most modern technologies for trading futures and options. Today, the derivatives market of the Moscow Exchange trades 41 stock options, 3 currency options, a gold option, an index option, over 150 futures contracts and options on them, the underlying assets of which are stock indices, shares, currency pairs, precious and industrial metals, oil, gas and other goods, interest rates.

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Financial news: Technical work on the T1 test circuit of the currency market.

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From August 19 to 20, 2025, technical work will be carried out on the dedicated test circuit T1 of the currency (INETCUR_GATEWAY) market to update the trading system. Temporary loss of access to test systems is possible, and applications and transactions concluded in the test system on the day of the update will not be saved. Please note that after the update, in the first stages, reports may be generated and sent by the test system on an irregular basis.

We also draw your attention to the fact that due to the work, the following services will not be available on the test circuit:

creation of new identifiers, opening of new accounts and client codes, adding funds and positions; WEB API services: Clearing terminal, Unified client registration, Checking of IIS duplicates, Publication of iNAV indicators and indexes. Contact information for the media 7 (495) 363-3232Pr@moex.kom

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Financial news: Federal Treasury deposit auction to be held on 19.08.2025

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Application selection parameters
Date of the selection of applications 08/19/2025
Unique identifier of the application selection 22025236
Deposit currency rubles
Type of funds funds of the single treasury account
Maximum amount of funds placed in bank deposits, million monetary units 198,000
Placement period, in days 2
Date of deposit 08/19/2025
Refund date 08/21/2025
Interest rate for placement of funds (fixed or floating) Fixed
Minimum fixed interest rate for placement of funds, % per annum 17,19
Basic floating interest rate for placement of funds –
Minimum spread, % per annum –
Terms of conclusion of a bank deposit agreement (fixed-term, replenishable or special) Urgent
Minimum amount of funds placed for one application, million monetary units 1,000
Maximum number of applications from one credit institution, pcs. 5
Application selection form (open or closed) Open
Application selection schedule (Moscow time)
Venue for the selection of applications PAO Moscow Exchange
Applications accepted: from 09:30 to 09:40
*Preliminary applications: from 09:30 to 09:35
*Competition mode applications: from 09:35 to 09:40**
**Time interval for the end of accepting applications (seconds): 120
Formation of a consolidated register of applications: from 09:40 to 09:50
Setting a cut-off percentage rate and/or recognizing the selection of applications as unsuccessful: from 09:40 to 10:00
Submission to credit institutions of an offer to conclude a bank deposit agreement: from 10:00 to 10:50
Receiving acceptance of an offer to conclude a bank deposit agreement from credit institutions: from 10:00 to 10:50
Deposit transfer time In accordance with the requirements of paragraph 63 and paragraph 64 of the Order of the Federal Treasury dated 04/27/2023 No. 10n

* for the open form of selection of applications from credit institutions for the conclusion of bank deposit agreements.

** the end time for accepting applications from credit institutions to conclude bank deposit agreements is set within the time interval and is determined by the exchange’s information software and hardware arbitrarily, within the established time interval.

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