(13 Aug 2025)
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Kyiv, Ukraine – 13 August 2025
1. Wide of people walking near rusted military vehicles in front of St. Michael’s church
2. Close up of St. Michael’s church
3. Wide of people taking photos near tanks
4. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian ) Natalya (no last name given) 34, PR-manager:
"In my opinion, nothing is likely to change in the coming days, because we have already seen numerous times how negotiations have been postponed, failed, and other changes have occurred. The most important thing now is to focus on the front line and what is happening there, rather than on the negotiations. If I could do so based on my knowledge, I would advise paying more attention to the voices of the soldiers."
5. Wide of car passing St. Michael’s church
6. Wide of people passing by the square
7. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleksandra Kozlova, 39, head of department in digital agency:
"In my opinion, people have already lost hope. Personally, I don’t think this round will be decisive. There have already been enough meetings and negotiations promising us, ordinary people, that something will be resolved, that things will get better, that the war will end. Unfortunately, this has not happened, so personally I don’t see any changes coming."
8. Wide people passing by illuminated St. Michael’s church
9. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Anton Vyshniak, car seller:
"In my opinion, the most important thing for us is not the 1991 borders, as most Ukrainians advocate. At the moment, the most important thing is to preserve the lives of male and female military personnel. After all, there are not many human resources left, so we need to think calmly about the fact that borders are borders, but human lives are priceless. Therefore, some principles can be disregarded here. It is clear that since 2014, our military personnel have, unfortunately, been dying regularly. In my opinion, we need to wake up. The enemy has more resources, so if we drag out this conflict, drag out this war, our time is running out."
10. Mid of a person sitting near a monument
11. Mid of people with dogs outside at night
12. Wide of illuminated St. Michael’s church in Kyiv at night.
STORYLINE:
Ukrainians in Kyiv on Wednesday voiced scepticism that the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will bring the war on Ukraine to an end.
Trump has threatened “very severe consequences” if Putin does not agree to stop his war in Ukraine the summit, to be held in Alaska on Friday, though he did not say what those consequences might be.
Kyiv residents weren’t optimistic of a breakthrough.
"In my opinion, nothing is likely to change in the coming days," said a woman who gave her name only as Natalya.
"We have already seen numerous times how negotiations have been postponed, failed, and other changes have occurred."
Oleksandra Kozlova, 39, head of department in digital agency, echoed her sentiment.
"People have already lost hope. Personally, I don’t think this round will be decisive," she said.
Trump consulted with European leaders earlier on Wednesday, who said the president assured them he would make a priority of trying to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine when he speaks with Putin on Friday in Anchorage.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said afterward that “important decisions” could be made in Alaska, but he stressed that “fundamental European and Ukrainian security interests must be protected.”
Merz convened Wednesday’s meeting in an attempt to make sure European and Ukrainian leaders are heard ahead of the summit.
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