Ukraine
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Catalog of Children and Catalog of Betrayal
Negotiations conducted without regard for dignity and life risk forgetting every Ukrainian child stolen from its parents’ arms, cataloged, filtered and absorbed into the aggressor’s history.
Aug. 16, 2025
Ukraine Strikes Deep, Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace, Trump-Putin Talks
Welcome to Summary of the Week — your quick guide to the top headlines from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15.
Aug. 16, 2025
Ukraine
Ukrainians See ‘Nothing’ Good From Trump-Putin Meeting
Ukrainians slammed the Trump-Putin Alaska meeting as a win for Putin and “useless” without Kyiv, stressing Ukraine must decide its fate amid ongoing attacks.
Aug. 16, 2025
Zelensky
Europe Welcomes Trump’s Talks But Calls for ‘Iron-Clad’ Security Guarantees for Ukraine
EU leaders backed Trump’s proposal for a trilateral summit after Friday’s Alaska talks, while emphasizing the need for security guarantees and preventing any Russian veto over Ukraine’s future.
Aug. 16, 2025
Russia
WATCH: 2 Russian Soldiers in 1 Shot – Ukraine’s ‘Ghost’ Sniper Unit Scores Longest Kill at 4,000m
A Ukrainian sniper unit, “Pryvyd,” has set a world record by eliminating two Russian soldiers with a 4,000-meter (4,374-yard) shot using the domestically produced Alligator rifle.
Aug. 16, 2025
Zelensky
Russian Politician Calls for Zelensky’s Arrest If He Rejects Summit Agreements
Lawmaker Sergei Mironov also pinned the blame for Moscow’s invasion on the US, saying “it was the United States that was at the origin of the Maidan and the coup in Ukraine in 2014.”
Aug. 16, 2025
Putin
Kyiv Protesters to Trump: Don’t Trade Land – Bring Our People Home
Families of captured Ukrainian defenders make their voices heard and press for international action to help bring their loved ones home.
Aug. 16, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Blocks Calls on Popular Messaging Apps
Russia’s telecommunications authority Roskomnadzor placed restrictions on voice and video calls on WhatsApp and Telegram this week
Aug. 16, 2025
Zelensky
Trump Places Onus on Zelensky, Rejects Retaliatory Tariffs on Countries Buying Russian Oil
Trump says Putin and Zelensky to set up a meeting.
Aug. 16, 2025
Putin
Melania Trump Appeals to Putin Over Abducted Ukrainian Children
During the Aug. 15 Alaska talks, Trump handed Putin a letter from the First Lady addressing Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children, amid mass deportations, forced adoptions and Russification.
Aug. 16, 2025
Putin
Zelensky Heads to Washington After Trump Debrief Call
Zelensky and Trump held a lengthy call with NATO leaders after Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin. The Ukrainian president is now heading to Washington for talks.
Aug. 16, 2025
Putin
Trump-Putin ‘Peace’ Summit Overshadowed as Russia Launches Air Attack on Ukraine
After talks with Trump in Alaska, Putin spoke of “peace” and “brotherly peoples” as Russia launched an Iskander-M missile and 85 Shahed drones at Ukraine overnight.
Aug. 16, 2025
War in Ukraine
British Defence Intelligence Update Ukraine 15 August 2025
Latest from the British Defence Intelligence.
Aug. 16, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 15, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on August 15, 2025
Aug. 16, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘Next Time in Moscow’: Putin Secures De-Isolation as Trump’s ‘Listening Exercise’ Fails
While the US President called the talks “productive,” his failure to secure a firm commitment to peace has been widely interpreted as a missed opportunity to pressure the aggressor genuinely.
Aug. 16, 2025
Putin
Top Democrat Slams Trump-Putin Meeting, Calling It ‘Undeserved Reward’
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee criticized President Donald Trump on Friday for meeting with Vladimir Putin, calling the summit an “undeserved reward” for the Russian leader.
Aug. 16, 2025
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