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On August 17, German Chancellor Angela Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Jay Starmer will hold consultations on the 17th to decide whether to travel to the United States for the upcoming meeting between Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky on the 18th. Tass, citing German media, reported that a final decision on the trip is contingent on receiving a formal invitation from the US. Although Trump has suggested that Zelensky invite European leaders to the US, no formal invitation has yet been issued.The Governor of Voronezh, Russia: A Ukrainian drone attack damaged power lines at a Voronezh railway station and injured one employee.On August 17th, despite the launch of the new GPT-5 model, ChatGPT still has the potential for error. A senior OpenAI executive reiterated this point this week. Nick Turley, head of ChatGPT, noted in an interview, "Theres a big discontinuity between reliable and completely reliable in terms of reliability." He further explained, "Until we can prove that ChatGPT is more reliable than human experts in all areas, not just some, we will continue to recommend that you double-check your answers."On August 17, Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, Ulyanov, commented on a European public opinion map titled "Who Most Wants to Join the EU?" posted by social media user X. According to the map, Switzerland (7%), Norway (35%), Serbia (35%), Iceland (47%), and the United Kingdom (48%) have the lowest percentages of people who want to join the EU, while Albania (94%), Kosovo (90%), and Ukraine (87%) have the highest percentages of people who want to join the EU. He stated that under the current circumstances, the EU has almost lost its appeal for relatively successful countries. One user commented, "The poorer a country is, the more it wants to join the EU."On August 17, CNN reported that Trump would only begin preparations for a trilateral meeting between the US, Russia, and Ukraine if his meeting with Zelensky on Monday was successful. Sources stated that US Vice President Cyril Vance, who has previously clashed with Zelensky, will attend the August 18 meeting. European officials expect a European leader to join Trump and Zelensky at the White House, but it remains unclear who will be involved. "Trump told European leaders that he would begin preparations for the meeting if Mondays meeting with Zelensky was successful," the source stated.
