From the Office of the Lucid Founder, Unified State
15 August 2025 – 01:03 EEST (UTC+3)
The Unified State warmly welcomes today’s landmark meeting between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. Choosing dialogue in a time of grief and fatigue is an act of courage. Every step toward diplomacy is a step toward safeguarding the lives of our children and renewing the promise of a safer world for all.
We also welcome the latest Ukraine–Russia prisoner exchange, with 84 people returned on each side on 14 August 2025. This humanitarian act is a living reminder that—amid conflict—compassion and practical cooperation are still possible. Each life returned is a victory for families, for dignity, and for hope.
Gratitude and Acknowledgments
- To the negotiators and facilitators—officials, diplomats, humanitarian actors, and quiet intermediaries—whose visible and invisible work made both the exchange and today’s summit possible.
- To Ukraine and Russia for enabling the exchange and sustaining humanitarian mechanisms. We urge regularized exchanges, the return of the sick and wounded, and transparent accounting with ICRC access.
- To European partners for engaging constructively and supporting a balanced, diplomacy-first approach as today’s talks proceed.
- To the United Kingdom for a stabilizing role—coordinating closely with Kyiv and European colleagues while privileging calm, channel-based diplomacy over public theatrics.
- To faith leaders—and in particular His Holiness Pope Leo XIV—for encouraging dialogue, nonviolence, and mercy. Your moral clarity keeps the sanctity of life at the center of statecraft.
Why This Moment Matters
Today’s meeting can open a channel for sustained, inclusive diplomacy—moving from a first encounter to structured steps: durable ceasefire architecture; scaled humanitarian access and reconstruction; continued prisoner exchanges and returns of the missing, most critically – children; and nuclear risk-reduction corridors. Sequenced diplomacy—beginning with confidence-building between principals and expanding through subsequent consultations—can save lives and create the space for a just peace.
Principles We Affirm
- Life is the highest value. No territory or transient advantage outweighs the infinite worth of a single human life. Policy must be measured by the lives it saves and the dignity it restores.
- Nuclear prudence. De-escalation and verifiable risk-reduction are imperative; strategic restraint today prevents irreversible tragedy tomorrow.
- Humanitarian pathways first. Institutionalize exchanges, medical evacuations, aid throughput, and protection of civilians and sacred sites; let mercy open doors politics cannot.
- Respect with accountability. Dialogue must be paired with law and enforceable commitments; justice and peace are complements, not rivals.
A Blessing for the Work Ahead
To the presidents and delegations meeting in Alaska: may courage, humility, and wisdom guide your words. May you honor truth without humiliation, strength without cruelty, and vision without illusion. May this be the beginning of a sustained process that protects the innocent, reunites families, and ends the killing.
To all who labor publicly and in silence for peace—across governments, faiths, and civil society—know that your work is sacred. The Unified State stands with you, in gratitude and resolve.
Our axis of goodwill, love, and freedom holds; together we can keep it stable.
Lucid Founder — Michael Tulsky
On behalf of the Unified State
References
Unified State prior context:
- Communiqué 01 — A Step Toward Nuclear Prudence
- Advisory Memorandum 07
- Advisory Memorandum 08
- Advisory Memorandum 09
- Advisory Memorandum 10
Source Links:
- Reuters: Which Donald Trump will negotiate with Putin in Alaska?
- Reuters: Trump thinks Putin is ready to make a deal
- Politico Europe: Kremlin announces Trump–Putin 1-on-1 in Alaska
- Reuters: Ukraine brings back 84 POWs (incl. civilians)
- France 24: Russia, Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each
- Kyiv Independent: 84 Ukrainians return; some held since 2014
- Politico Europe: Downing Street calls talks a “viable chance”
- The Guardian: Starmer meets Zelenskyy ahead of summit
- Catholic News Agency: Pope Leo XIV urges peaceful resolution
- America Magazine: Pope hopes summit leads to ceasefire
- Crux: Pope pledges support for peace efforts
This communiqué continues the Unified State advisory series and is issued with gratitude to all who labor for life, dignity, and peace.
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