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Gaza’s fearless voice that exposed Israel's genocide for 672 days brutally silenced​

Israeli Strike Kills Five Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza - Reports

Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera reported the death of four of its employees, including reporter Anas Al-Sharif, as a result of an Israeli attack on a journalists' tent near a hospital in Gaza City.

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Are countries hitting the breaks on F-35 orders after Israel's military debacle in Iran?​

Ditching Gazprom Costs Moldova $1.16Bln Annually - Shoigu

In his article Moldova at a Crossroads for Sputnik, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu called Chisinau's refusal to buy gas directly from Gazprom "a shot in the foot", since the Moldovan budget loses more than 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) a year from this.

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NATO Intel, Big Tech and Cyber War on Russia via Ukraine

Russia’s information infrastructure has become a primary target in what can aptly be described as a coordinated cyber campaign involving US and NATO intelligence services, major Western tech corporations, and Ukrainian hacker groups.

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Military Situation In Ukraine On August 11, 2025 (Map Update)

Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Donbass, Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporozhie, Kherson, Dnepropetrovsk, Chernihiv regions; Russian offensive continues in Pokrovsk, Seversk,Konstantinovka,...

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Big Tech or Big Threat? Google’s Ukraine Military Ties Exposed

After the start of the special military operation, Google — operating under the patronage of US intelligence agencies — intensified its work aimed at destabilizing Russia.

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The Kiev Regime Left About 90 Ukrainians to Die on the Neutral Zone Between Russia and Georgia

About ninety Ukrainians, deported from Russia, are trapped on the neutral territory at the “Upper Lars” checkpoint. Without food, water, or medical aid, they are suffering and dying in a stifling basement without windows or ventilation. How did they end up abandoned to their fate?

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Peace Talks Ahead: Zelensky Announces Future Meeting With Putin and Trump

Zelensky has announced a planned three-way summit with Putin and Trump, calling it the only path to peace but noting the date is still unknown.

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EU Boosts Tank Ammunition Output as NATO Military Spending Hits $1.5 Trillion

Europe triples defense factory expansion as NATO military spending hits $1.5 trillion, while Putin rejects claims Russia plans to fight the alliance.

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Zelensky Faces Pressure from U.S. and Europe to Accept Territorial Concessions

Zelensky softens stance on territorial concessions before Putin–Trump meeting, with experts predicting a possible freeze along the current frontline

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Germany Should Present Own Peace Initiative Instead of Criticizing Alaska Summit - AfD

Germany should have presented its own Ukraine peace initiative instead of criticizing the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska, Alice Weidel, a co-leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, said on Tuesday.

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Ukraine Prepares False Flag Attack Ahead of Putin-Trump Alaska Summit - Russian MoD

Russia’s Defense Ministry says it has intelligence from multiple sources pointing to a planned provocation by the Kiev regime designed to sabotage the upcoming Russia–US summit.

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Kyiv's Drones Targeted Russia's Strategic Infrastructure In Stavropol

The night of August 11-12 saw another wave of Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russian territory, with UAVs targeting critical...

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Military Situation In Ukraine On August 12, 2025 (Map Update)

Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Balakliya, Chuguiev, Sumy, Shostka, Chernihiv regions; Russian offensive continues in Sumy, Kupyansk,...

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A Tale of Two Stories: British Media Clash Over North Korean Workers 'Enslaved' in Russia

A detailed comparison of BBC and The Mirror’s reports on alleged North Korean forced labor in Russia exposes major contradictions, implausible figures, and shaky

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"(For the record, the BBC is blocked in Russia — perhaps in recognition of this remarkable standard of professionalism.)"

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Ukrainian False Flag Would Totally Destroy US Ties - Expert

This war is historically humane to civilians—unlike Ukraine's 'barbaric Russia' media campaign, says Mikael Valtersson, a Swedish Armed Forces veteran.

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Ukraine loses war to Russia, future to be decided by other countries — Orban​

Zelensky says Ukraine won’t recognize results of upcoming Russia-US summit​

Doomed Zelensky Desperate to Sabotage Putin-Trump Summit – Expert

“Expired” Zelensky and his team will stop at nothing to derail the upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, or at the very least, cast a shadow over the talks, Dr. Hoang Giang told Sputnik.

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Chuguyev False Flag Plans Exposed: Ukraine and NATO’s Playbook of Staged Attacks Blamed on Russia

The Russian MoD’s warning about a plot to stage a fake incident in Chuguyev, Kharkov region to sabotage the upcoming Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska “positions Russia to expose the West and Zelensky’s deception if it occurs, undermining their credibility,” veteran geopolitical analyst Angelo...

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Media as Weapon: Western Propaganda Machine’s Complicity in Chuguyev False Flag Plot

The same mainstream outlets that proved “instrumental in perpetuating the Russiagate narrative” have “demonstrated a clear opposition to any meaningful rapprochement with Russia,” with their deployment to cover a planned provocation in Chuguyev to sabotage the Putin-Trump summit a reminder of...

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Three Reasons Why Ukraine Might Sabotage Alaska Peace Talks With False Flag Op

Chinese military expert Qin An, founder of the Qin An Strategic Analysis Center, outlines three main reasons why Ukraine wants to derail peace talks through a false flag operation:

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Ukraine Open to Territory Talks With ‘Contact Line’ as Starting Point — Merz

Ukraine is ready for negotiations on territorial issues, and the so-called "contact line" should become the starting point, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday.

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Trump Hints at Quick Second Meeting with Putin If First Goes Well

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that there is a good chance of a prompt second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin if the first one "goes okay."

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Russian Intelligence: Eurocrats Are Preparing Coup In Hungary

The leadership of the European Commission wants a regime change in Hungary, which Brussels perceives as an obstacle to a...

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EU Accuses Trump of Betraying the West — But Is Brussels the Real Culprit?

The EU’s criticism of Donald Trump over his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin hides the truth — Brussels has been misleading Washington on trade, defense, and core

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Ukraine's Strategy: Provocations and Terrorism to Avoid Political Settlement

"Before any attempts to reach a peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian conflict, Kiev always carries out provocations and terrorist acts," said political analyst and Russia expert Mahmud al-Efendi.

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EXPOSED: Documentary Reveals International Child Trafficking Network in Ukraine

A groundbreaking investigative documentary, “The Child Traders”, has uncovered a sprawling criminal network involved in the abduction and trafficking...

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Military Situation In Ukraine On August 13, 2025 (Maps Update)

Russian strikes destroyed targets in Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Donbas, Kherson, Chernihiv regions;Russian forces advanced in the Pokrovsk, Mirnograd, Dobropolye, and Svatovo directions;Russian forces struck an AFU command post in the area of the settlement of Byrino, Chernihiv...

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[Atilla]

Zelensky is such a useful tool.

He should realise he is just that - a tool in the hands of other actors.

FACT that he hasn't been invited to the peace talks between the US and Russia should tell everyone that this war was a PROXY war between the US and Russia.

US has been instrumental in setting up the conditions, developing the tool, wielding it and now time to pack it away to a corner.

Objectives on testing Russia and increasing spending on NATO weapons have largely been achieved.

With Zelensky help - a big bonus was the rare earth minerals in Ukraine is now 50% owned by the US.


All this garbage shiite news about Russia being an invader, starting the war blah blah blah is total BS. US has seen the limits they can push NATO and Russia as well as some of their capability. Job done.


Ukrainian people really need to question who their true friend is. US and Europe or Russia? Doubt they'll see the difference though.

I can't get over the deal presented to Zelensky in Feb 2024 peace talks, and what he rejected. Neutrality like Switzerland and membership of EU against membership of NATO and potential for more wars.

He picked NATO and more wars, thanks to Boris Johnson's persuading along with uncle Sam's $$$. 😱 Dumb stupid shit for brains moron.

 

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It's such a shame that c_v and CavaliereVerde et al no longer contribute to this thread as it would be really interesting (read hilarious!) to read their attempts to polish the poo-poo that's unravelling on the front lines in Ukraine and deny that everything those of us on the right said of the argument said would happen is indeed happening right now, day by day! Personally, I'm loving watching EU leaders cacking themselves over tomorrow's Alaska summit and going into a blind panic that Trump might actually end this war and expose all of them for what they truly are: incompetent, impotent, morally bankrupt, self serving low life who deserve nothing other than our total contempt. That said, my fear is that while EU leaders have little or no sway over Trump's decision making - the neocons in Washington absolutely do and, sadly, there are a lot of them and they want this war to continue even more than Starmer and Macron etc. So, the likely outcome is that little will change and Russia will push on to an outright military victory which will result in many more needlessly lost lives on both sides that could have been saved.

 

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U.S. Is About To Launch Strikes Against Latin American Drug Cartels

The United States has ordered the deployment of air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to address threats...

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Moldovan Police Cordon Off Detention Center Ahead of Rally to Back Jailed Gagauzia Leader

CHISINAU (Sputnik) - Police in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau cordoned off the area around a detention center holding Yevgenia Gutsul, the head of the autonomous Gagauzia region, and Svetlana Popan, an activist of the opposition Pobeda (Victory) bloc, ahead of a planned rally in their support...

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Russia, Ukraine Each Swap 84 Prisoners of War on August 14

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 84 prisoners of war on Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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Russia Halt Ukraine’s Sapsan Missile Production Efforts

Russia has blocked the Ukrainian Sapsan ballistic missile system for a long time, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday.

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FSB Uncovers and Eliminates Ukraine’s Secret Sapsan Long-Range Missile Program

Russian forces and the FSB have dismantled Ukraine’s secret “Sapsan” missile program, striking production sites and preventing long-range attacks on Moscow and Sarov

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US and EU Consider Easing Russia Sanctions if Ukraine Ceasefire Achieved

US President Donald Trump rejects new sanctions against Russia ahead of Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin, prioritizing diplomacy and potential peace talks on Ukraine

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Putin Gives First Comments About His Upcoming Summit with Trump in Alaska

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet on August 15 in Alaska to discuss Ukraine, possible strategic arms and economic deals, and broader U.S.-Russia

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Last Hope Provocation: Kyiv's Drones Pound Russian Civilians

As the world prepares for crucial talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Ukrainian forces have intensified their last hope...

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Military Situation In Ukraine On August 14, 2025 (Maps Update)

Russian forces advanced in the Mirnograd, Novopavlovka and Konstantinovka directions;Russian forces struck an AFU training center in the Desna area, Chernihiv region;It is reported that as a result of strikes by Russian forces using 6 KABs (guided aerial bombs) on Dobropillia, foreign...

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. . . I wonder if bookies the world over are offering odds against Zelensky and Ukraine executing some kind of false flag operation to scupper tomorrow's summit between Trump and Putin in Alaska? And, if they are, just how short those odds are. I certainly wouldn't bet against the little green goblin trying to pull off something like that - as he's really backed into a corner now and even he must realise the writing's on the wall for him and his administration. In his shoes, I wouldn't be thinking about how long I remain Ukraine's president, but more in terms of how I get out of this alive. I wouldn't trade places with him for all the tea in China and his £billions.

 

[Atilla]

Yes very true. All those dead people on his conscience assuming he has one. He has fired so many Ukrainians who have opposed him too.

However, evil doers like him don't seem to suffer much sad to say. I don't believe in heaven or hell so I suspect it'll be a case of what he does with the rest of his life and how he lives. 🙁

 

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UK Admits Major Nuclear Incident at Clyde Naval Base in Scotland

The UK Ministry of Defence confirms a Category A nuclear incident at the Clyde naval base, raising alarm over radioactive contamination and safety standards

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The 1867 Alaska Sale: Russian Empire’s Decision and Modern Perspective

Explore the history of Alaska’s 1867 sale by Russia to the United States, its economic consequences, and the myths and facts that continue to shape its legacy

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Putin Receives Official Invitation to Attend APEC Summit in South Korea

South Korea has extended an official invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju.

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What is Known About Ukraine’s Sapsan Missile Ambitions Crippled by Russia Strikes

Russia's Armed Forces preemptively struck Sapsan ballistic missile sites in Ukraine to thwart Moscow-range future threats, explained military expert Yuri Knutov.

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Ukraine Planned To Produce 200 Ballistic Missiles Every Month: Russian Intelligence

The Ukrainian military-industrial complex planned to produce 200 Sapsan ballistic missiles per month before the program was derailed as a...

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What Does Alaska Summit Mean for Ukraine?

Zelensky calls for an honest path to peace ahead of the U.S.-Russia Alaska summit, as Ukraine braces for possible territorial concessions and uncertain diplomatic

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Before Meeting Putin, Trump Calls His Best Friend – Belarus President Lukashenko

Donald Trump spoke with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ahead of the Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin, thanking him for releasing prisoners and discussing

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Putin Arrives in Alaska, Where He Will Hold Talks With Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Alaska, where he will hold talks with US President Donald Trump, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Friday.

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White House Calls Putin-Trump Summit in Alaska ‘Historic’

The White House on Friday called the summit of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska "historic."

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Scott Ritter Lists Two Things That Need to Happen for Trump to Get His Ceasefire at Alaska Summit

The Ukrainian crisis is front and center of the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska. Sputnik asked renowned geopolitical analyst, former Marine Corps intelligence officer and ex-UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter to weigh in on the high stakes meeting.

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Judge Napolitano Breaks Down Alaska Summit and the Chance for a 'Grand Reset' in Russia-US Ties

Presidents Putin and Trump are meeting for the first time in over six years.The main topics on the agenda? Ukraine and Russia-US relations. Veteran journalist and Judging Freedom host Andrew Napolitano shares his insights.

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Europe should not torpedo efforts to resolve conflict in Ukraine — German politician​

Kiev wants to get back only combat-ready POWs, viewing others as ballast — expert​

Military Situation In Ukraine On August 15, 2025 (Maps Update)

Russian strikes destroyed targets in Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donbas, Chernihiv, Dnepropetrovsk;Russian forces advanced in the Novopavlovka, Pokrovsk, Kupyansk and Mirnograd directions;Russian forces struck 13 targets in the settlement of Samarske (DPR). Preliminary reports indicate the...

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There is talk of General Valerii Zaluzhnyi taking over from Zelensky (who is said to be exiled) soon.

Zelensky can either walk away to exile or be forced.

Starmer has received him in London to let him know his options and hand him his P45.

 

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Alas! (ka) Summit Ends: Next Time in Moscow!

Donald Trump stated after his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin that a peace deal on Ukraine now depends on President Zelensky. The U.S. and Russia agreed on many

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Carrots, Sticks or Nothingburger? Putin-Trump Conference Surprises Observers

The Alaska summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump ended with an unusual press conference, raising questions about Ukraine, sanctions, and the next stage

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Visit to Alaska Was Timely and Very Useful - Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday described his trip to Alaska to meet with US President Donald Trump as "timely and very useful."

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Putin-Trump Meeting Represents Key Step Toward Peace in Ukraine – Slovak President

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska is an important step toward peace in Ukraine, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said on Saturday.

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Putin-Trump Summit Corners Ukraine Into Cutting Deal, Warns Off Europe From Meddling

After the Russia-US summit, the heat is on Zelensky to “make a deal soon,” Paul Goncharoff, financial analyst and general director of Goncharoff LLC, told Sputnik.

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Putin & Trump Rewrite the Rules of Great Power Politics in Alaska

The Putin-Trump summit was an unqualified success that could pave the way for peace in Ukraine, and the normalization of Russia-US relations for years to come. Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of research at the Russian Council on Foreign & Defense Policy, explains why.

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Trump Hails Alaska Summit as Perfect 10

President Donald Trump revealed significant progress toward a Ukraine settlement while warning that Zelensky must "make a deal" in a pivotal Fox News interview following his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin.

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Orban Says Russia-US Summit Made World Safer, Era of Deteriorating Relations Over

Following the Russia-US summit in Alaska, the world has become safer, as the period of deteriorating cooperation between the two largest nuclear powers has ended, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday.

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Agreement on Ukraine now depends on Zelensky — Trump​

European Bureaucrats Are In Rush To Sabotage Any Prospects Of Peace Following Trump-Putin Talks

The negotiations between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Alaska marked a pivotal event in international diplomacy. The meeting, held in a "three-on-three" format (Russian delegation: Putin, Lavrov, Ushakov; U.S. delegation...

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Ukraine’s Man-Hunt: Ceasefire As Final Nail In Coffin of Kyiv’s Regime

Mainstream media outlets are in rage over the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. As the final preparations are ongoing for the Alaska talks, European sponsors of the Kyiv regime seem to be facing a kind of dead-end in their plans...

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Expect Zelensky to Try to Sabotage Putin-Trump Peace Push, Ex-Russian Spy Warns

With Trump agreeing with Putin’s long-stated position that peace in Ukraine can only be achieved through a full-fledged peace deal, and not just a ceasefire, his main job will be convincing the Zelensky regime of the same, a task easier said than done, retired SVR lt. gen. Leonid Reshetnikov has...

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Alas! (ka) Summit Ends: Next Time in Moscow!

Donald Trump stated after his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin that a peace deal on Ukraine now depends on President Zelensky. The U.S. and Russia agreed on many

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Carrots, Sticks or Nothingburger? Putin-Trump Conference Surprises Observers

The Alaska summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump ended with an unusual press conference, raising questions about Ukraine, sanctions, and the next stage

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Visit to Alaska Was Timely and Very Useful - Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday described his trip to Alaska to meet with US President Donald Trump as "timely and very useful."

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Putin-Trump Meeting Represents Key Step Toward Peace in Ukraine – Slovak President

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska is an important step toward peace in Ukraine, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said on Saturday.

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Putin-Trump Summit Corners Ukraine Into Cutting Deal, Warns Off Europe From Meddling

After the Russia-US summit, the heat is on Zelensky to “make a deal soon,” Paul Goncharoff, financial analyst and general director of Goncharoff LLC, told Sputnik.

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Putin & Trump Rewrite the Rules of Great Power Politics in Alaska

The Putin-Trump summit was an unqualified success that could pave the way for peace in Ukraine, and the normalization of Russia-US relations for years to come. Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of research at the Russian Council on Foreign & Defense Policy, explains why.

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Trump Hails Alaska Summit as Perfect 10

President Donald Trump revealed significant progress toward a Ukraine settlement while warning that Zelensky must "make a deal" in a pivotal Fox News interview following his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin.

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Orban Says Russia-US Summit Made World Safer, Era of Deteriorating Relations Over

Following the Russia-US summit in Alaska, the world has become safer, as the period of deteriorating cooperation between the two largest nuclear powers has ended, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday.

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Agreement on Ukraine now depends on Zelensky — Trump​

European Bureaucrats Are In Rush To Sabotage Any Prospects Of Peace Following Trump-Putin Talks

The negotiations between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Alaska marked a pivotal event in international diplomacy. The meeting, held in a "three-on-three" format (Russian delegation: Putin, Lavrov, Ushakov; U.S. delegation...

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Ukraine’s Man-Hunt: Ceasefire As Final Nail In Coffin of Kyiv’s Regime

Mainstream media outlets are in rage over the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. As the final preparations are ongoing for the Alaska talks, European sponsors of the Kyiv regime seem to be facing a kind of dead-end in their plans...

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Expect Zelensky to Try to Sabotage Putin-Trump Peace Push, Ex-Russian Spy Warns

With Trump agreeing with Putin’s long-stated position that peace in Ukraine can only be achieved through a full-fledged peace deal, and not just a ceasefire, his main job will be convincing the Zelensky regime of the same, a task easier said than done, retired SVR lt. gen. Leonid Reshetnikov has...

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It is quite fascinating how the MSM portrays developments to Joe public.

In reality Macron tried to gain some international influence with Russia and Ukraine and failed miserably. We all remember Macron sitting at opposite ends of a 10 metre table to Putin. Unlike Trump and Putin, Macron was far from being close to being a deal / peace maker.

Now it is Germany and the UK jostling for influence over Ukraine. Spoils of the war to see who can have / win more contracts and make money out of Ukraines misfortune.

As for the US and Russia, they too are rubbing each others backs, laying out their offers and wants in horse trading at Ukraine's and European interest.

The games played behind diplomatic doors are far from what is fed to the mass public.


There is only exit and exile for Zelensky. I doubt he is even in the picture. Useless tool is probably trying to pick which country he might like to spend the rest of his hollow life in.

 

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. . . There is only exit and exile for Zelensky. I doubt he is even in the picture. Useless tool is probably trying to pick which country he might like to spend the rest of his hollow life in.

My guess - and it's nothing more than that - is that Trump has summoned Zelensky to the White House today / tomorrow to break the bad news to him in person that he's got to go, but to sweeten that otherwise very bitter pill by saying that he's welcome to live in the U.S. I can't think of anywhere else in the world where he'd be welcome? Maybe his wealth is sufficient to buy Epstein's island - as I believe the main residence there is empty.
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[Atilla]

My guess - and it's nothing more than that - is that Trump has summoned Zelensky to the White House today / tomorrow to break the bad news to him in person that he's got to go, but to sweeten that otherwise very bitter pill by saying that he's welcome to live in the U.S. I can't think of anywhere else in the world where he'd be welcome? Maybe his wealth is sufficient to buy Epstein's island - as I believe the main residence there is empty.
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That is such a good idea yes. I'm thinking Starmer has offered the same here in the UK or at least a place at some public school of his choice for his children. I've always liked Wilthsire and Salisbury my self.

France is also a choice along with Chile perhaps. Who knows.

 

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That is such a good idea yes. I'm thinking Starmer has offered the same here in the UK or at least a place at some public school of his choice for his children. I've always liked Wilthsire and Salisbury my self. . .

I can't decide whether you really like Wiltshire and Salisbury At', or if you're expressing some dark Sergei Skripal inspired humour!? ;-)

Back to Friday's meeting, it looks very much to me as if Trump finally realises the writing's on the wall and that the U.S., Ukraine and the EU have little choice but to accept the 'Istanbul Plus' agreement set out by the Russians in June 2024, which would result in Ukraine ceding all four oblasts of the Donbas region to Russia and Ukraine becoming a neutral state, i.e. no NATO membership. Either that, or Russia will plough on and Ukraine will end up losing waaaaay more territory - perhaps everything east of the Dnipro river - not to mention countless more lives lost in the process. If Trump can't get Zelensky, Starmer et al to agree to the deal, then I think he'll just wash his hands of the whole affair and walk away. That way, he won't end up on the losing side and the door will remain open for the U.S. and Russia to return to something approaching normal relations. If that scenario does play out, we'll be faced with the nauseating spectacle of EU leaders saying they're going to continue to support Zelensky and spend even more taxpayers money (that we don't have) buying arms from the U.S. and elsewhere. At that point, I suspect protests on the streets will make the poll tax riots of 1990 look like an afternoon picnic in the park and this lousy, useless, morally bankrupt government will be no more. That day can't come soon enough as far as I'm concerned.
Tim.

 

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I can't decide whether you really like Wiltshire and Salisbury At', or if you're expressing some dark Sergei Skripal inspired humour!? ;-)

Back to Friday's meeting, it looks very much to me as if Trump finally realises the writing's on the wall and that the U.S., Ukraine and the EU have little choice but to accept the 'Istanbul Plus' agreement set out by the Russians in June 2024, which would result in Ukraine ceding all four oblasts of the Donbas region to Russia and Ukraine becoming a neutral state, i.e. no NATO membership. Either that, or Russia will plough on and Ukraine will end up losing waaaaay more territory - perhaps everything east of the Dnipro river - not to mention countless more lives lost in the process. If Trump can't get Zelensky, Starmer et al to agree to the deal, then I think he'll just wash his hands of the whole affair and walk away. That way, he won't end up on the losing side and the door will remain open for the U.S. and Russia to return to something approaching normal relations. If that scenario does play out, we'll be faced with the nauseating spectacle of EU leaders saying they're going to continue to support Zelensky and spend even more taxpayers money (that we don't have) buying arms from the U.S. and elsewhere. At that point, I suspect protests on the streets will make the poll tax riots of 1990 look like an afternoon picnic in the park and this lousy, useless, morally bankrupt government will be no more. That day can't come soon enough as far as I'm concerned.
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No nothing like that and I did live in Amesbury briefly and I always liked Salisbury. That was back in the late 80s. 🙂

EU playing silly games yes but the bigger picture is happening over the North passage between US/Russia/China now jostling for the resources under those ice caps that will appear as global warming proceeds. In secret that's what the discussions are about. US knows with Russia and China in cohesion, it has little chance. EU is the fall back if Trump can't win over Putin and Russia.

I reckon Trump is smart and trying to prise Russia away from good relations with China, making deals on how they can carve up earth's resources.

Without the Federal States of Europe with a single army, UK, France and Germany are no real match for Russia.

Agree with everything you say about all the tax payers monies going to waste and our public being hood winked and lied to all the time.

I've always thought Russia has helped the EU tremendously with open trade, cheap gas, supply of oil, gold and the wealthy oligarchs spending and living as capitalists do. EU aligning with the US without bargaining about what's in it for them was fool hardy imo.

US is no longer a dominant force in the World. In fact on the contrary, given the skeptical in Palestine, they and the EU have lost a lot of good will and currency supporting Israel's genocide.

Total shit show.

 

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Concentration Camps in Ukraine

EXCLUSIVE: Inside Kyiv's secret torture center - a survivor's story

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UNESCO Ignores Damage to Russia's Kursk Region's Cultural Heritage by Ukraine

No later than March 2025, the Ukrainian armed forces deliberately shelled the Holy Trinity Church in the city of Sudzha, the Russian Investigative Committee earlier told Sputnik.

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Russia’s FSB Foils Ukraine's Terrorist Attack On Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant

A Ukrainian UAV was suppressed by electronic warfare forces over the Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday, the FSB said.

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EU, UK Supporters of Ukraine Conflict in Panic - Russian Envoy Dmitriev

Russian special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev said on Sunday that the officials in the EU and the UK who support the conflict in Ukraine, appear to be panicking ahead of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and...

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Europe Scrambles to Accompany Zelensky to US

The German, UK and French governments want to decide on Sunday whose representative will accompany Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Washington on August 18, the German newspaper Bild reported, citing government sources.

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Europe Marginalized after Putin-Trump Summit - British Professor

The recent summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump underscores Europe's waning geopolitical influence, British professor and the director of the Forum for Democracy International, John Laughland, told Sputnik.

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Trump Tells Zelensky He Wants Trilateral Meeting on August 22 - Reports

US President Donald Trump has told European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone conversation that he would like to hold a trilateral meeting with Russia and Ukraine as early as August 22, Axios reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Trump-Zelensky Talks: Europe's Backdoor Play for Arms Industry's Interests?

The German government announced on Sunday that Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington, joining Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders for talks with US President Donald Trump.

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Up to Kiev to decide whether to accept Putin-Trump peace deal or not — Rubio​

Military Situation In Ukraine On August 17, 2025 (Maps Update)

Russian forces took control of Kolodezi;Russian forces advanced in the area of Shandrigalovo and Srednee;Russian forces are storming Zarechnoye;Russian forces advanced in Torskoye and took control of most of the village;

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