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Hellfire On Wheels! Taiwan Adopts Ukraine’s “Brimstone Model” With Truck-Launched Hellfire Missiles
The Eurasian Times
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August 20, 2025
Taiwan’s armed forces have been keenly watching the Ukraine War for the last three years to emulate tactics that could be used in the event of a potential Chinese invasion. In a latest development, the island state seems to have replicated...
Why Zelenskyy and European leaders are still pushing for a ceasefire in Ukraine
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 20, 2025
A soldier from Ukraine’s 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade at the scene where a Russian glide bomb struck minutes earlier in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, Aug. 17, 2025. (Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times) In the public portions of their meeting...
Donald Trump imposed "sanctions on India" to end Russia-Ukraine war: White House
Mid Day Mumbai
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August 20, 2025
Earlier, Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, with the former signalling his openness to a trilateral meeting with Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine US White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on...
"The Situation With The Belarusian Economy Looks Exemplary"
Charter 97
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Dmitry Bolkunets photo: delfi What problems await the regime after the end of the war. The meeting between Ukrainian and US Presidents Vladimir Zelensky and Donald Trump in Washington has put talk of ending the war back on the agenda. Experts...
US, NATO start planning post-war security guarantees for Ukraine
The Print
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August 19, 2025
Reuters: U.S. and European military planners have begun exploring post-conflict security guarantees for Ukraine, U.S. officials and sources told Reuters on Tuesday, following President Donald Trump’s pledge to help protect the country under any...
Peace turns on possible new Western security deals for Ukraine
BNE Intellinews
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Mixed results for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy following the historic meeting with US President Donald Trump and seven European leaders on August 18 in the White House. The good news is his Western allies seem committed to offering...
Rep. Don Bacon discusses military leadership, Lyme disease legislation, and Ukraine conflict
Omaha City Wire - Nebraska
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August 19, 2025
Rep. Don Bacon, who represents Nebraska’s 2nd district in the U.S. Congress, recently shared a series of posts on social media addressing topics ranging from military leadership to public health and international affairs.On August 18, 2025, Bacon...
Ukraine Betrayed? UK’s Shocking Advice To Zelensky On Land Swap With Russia | Watch
The Times of India
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Record Mumbai Rainfall Wreaks Havoc, Overflowing Mithi, Waterlogging, Travel Chaos Amid Red Alert Mumbai, India’s financial capital, is facing one of the worst monsoon spells in recent memory. Since August 14, the city has recorded nearly 600 mm...
Ukraine To Showcase Defence Technologies At European Defence Innovation Forum In The Hague
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) As reported by an Ukrinform correspondent from The Hague, the EDIF is bringing together government officials, investors, leading European and Ukrainian defence industry companies, research institutions, and startups to promote...
Ukraine goes into production of Flamingo ICBM
BNE Intellinews
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Ukraine has gone into serial production of its new Flamingo ICBM, its longest-range and most powerful missile yet. While Ukraine has ramped up drone production and is currently making some 2.5mn drones a year, it has been sorely lacking in...
International relations are about business not politics
Jackson County Sentinel - Alabama
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Politicians and political movements are only interested in staying in power. President Obama didn’t care about President Putin’s move to take Crimea. Russia “annexed” Crimea, a Ukrainian province, in February-March 2014. President Obama did not...
Support for Ukraine: European Unity Inhibits Rash Action by United States
The Japan News
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August 20, 2025
Editorial 16:30 JST, August 20, 2025 A recurrence of the situation was narrowly avoided in which U.S. President Donald Trump, who is rushing to achieve success in his mediation diplomacy and strengthening his pro-Russian stance, might press...
Trump says he hopes solving Ukraine war would get him into heaven
Business Day
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August 20, 2025
Trump’s global tariff shock: sweeping import duties kick in amid uncertainty and economic warnings President Donald Trump has suggested that brokering peace between Russia and Ukraine might not only end one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent...
FTSE 100 hits new high amid Ukraine peace hopes
Daily Mail
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August 20, 2025
By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 02:15 EDT, 20 August 2025 Advertisement The FTSE 100 hit a record yesterday as European markets rallied on hopes of peace in Ukraine. London’s index of blue-chip stocks ended the session up 0.3 per cent at 9189.22 – its...
world Well-mannered White House welcome for Ukraine leaves many questions
Asiaone
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August 20, 2025
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump gathered European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a hastily arranged White House meeting on Monday (Aug 18) to discuss a path to ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Here are takeaways from...
Government’s deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants will ‘deter small boat arrivals’, says Starmer – UK politics live
The Guardian
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August 20, 2025
Government's deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants 'will deter small boat arrivals' and 'secure our borders', says StarmerCommenting on the government’s deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants, the prime minister said on X: I am determined...
Alexandru Victor Micula, Romanian Ambassador to Ukraine
Ukrinform
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Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Romania has become one of Ukraine's most reliable neighbors. Notably, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Romania was among the first European countries to welcome Ukraine's restored...
US selling arms to Europe that are sold on to Ukraine with 10% markup — Bessent
TASS
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August 20, 2025
NEW YORK, August 20. /TASS/. The US is selling arms to European countries, which are then sold on to Ukraine with a 10% markup, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with Fox News. "I think President [of US Donald] Trump is very...
Xi tells Putin China will continue to promote peace talks in Ukraine crisis
IOL
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August 20, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China will remain consistent in its position on the Ukraine crisis and will continue promoting peace talks no matter how the situation evolves. In his phone talks with Russian President Vladimir...
Cyber Skies Under Siege: Russia's satellite hack shocks Ukraine
DNA India
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August 20, 2025
Today, there are over 12,000 active satellites around Earth. They are very important not only for TV and communication but also for military use, GPS navigation, spying for intelligence, and global trade systems. During Russia’s Victory Day...