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Fresh Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine’s Sapsan Missile Program
SouthFront
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August 17, 2025
The Grom-2 launcher during a military parade in honor of the Independence Day of Ukraine in 2018. By spoilt.exile via Wikimedia. Russian strikes hit a site where Ukraine stored Sapsan tactical ballistic missiles, the Russian Ministry of Defense...
Putin open to concession ‘for first time’
Townsville Bulletin
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August 17, 2025
Welcome to our live coverage of US politics. It should be another eventful week. Our main focus still lies on the fallout from President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska over the weekend. While Mr...
Wish Ukraine has a future marked by peace, progress, prosperity: Modi
India Blooms
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August 17, 2025
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for wishing India on Independence Day and said he hopes to see the war-torn nation witness a future marked by "peace, progress and prosperity." Thank you President...
Russian troops strike Ukrainian Sapsan tactical missiles storage site over past day
TASS
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August 17, 2025
MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. Russian troops struck a storage site of Ukrainian Sapsan tactical missiles and their parts over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Sunday....
Schumer Confronts Trump For ‘Selling Out Ukraine’ In Fiery Post
HuffPost
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August 17, 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused President Donald Trump of “selling out” Ukraine after Trump did not announce an agreement to end the war following his major meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Looks like once...
Colorado representative on ongoing war in Ukraine and immigration
KYMA - Arizona
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August 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the ongoing war in Ukraine. European and NATO leaders announced Sunday they'll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in...
Steve Witkoff Applauds 'Game-Changing' Security Guarantee for Ukraine
Newsweek
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August 17, 2025
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has indicated he is open to the U.S. agreeing a security guarantee with Ukraine resembling the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Article 5 protection....
Chuck Schumer Confronts Trump For ‘Selling Out Ukraine’ In Fiery Post
HuffPost
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August 17, 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused President Donald Trump of “selling out” Ukraine after Trump did not announce an agreement to end the war following his major meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Looks like once...
We’re making ‘big progress’ in Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says Trump
New National Star
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August 17, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that “big progress” has been made in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, though he offered no details on the developments. “Big progress on Russia-Ukraine talks. Stay tuned!” Trump wrote on his platform,...
Macron doesn’t rule out Ukraine recognizing loss of lands under peace deal
TASS
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August 17, 2025
PARIS, August 17. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he doesn’t rule out that Ukraine will have to recognize the loss of some of its territories under a potential peace deal. "As part of a truce, a ceasefire or a peace deal,...
Secretary Of State Marco Rubio With Maria Bartiromo Of Fox Business Sunday Morning Futures
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
QUESTION: Joining me now is the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was also on the trip to Alaska with President Trump and who will be there tomorrow with President Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House. Mr. Secretary, thanks so much for...
White House envoy claims Russia agreed to 'Article 5-like' security guarantees for Ukraine
CNBC
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August 17, 2025
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2025. Leah...
Ukraine peace talks inch forward - Ockham Weekly News Diary
Politicsweb
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Sunday, 17 August 2025 17/08/25 iSERVICE Ukraine peace talks inch forward - Ockham Weekly News Diary Ockham Communications | 18 August 2025 | 17 August 2025 Trump meets Zelenskyy in Washington this week following last week’s Alaska summit with...
Anatol Lieven – Why Trump gets it right on Ukraine peace
Brave New Europe
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August 17, 2025
In Alaska he found reality: he is now embracing an agreement without demanding a ceasefire first, which would have never worked anyway. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He was...
Be under no illusion: Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine is a shocking tragedy
The i paper
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August 17, 2025
Let there be no illusions about the shocking tragedy unfurling before our eyes. Donald Trump, elected leader of the planet’s superpower, is effectively fighting in the cause of a fascistic dictator guilty of the most sickening war crimes seen on...
European, Ukrainian leaders scramble to respond to Trump's shift of position on Russia-Ukraine conflict
Global Times
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US President Donald Trump (right) looks toward Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference after they participated in a US-Russia summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Photo: VCG...
School Assembly Headlines for August 18: Top national, international, sports and business updates
The Economic Times
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August 17, 2025
The NDA has announced Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the post of Vice-President. A senior BJP leader from Tamil Nadu with an RSS background, his candidature was declared by BJP president J P Nadda after consultations...
International Law Professor: Putin-Trump Summit Beyond Bounds of War in Ukraine
Beta Briefing
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August 17, 2025
Source: Beta News / Politics | 17.08.25 | access_time 21:38 Photo PrintScreen International professor of law Milenko Kreca said on Aug. 16 that the scope of the Aug. 15 meeting of the presidents of Russia and the U.S., Vladimir Putin and Donald...
Trump fuels concerns about ceding Ukraine land to Putin despite security guarantees
Brisbane Times
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August 17, 2025
“If I got Russia to give up Moscow as part of the Deal, the Fake News, and their PARTNER, the Radical Left Democrats, would say I made a terrible mistake and a very bad deal,” he posted on Truth Social, his media site. Loading “That’s why they are...
Dialogue and negotiation are the inevitable path to resolving Russia-Ukraine conflict: Global Times editorial
Global Times
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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a joint press conference after their talks in Alaska on Friday. Photo: AFP On Friday, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska....