Russia requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on the supply of weapons to Kiev on 17 August. Ukraine started negotiations with the UK on security guarantees. Chechnya’s leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, described talks for a peaceful solution in Ukraine as meaningless, as the Russian Federation won “on all fronts”. Three animators were fired for dancing to the song “The Party” by Verka Serduchka in a water park in Alushta. socialbites.ca recorded the events.