For decades, President Vladimir Putin turned to one loyal aide for some of his most delicate assignments. These days, Dmitry N. Kozak, 66, is not responsible for much at all, with many of his powers having shifted to another

PM on August 10, there were 112 combat engagements on the front, with the heaviest fighting reported in the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

President Trump said he'll meet with Vladimir Putin in Alaska this week to try to negotiate an end to Russia's war with Ukraine.