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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky To Meet Donald Trump in Washington on August 18, After US-Russia Talks in Alaska
Latestly
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August 17, 2025
Kyiv, August 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he would be meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday for diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, just two days after the "historic" bilateral meeting...
‘Goal Is To Get Putin To Talks Table, Not Negotiate For Ukraine’: Trump On Alaska Meet
News18
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August 15, 2025
Last Updated:August 15, 2025, 19:12 IST Trump said aim is to bring Putin to the negotiating table at the Alaska summit, not to strike a deal for Ukraine Donald Trump speaking at a presser in the White House. (Reuters)US President Donald Trump said...
Ukraine Latest: Fighting Intensifies as Diplomacy Enters Crucial Phase
Georgia Today
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August 14, 2025
As Russian troops push deeper into eastern Ukraine ahead of a high-stakes summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, questions are being asked about the future of Ukraine’s sovereignty, international alliances, and the broader security...
USAID failed to monitor uses of Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine
FBC News
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August 15, 2025
[Source: Reuters] The U.S. Agency for International Development did not monitor the uses of 5,175 Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine, with nearly half of the operational units ending up in areas fully or partly held by Moscow, according to a...
Half Of Starlink Terminals Sent To Ukraine End Up In Russian-Held Areas: Watchdog
StratNews Global
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August 15, 2025
Home Russia Half Of Starlink Terminals Sent To Ukraine End Up In Russian-Held Areas:... Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, USAID collaborated with Musk’s SpaceX to deliver 5,175 Starlink terminals to Ukraine, ensuring...
The International Criminal Court will deploy additional personnel to Ukraine
The Odessa Journal
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Ukraine will expand cooperation with the International Criminal Court, with additional personnel expected to be assigned to the ICC Office in Ukraine. This was reported by the Ministry of Justice. “The government has approved a resolution to sign...
Trump-Putin Meet: US Prez Rules Out Negotiation For Ukraine, Says, 'Goal...'
Zee News
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US President Donald Trump on Friday said that while the stakes are high in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, America's main goal is to bring Putin to the negotiation table. Trump also said that the US won't be negotiating on...
En route to Alaska, Trump says meeting Putin to ‘save lives’, leaves decision on territorial swap to Ukraine
The Statesman (India)
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August 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump, heading to Alaska for the highly anticipated summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, said on Friday that his goal is to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table and “save a lot of lives”. Speaking to...
Desperate Ukraine Mounts Large Drone Attacks Hours Ahead Of Putin-Trump Talks
Zero Hedge
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Ukraine has been trying to inflict major blows on Russia in overnight and early morning cross-border attacks, including carrying out a strike on the Olya seaport in Russia’s Astrakhan region, targeting a vessel reportedly transporting Shahed drone...
Will Putin protect his dirty secrets in Alaska? Russian leader's bodyguards 'collect his excrement on foreign trips to stop Western spies gathering data on his health'
Daily Mail
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August 15, 2025
By CIARAN FOREMAN, TRAINEE REPORTER Published: 11:07 EDT, 15 August 2025 | Updated: 11:19 EDT, 15 August 2025 Vladimir Putin is gearing up for a significant meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska this evening - and he may bring back a rather...
Ukrainian Drone Attacks Across Southern Russia Kill 1, Injure At Least 16
The Moscow Times
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August 14, 2025
At least one person was killed and 16 more were injured in a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on cities in southern Russia, authorities said Thursday morning. In Rostov-on-Don, located around 70 kilometers (44 miles) away from the border with...
Ukrainian captured by Russians in 2016 at age of 17 freed after eight years in Russian captivity
Ukrainska Pravda
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Bohdan Kovalchuk prior to his arrest in 2016. Photo: Hromadske Civilian Bohdan Kovalchuk has been brought back to Ukraine as a result of another prisoner exchange with Russia. He had been held in captivity since 2016, when Russian forces detained...
Trump threatens ‘severe’ consequences for Putin: ‘Not doing this for my health’
Washington Examiner
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August 15, 2025
President Donald Trump voiced optimism that his Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska would be productive, but he threatened economic consequences should the talks not go as planned.“It will be very severe,” Trump told...
120,000 Ukrainians in US at risk of deportation as Biden-era program lapses, WSJ reports
The Kyiv Independent
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August 15, 2025
Around 120,000 Ukrainian refugees living in the U.S. will start losing their legal status on Aug. 15 as the Trump administration is letting their protection program lapse, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The issue concerns refugees who...
European arms factories ramp up production: A new era of rearmament amid the Russia-Ukraine war
Natural News
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August 15, 2025
European arms factories ramp up production: A new era of rearmament amid the Russia-Ukraine war Since 2022, European arms factories have expanded by over seven million square meters, marking a historic shift toward large-scale rearmament. This...
US to introduce tough sanctions against Russia if parties do not agree on Ukraine — Trump
TASS
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August 15, 2025
ANCHORAGE, August 15. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said his administration would have to introduce severe economic sanctions against Russia if the parties do not come to terms for settlement in Ukraine. "Very severe," Trump told reporters of...
Why it’s worth having a health insurance policy today
Mezha
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August 15, 2025
Everyone sooner or later faces the need to see a doctor, and the cost of medical services can be quite high. This is especially noticeable when several family members are ill at the same time or when treatment requires a long course and expensive...
Ukraine: Trump says deal would come at trilateral summit
Deutsche Welle
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August 14, 2025
Skip next section Trump floats trilateral summit on Ukraine to 'divvy things up' 08/14/2025August 14, 2025Trump floats trilateral summit on Ukraine to 'divvy things up' US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that any deals on ending the...
Ukraine brings home 84 POWs from Russian captivity, including people imprisoned since 2014
Gwara Media
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August 14, 2025
UKRAINE, Aug 14 — On August 14, Ukraine and Russia conducted the prisoners of war exchange. 84 people, both military personnel and civilians, returned home, some of them were imprisoned since 2014, 2016, and 2017, said President Volodymyr...
Ukraine-Russia swap prisoners; one was kept for more than 10 years
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Ukraine and Russia participated in a prisoner swap that released 84 Ukrainians from Russian captivity, with more to come over the next few days. "We are bringing Ukrainians back home to Ukraine," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr...