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    Putin consults Kim Jong Un ahead of Alaska summit with Trump

    Russian president Vladimir Putin is preparing to fly to Alaska for a meeting with Donald Trump and is calling allies ahead of the Aug. 15 summit. The Kremlin reported he spoke with Kim Jong Un.

    According to the Kremlin, Putin thanked his counterpart …

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    Russian-linked church faces potential ban in Ukraine as it remains reluctant to officially cut ties with Moscow

    Three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox Church is finally facing its judgment day.

    Under a law passed in 2024, the branch — Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate —  is supposed …

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    Azerbaijan challenges the Kremlin! #shorts

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    Kyiv says it’s ready to discuss halting air attacks with Moscow

    Ukraine is prepared to consider an “air ceasefire” with Russia, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, said in an interview with Italy’s Corriere della Sera published Wednesday, August 13.

    He said the …

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    Kremlin against Europe: insults, lies and war of words on the air

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    ❗️ZELENSKYY in BERLIN about UKRAINE'S SECURITY GUARANTEES #shorts

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    Russia aims to build 79,000 Shahed-type drones in 2025, Ukraine's military intelligence says

    Shahed-type drones, originally designed in Iran, have become a key element of Moscow’s long-range strike arsenal against Ukraine, frequently used to target cities, infrastructure, and energy facilities.

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    Trump likes a deal. Zelensky should offer him Ukraine’s government tech — for free

    President Donald Trump’s policies on Ukraine follow not an overarching strategy but a single question: Can he sell them? President Volodymyr Zelensky knows this, presenting Trump with a generous deal for critical minerals and partnerships with …

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    Trump to push ceasefire in Alaska meeting with Putin, says Zelensky after call with US president

    “We talked about a ceasefire today. President Trump said this is one of his priorities in conversation with President Putin,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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    The Kremlin is panicking: Azerbaijan helps Ukraine, Zelenskyy flies to summit

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    Ukraine reports initial successes as reserves block Russian sabotage groups near Dobropillya

    Ukrainian troops have been redeployed to the Pokrovsk sector to help stop a Russian breakthrough near Dobropillya. Kyiv says there are first successes on the battlefield even as the enemy masses forces and presses the lines.

    Small Russian sabotage …

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    Putin holds advantage ahead of Trump meeting, expert says

    The Kyiv Independent’s Kollen Post sits down with Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia and political scientist, to discuss the upcoming high-level talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, …

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    Drones in Russia, Zelenskyy in Germany, and preparations for the Trump-Putin meeting

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    Ukrainian drones hit Druzhba pipeline hub in Bryansk

    Overnight Wednesday, August 13, Ukraine’s armed forces launched a drone attack on the largest node of the Druzhba oil pipeline - the Unecha linear production-dispatching station (LPDS) in the village of Vysokoye, Unechsky district.

    The strike was …

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    Kharkiv nightlife in the daylight under Russian fire

    People are dancing on stage of the Scene 5 / Photo: Nazar Hlamazda

    UKRAINE, KHARKIV — Like any large city, Kharkiv had an extensive nightlife — from Friday to Sunday, at dusk, people filled the clubs and danced until Monday’s sunrise. At least that's what I was told. I had just turned 18, and then the Russian bombs …

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    Russia restricts Telegram, WhatsApp calls amid push for domestic alternatives

    Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, claimed the apps have become “the main services used to defraud and extort money, and to involve Russian citizens in sabotage and terrorist activities.”

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    Zelensky heads to Berlin for video talks with Trump as Merz cuts short vacation ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is heading to Berlin on an unannounced visit. He will sit alongside Friedrich Merz at the Federal Chancellery, taking part in a videoconference with U.S. President Donald Trump. Bild reports that Merz cut short …

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    'It is regrettable to watch' — Ukraine condemns Georgian ruling party's latest use of war footage in campaign ad

    “It is regrettable to watch the Georgian authorities grovel before Moscow and disregard the principles of dignity and independence that have historically characterized the Georgian nation,” Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said in a …

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    How bones tell stories of missing Ukrainian soldiers

    Editor’s Note: War is more than the booms and the bangs. Ukraine is more than just a place where violence is occurring.

    Some of the most important stories happen in the silence: the return of bodies, diligent work in quiet labs.

    Think this sort of …

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Switzerland expands sanctions against Russian oil exports, aligning with EU

Switzerland extended its sanctions lists to align with the EU’s 18th package against Russia, specifically targeting Moscow’s largest budget revenue source – oil exports, the Swiss government said.

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Russia, Belarus to practice nuclear, Oreshnik deployment plans during Zapad drills, Minsk claims

“The head of state demands that we must be ready for all possible scenarios,” Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said.

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Ukraine open to discussing aerial truce with Russia, Zelensky's aide says

“Russia is unlikely to abandon the use of strategic aviation or large-scale drone deployments,” Mykhailo Podolyak told Corriere della Sera. “However, Ukraine is ready to discuss and consider this scenario,” he added.

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Russia's hybrid empire

When war rages on the front line — with trenches, tanks, drones, and rockets — it is visible. But a far more dangerous war is fought where it goes unnoticed: in negotiations, in memoranda, in the emphasis on ethnic grievances and cultural claims.

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Estonia expels senior Russian diplomat for alleged subversion, sanctions violations

Estonia said Dmitry Prilepin, the first secretary of the Russian Embassy in Tallinn, had engaged in efforts to erode the country’s legal order, sow divisions in society, and aid crimes against the state.

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Ukraine secures record $586 million EBRD loan to shore up low gas reserves

The financing will help Ukraine better prepare for the autumn and winter months as the country’s gas storage reserves fall to their lowest level in at least 11 years due to Russian attacks.