Trump told Zelensky and European leaders that “NATO should not be part of these security guarantees” for postwar Ukraine, according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
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- Trump to push ceasefire in Alaska meeting with Putin, says Zelensky after call with US president
- Ukraine strikes oil facility in western Russia in overnight drone attack, Kyiv confirms
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US ready to provide Ukraine security guarantees, but opposes NATO membership, Macron says
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Killed, wounded and captured: Azov reports Russian losses in recent days near Pokrovsk
Heavy fighting continues in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Several days ago, troops from the Azov unit of Ukraine’s National Guard were redeployed there, taking up a section of the defensive line on the Pokrovsk axis. The unit has reported Russian losses …
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Trump may offer Putin minerals access in exchange for peace, Telegraph reports
U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to offer Russian President Vladimir Putin access to rare earth minerals in Ukraine and natural resources in Alaska in an effort to secure a ceasefire, The Telegraph reported on Aug. 13.
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Ukraine is the first in Europe to launch Starlink directly on smartphones! #shorts
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As Putin, Trump debate Ukraine's future borders, Donetsk Oblast residents are split on what they would accept to end the war
KRAMATORSK, Donetsk Oblast — U.S. President Donald Trump began to actively push Ukraine to accept losing its land and people to Russia, following years of brutal, all-out war.
People in Kramatorsk, the largest Ukrainian-held city in Donetsk Oblast — a …
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Spot strikes, strategic talks, and a communications revolution — Ukraine won’t stop | News Pulse
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Ukraine war latest: Trump to push ceasefire in Alaska meeting with Putin, says Zelensky after call with US president
Key developments on Aug. 13:
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Gasoline prices rise and the Russian budget suffers: Ukraine's drones in action #shorts
Foreigners Abandoned: Inside 1st Rifle International Battalion
In March 2025, MilitaryLand reported on the formation of an international battalion within the 3rd Assault Brigade, including English, Portuguese, and Spanish-speaking volunteers. More recently, MilitaryLand also covered the battalion…
91 battles in a day — the frontline is on fire! The fiercest battles near Pokrovsk and Dobropillia!
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Germany pledges $500 million for NATO-led US weapons supply to Ukraine
The support will come through NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism, which coordinates funding for Kyiv’s most urgent battlefield needs.
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Russia exceeds monthly recruitment targets, Ukraine's military intelligence says
The Kremlin planned to enlist 343,000 people in 2025 and has already fulfilled over 60% of that goal, Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), said.
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Russia is in a panic: Europe has been called crazy! #shorts
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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, …