2025-07-29: Ukraine Roundup

So far today: 2025-07-29 10:00pm GMT

james Horncastle, Assistant Professor, Edward, Emily Mcwhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University (2025-07-29). Summer has brought both hope and questions for Ukraine amid Donald Trump's posturing. | James Horncastle

WSWS (2025-07-29). Anti-corruption protests shake Zelensky regime. wsws.org The escalation of the conflict within the oligarchy and the protests come amidst an intense political crisis and growing social discontent.

____ (2025-07-29). God, How I Love Those Guys … smoothiex12.blogspot.com who discredited themselves as military amateurs (I am talking about Pentagon) first by confabulating own military history and then, with the start of SMO, swallowing hook, line and sinker of Kiev's BS, trying to LEARN something from SMO. I adore the conviction)) Anyone who thinks that one can learn anything of value without actual data sets, I have a bridge to sell them, especially in the military which didn't face a serious enemy since Vietnam. Ah yes, those data sets, those highly classified reports streaming from the platoon level up to brigades, divisions and armies' staffs. But then again, we saw how th…

WSWS (2025-07-29). The Thane of Bluster greets sycophants Starmer and Von der Leyen in Scotland. wsws.org The US President's grotesqueries must not conceal the importance of the issues discussed between Trump, von der Leyen and Starmer, which pose a grave threat to working people all over the world.

WSWS (2025-07-29). Trade deal between the EU and US: Another stage in an escalating trade war. wsws.org The trade deal agreed on Sunday by US President Donald Trump and European Union (EU) Commission President Ursula von der Leyen marks a further stage in an escalating trade war that is being waged on the backs of the working class and dragging the whole world into the abyss.

Editor (2025-07-29). NATO Has Deep Divisions But Why Is Spain Its Most Openly Critical Member? menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Many observers, including NATO's official communications site , hailed last month's NATO summit as historic , primarily due to a landmark pledge by core member states to …

Dave Holmes (2025-07-29). The wheels are falling off the system. links.org.au Dave Holmes — Instead of an all-out emergency mobilisation to deal with global warming, NATO countries are boosting military spending.

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Evaggelos Vallianatos (2025-07-29). Minoan Gate of Heavens and Earth. counterpunch.org The Bronze Age The Cycladic, the Minoan, and the Mycenaean cultures define the Bronze Age of Greece, 3,100-1,000 BCE. This was a period of flourishing architecture, craftmanship, agriculture, sanitation, including the earliest forms of Greek writing deciphered from Linear B tablets. Greek trade and seafaring in the Aegean increased considerably during the early Bronze Age,

Human Rights Watch (2025-07-29). New Bill Could Curb Exploitation of US Gig Workers. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A food delivery driver in Lone Tree, Colorado, March 30, 2020. | © 2020 David Zalubowski/AP Photo | The gig economy runs on hidden rules. Every day, millions of workers in the United States log into apps like Uber, DoorDash, and Amazon Flex to earn a living, without knowing how much they'll be paid, how jobs are assigned, or if they might be kicked off a platform and why.A new bill in Congress could change that.On July 24, Senators Brian Schatz and Chris Murphy introduced the Empowering App-Based Workers Act, a landmark proposal to bring much-needed transparency and fairness to gig…

ptcnews.tv (2025-07-28). 'Shut the economy?': Indian envoy's hard-hitting reply to West over oil imports from Russia. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Amid mounting pressure from Western countries to snap ties with Russia over its long-standing conflict with Ukraine, Indian envoy to the UK has maintained that New Delhi cannot shut its economy over geopolitical concerns. | In an interview, Vikram Doraiswami said India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, imports 80% of its energy needs. | "We import over 80% of our (energy) needs. What would you want us to do? Switch off our economy?" he said while responding to a question on Western criticism of India's ties with Russia. | "One of these is our long-standing security relationship…

eadaily (2025-07-28). Zelensky signed a law dramatically increasing the number of SBU. eadaily.com The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, today signed a law on strengthening the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). He stated this in his telegram channel.

eadaily (2025-07-28). Your business is not to choose, but to fight: local elections have been canceled in Ukraine. eadaily.com The CEC of Ukraine has officially announced that local elections will not be held this year. According to the law, they were supposed to be held on the last Sunday of October, but due to the so-called "martial law"…

eadaily (2025-07-28). Another football player escaped from Ukraine. eadaily.com Striker Kharkov "Metalist-1925" Alexei Sidorov voluntarily left Ukraine. This is reported by the club's press service.

eadaily (2025-07-28). Zelensky will not be able to win back the law on NABU and SAP — the FAS team has already been given. eadaily.com The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is trying to win back the situation with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO)…

APR editor (2025-07-28). Iran's plan to abandon GPS is more about a looming new 'tech cold war'. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Jasim Al-Azzawi For the past few years, governments across the world have paid close attention to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. There, it is said, we see the first glimpses of what warfare of the future will look like, not just in terms of weaponry, but also in terms of new…

eadaily (2025-07-28). After the scandal with Serdyuchka: Ukraine issued a new statement about the Russian language. eadaily.com There is no ban on songs in Russian on the territory of Ukraine. The new Language Ombudsman of Ukraine Olena Ivanovska wrote about this on her page on the social network.

eadaily (2025-07-28). The defense in the Serebryansk forest has been broken through — the APU is leaving for other areas. eadaily.com For the first time in a long time, the Russian army broke through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Serebryansk forest, which became the line of Ukrainian defense in the Limansky direction.

eadaily (2025-07-28). Seven Fridays for 50 days: Trump puts pressure on Russia, continuing to arm Kiev — Niemeyer. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump is putting pressure on Russia, demanding a cease-fire, while the States themselves continue to supply the Kiev regime with weapons. This was stated to RIA Novosti by the head of the German Council for Constitution and Sovereignty…

eadaily (2025-07-28). The European Commission sent a warning to Kiev about the complete suspension of financial assistance — FAZ. eadaily.com The European Commission has sent a warning to Kiev about a possible complete suspension of financial support. This is reported by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

eadaily (2025-07-28). The best disaster possible: Germany appreciated Von der Leyen's agreement with Trump. eadaily.com The agreement between the European Union and the United States on new customs rules can cause great damage to the economies of European countries. This was stated by German economists, according to Bild in Russian*.

geo.tv (2025-07-28). Key elements of EU-US trade deal agreed on Sunday. geo.tv US President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. —Reuters

Staff (2025-07-28). "Stop This Genocide" : Gaza Aid Worker Warns of Imminent Starvation, Urges Israel to Lift Blockade. democracynow.org We speak with Eyad Amawi, an aid coordinator in Gaza, who tells Democracy Now! about the "rapid deterioration" inside the besieged territory as Israel's blockade causes mass starvation. Health officials in Gaza say at least 14 Palestinians have starved to death over the past day, bringing the total to at least 147, including 88 children. Israel has allowed some additional aid into the territory, including by airdrops, but the United Nations says it's still just a "drop in the ocean" of what is needed. Israel also said it would pause attacks for periods of the day in parts of Ga…

eadaily (2025-07-28). Trump staged a theater: Russia will not stop the war until NATO stops expanding. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump is posing as a disappointed mediator, although it is obvious that in order to resolve the Ukrainian conflict it is necessary to eliminate its causes. This was stated in the social network X by Glenn Diesen…

Stavroula Pabst (2025-07-28). Democratic senators: Stop funding the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. responsiblestatecraft.org As Israel starves Gaza, a group of over 20 Democratic senators

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