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August 14, 2025 10:50pm

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The U.S. Treasury Department has re-designated the Russian-linked cryptocurrency exchange Garantex Europe OU, accusing it of directly enabling ransomware gangs and other cybercriminals by processing over $100 million in illicit transactions since 2019.

August 14, 2025 9:47pm

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Japanese authorities found that over 300 precision machine tools made by Tsugami Corp., sold to seven Chinese firms, had gone missing and were later used by Russia to produce weapons components.

August 14, 2025 9:35pm

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Key developments on Aug. 14:

• Trump says Putin ready to make a peace deal with Ukraine
• July saw highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since 2022, UN says ahead of Trump-Putin summit
• Russia may be preparing to test nuclear-powered missile ahead of Trump talks, Reuters reports
• 84 Ukrainians return from Russian

August 14, 2025 8:55pm

Ben Borges

Editor’s Note: Some of the service members interviewed for this story are introduced by callsign or first name only due to security reasons.

As U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin prepare for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers remain skeptical

August 14, 2025 8:16pm

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President Donald Trump is reportedly considering offering Moscow access to Ukraine’s natural minerals in the Russian-occupied territories, a move Ukrainians say would be illegal and damaging to Washington’s reputation.

The news comes as Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug.

August 14, 2025 8:08pm

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“I believe now he’s convinced that he’s going to make a deal. He’s going to make a deal. I think he’s going to,” U.S. President Donald Trump said.

August 14, 2025 7:29pm

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Editor's note: The following article contains strong language. Some soldiers are identified by first name or callsign only for security reasons.

For Ukrainian soldiers born and raised on lands occupied by Russia, the fight for their home is deeply personal.

So much so that some say their decision

August 14, 2025 7:00pm

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The twin-engine, two-seat aircraft – designed for both air superiority and ground attack – crashed for unknown reasons, the Ukrainian Navy said.

August 14, 2025 6:22pm

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The package includes geographical maps intended to justify Russia’s territorial claims and ongoing military aggression, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation claimed.

August 14, 2025 4:28pm

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“What comes after that meeting is up to President Trump,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News. “He wants to sit down and look the Russian president in the eyes and see what progress can be made."

August 14, 2025 3:11pm

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This week, state companies Indian Oil Corp. and Bharat Petroleum Corp. secured supplies from the United States, Brazil, and Middle Eastern producers for September-October delivery, Bloomberg reported.

August 14, 2025 3:00pm

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Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to broaden the scope of upcoming talks with the U.S. beyond the war in Ukraine, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

Tusk told reporters that Moscow intends to raise the reduction of NATO troop presence in Europe, including in Poland, during planned U.S.-Russia talks in Alaska. He said European leaders have coordinated a common position ahead of the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, reports Ukrinform.

Tusk said the West will not allow the Kremlin to dictate borders to neighboring states or win recognition of its occupation of Ukrainian territory. He stressed that international law has been blatantly violated and that any concessions to an aggressor would set a dangerous precedent.

The Polish leader added that the principle of “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine” extends to the whole of Europe. He warned that Russia is trying to put broader regional security issues—not only Ukraine but also countries like Poland—on the negotiating table, a move that could result in fewer NATO forces and greater Russian influence in Eastern Europe.

Tusk urged Europe to maintain solidarity and act in lockstep with the United States on Russia. He noted that allies had expected new U.S. sanctions against Moscow after August 8, but instead a date for the Alaska meeting was announced.

“We would all like this meeting to exert the same pressure on Russia as sanctions,” Tusk said.

August 14, 2025 2:19pm

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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 Zelenskyy of Ukraine 

It is the 67th round of POWs’ exchange. Zelenskyy said that almost all of them require medical support and significant rehabilitation.

The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said that these POWs were detained in the occupied territories even before the Russian full-scale invasion and illegally sentenced to long prison terms ranging from 10 to 18 years.

“One of the freed men spent 4,013 days in captivity. Russians imprisoned him in Donetsk Oblast back in 2014,” said the Coordination Headquarters.

Ukraine also brings home people captured and convicted between 2016 and 2021. Among those freed are three women from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. One of them is a primary school teacher. Russia imprisoned him in 2019.

Zelenskyy and the Coordination Headquarters said that among the military personnel released today are the defenders of Mariupol, the Ukrainian Navy soldiers, and the State Border Guard, including 10 officers.

The youngest released is 26 years old, while the oldest is 74 — he had spent the last seven years, since 2018, in a Russian prison.

The Ukrainian President thanked the Ukrainian team and the UAE international partners for assisting in this exchange.

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• July becomes deadliest month for Ukraine since May 2022: Russia kills 286, injuries 1,388

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