2025-08-05: Ukraine Roundup

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albawaba (2025-08-05). Trump slams India over Russian oil trade, threatens major tariff hike. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a fiery post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump accused India of profiting from Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing large volumes of discounted Russian oil and reselling it on the global market. He condemned India for "not caring" about the ongoing war casualties in Ukraine, stating: "India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian oil, they are then, for much of the oil purchased, selling it on the open market for big profits. They don't care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine."Donald J. Trump Truth Social 08.04.25 10: 50 AM EST | India is not only…

NONE (2025-08-05). FO rejects 'unfounded allegations' of involvement of Pakistani nationals in Russia-Ukraine conflict. dawn.com

Kori Davis, Mondoweiss. (2025-08-05). PEN America Claims To Support Free Speech. popularresistance.org On March 25, PEN America fired me for living up to their mission. This termination came only three days after I published an article in Mondoweiss titled "Why was I investigated for sharing an article critical of Zionism by the 'free speech' organization PEN America?," three years into my tenure on the membership and National Engagement team. Nine months earlier, after I shared an article on unlearning Zionism to our internal listserv, PEN leadership sent my colleagues and me an email stating that workers could be terminated for discriminatory action.

Natalia Marques (2025-08-05). Pressure mounts on US politicians as Democratic Party voter base pushes to end aid to Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' latest resolutions to block certain arms sales to Israel received more support in the US Senate than ever before. Sanders' resolutions would have blocked the sale of around 5,000 bombs to Israel, along with tens of thousands of assault rifles. Although the resolutions did not pass on Wednesday, July 30, most Senate Democrats voted in support. 27 Senate Democrats supported the measure blocking the transfer of assault rifles to Israel, while 24 Senate Democrats supported the resolution against bomb shipments. | This is up from the 15 Senate Democrats that supported similar resolution…

Staff (2025-08-05). Dutch Intel Flags Israel As 'State Threat'. scheerpost.com The logo of the Coà∂rdinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid (NCTV) anti-terrorism unit of the Dutch realm government. The Nationaal Coà∂rdinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid (NCTV)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need …

Mark J Willière (2025-08-05). From Nazi Legacy to NATO Tensions: Why Germans Dread Military Conflict. thinktank.pk Germany, a cornerstone of European stability and economic power, is grappling with a deep-seated fear of war, as evidenced by a July 2025 survey conducted by the Forsa Institute for the RND media group. The poll reveals that only 16% of Germans would "definitely" take up arms to defend their country, while 59% would "probably …

Andrew Korybko (2025-08-04). The Lublin Triangle Continues To Lurch Along. thealtworld.com It'll never fulfill its initial aim of creating a Neo-Commonwealth though. | The Foreign Ministers of Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine met in the eastern Polish city of Lublin in late July to mark the fifth anniversary of their "

geo.tv (2025-08-04). Trump says will raise tariff on India over Russia oil purchases. geo.tv US President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for their joint news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2020. — ReutersIndia ignores Ukraine deaths caused by Russian aggression: Trump.Trump slams India's oil trade as…

Alastair Crooke (2025-08-04). A further U.S. attack on Iran would be pointless kabuki. thealtworld.com Escalation with Russia is clearly on the cards (in one form or another), but Trump has also threatened to attack Iran's nuclear sites — again. | A U.S. President, beset by the Epstein story that refuses to lie down and die, and under pressure from domestic hawks because of a visibly collapsing Ukraine, has been letting off a blunderbuss of geo-political threats across the board: Firstly, and principally, at Russia; but secondly at Iran: | "Iran is so nasty, they're so nasty in their statements. They got hit. We cannot allow them to have nuclear weapons. They are still talking about uranium enrichment. Who…

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