Overview

• Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov confirmed that Kosak resigned as deputy head of the presidential administration, describing the move as voluntary.
• Independent outlets, including Meduza, have reported that Kosak opposed the invasion of Ukraine and had been sidelined to an insignificant role.
• The business portal RBK reported that the 66-year-old plans to leave politics for the private sector.
• Kosak, once a close Putin confidant, previously led Russian talks over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions after serving alongside Putin since the 1990s.
• During a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Trump said Putin had "let him down" after their August 15 Alaska meeting produced no breakthrough or Putin–Zelensky summit, while Russia’s Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was open to compromise if its interests were considered.