USA

100 high-ranking officials of Western states wrote an open letter in which they called on the countries of Europe to prepare for any results of the presidential elections in the United States and to prevent an agreement with Russia, reads the letter.

The United States has warned its citizens that over the next few days, there is an increased risk of nighttime and daytime Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine in connection with Ukraine's Independence Day on August 24, reads the warning of the US Embassy in Ukraine.

The United States does not allow Ukraine to use the provided American long-range weapons for attacks on Russia’s Kursk Oblast, because they believe that it is more appropriate to use them for strikes on the temporarily occupied Crimea, reported CNN with reference to officials of the US administration.