(2025-08-18). BRICS+: Russia Proposes Shared Scientific BRICS+ Database. infobrics.org At the 13th Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Science, Technology, and Innovation held in Brazil, a significant proposal was tabled by Russia that could reshape the future of scientific collaboration among the BRICS nations…
(2025-08-18). Is the Alaska Summit a turning point or a fiasco? uwidata.com By Adem Kƒ±lƒ±àß, Political scientist The Trump—Putin Summit in Alaska highlighted many of the impasses surrounding the future of the Russia—Ukraine War, which has been ongoing for three years and has fundamentally changed numerous approaches, from NATO's structure to perceptions of global security. While headlines about the historic nature of the meeting dominated international media, …
(2025-08-18). Trump has won the strategic game of the next hundred years. moderndiplomacy.eu On August 15, 2025, the "fateful" meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart took place in Alaska. The meeting marked the first encounter between Trump in his second term and President Putin. Moreover, Putin's attendance at the summit with Trump was his first visit to the United States in 10 years, since …
(2025-08-18). Energy sector experts participants of fellowship in Russia. tehrantimes.com
(2025-08-18). Trump To Meet With Zelensky and European Leaders After Putin Summit. news.antiwar.com Multiple European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he meets with President Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss the Alaska summit between the US leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to a report from Axios, Trump and Zelensky had a "difficult" phone call after the summit as Trump conveyed he had …
(2025-08-18). International extreme sports festival in Russia. tehrantimes.com
(2025-08-18). Alaska Without a Deal: The Trump—Putin Summit and the War That Won't End. moderndiplomacy.eu The much-hyped Alaska meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded with no ceasefire, no agreement, and no concrete pathway toward ending the Russia—Ukraine war. For all the showmanship—a warm tarmac greeting, twin handshakes, and a joint limo ride—the summit produced little more than vague assurances, cryptic references to "progress," and …
(2025-08-18). Ukraine's NATO Dreams on Hold: Has Trump Bowed to Putin's Demand? thinktank.pk In the swirling vortex of global geopolitics, where alliances shift like sand dunes in a desert storm, the question looms large: Has U.S. President Donald Trump tacitly accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin's longstanding insistence that Ukraine must never join NATO? As of August 18, 2025, fresh developments from high-stakes summits and diplomatic maneuvers suggest a …
(2025-08-18). Zelensky, European leaders head to US for talks on peace deal terms. geo.tv 
French President Emmanuel Macron meets US president-elect Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on December 7, 2024. — AFPTrump says Nato and Crimea "off the table" for Ukraine.Ukraine fears pressure to accept Russian land…
(2025-08-18). European leaders to join Zelensky in Trump meeting. newarab.com 
European leaders said they would join Ukrainian President Trump met Russian President
(2025-08-18). Selected Articles: Putin-Trump Meeting in Alaska Brings New Hope for Global Security. globalresearch.ca 
By On August 15, the presidential delegations of the Russian Federation and the United States met in Anchorage, Alaska. Vladimir Putin and …
(2025-08-18). US-Russia Talks: the Choice Between Peace and Escalation. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump came into office promising to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. Now, six months later, his high stakes meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska may have put the United States and Russia on a new path …
(2025-08-18). What's in Store for Africa: Russia's Policy Strategies for Africa. globalresearch.ca For African countries, more and more diverse economic opportunities have opened up primarily due to the changing geopolitical dynamics around the world today. These changes are obviously influencing Africa's development landscape. While it has some negative connotations, it is simultaneously …
(2025-08-18). US adviser Navarro says India's Russian crude buying has to stop. geo.tv 
The Indian flag, the US flag and people miniatures, some with laptops, are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2024. — Reuters
(2025-08-18). Kiev Regime Prioritizes Return of Ultra-Nationalists Instead of Ordinary Soldiers. globalresearch.ca The Kiev regime still refuses to take over more than 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners held in Russia, preferring mercenaries and ultra-nationalists in exchanges, while leaving ordinary soldiers aside, viewing them as expendable material and cannon fodder. Such selectivity is not accidental …
(2025-08-18). Trump and Putin's Summit in Alaska Explained (w/ Ray McGovern). scheerpost.com By Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer / Original to ScheerPost Welcome to another compelling edition of the Bob and Ray Show, where insightful journalism meets deep expertise. I'm your host, Robert Scheer, joined by Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst with a rich background in Russian affairs. With 27 years at the CIA and a …
(2025-08-18). Neo-Nazi junta's new weapons scream: 'No peace deal!'. infobrics.org The Neo-Nazi junta is determined to continue the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict no matter what Putin and Trump agree on. In addition, the EU/NATO and the endemically Russophobic United Kingdom are the principal backers of this idea and are willing to circumvent the Trump administration's efforts to make a deal with Russia.
(2025-08-18). Interview: Richard Sakwa on Russia Since Perestroika. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-18). EU says it will continue to arm Ukraine. infobrics.org European leaders irresponsibly endorse the Kiev regime against Russia.
(2025-08-18). Poland's New President Is Picking Fights With His Prime Minister, the EU, and Russia. korybko.substack.com
(2025-08-18). Trump's Trade Route between Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan Sidelines Russia and China: Interview with Vera Yacoubian. globalresearch.ca On August 8, President Donald Trump hosted a White House summit between Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev and the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan…
(2025-08-18). Kiev-Affiliated Mercenaries Conduct Illegal Training with Brazilian Military Personnel. globalresearch.ca Ukrainian mercenarism continues to grow, even reaching Russia's partner countries. Brazil, along with Colombia, has become one of the largest suppliers of 'soldiers of fortune' to Ukraine in South America. Now, something even more serious is happening: Brazilian mercenaries are …
(2025-08-18). The Putin-Trump Alaska Meeting. "Can this lucky Outcome be Turned into a Mutual Security Agreement?" Paul C. Roberts. globalresearch.ca Trump moved away from his demand for a ceasefire and said that it was more important to work toward a permanent peace than a ceasefire which is seldom kept.
(2025-08-18). Trump, Putin say talks 'constructive'. ecns.cn The two met in a three-on-three format with top advisers at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, in what both described as a "constructive" and "businesslike" encounter.
(2025-08-18). What's Standing in the Way of a Grand Compromise on Ukraine? globalresearch.ca Putin and Trump publicly confirmed that they found a lot of common ground during their three-hour-long talks in Anchorage, but no grand compromise on
(2025-08-18). Roberto Schwarz: Political Polyphonies. newleftreview.org Interview with the Brazilian critic and theorist on the literary and political ideas informing his epic play, Queen Lira. A volatile cacophony of voices disputing his country's path, from Dilma's impeachment to Bolsonaro's rise and Lula's unexpected return.
(2025-08-18). The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska and the shift in American geostrategy. wsws.org Trump, reviving the tradition of the far-right "America Firsters" of the World War II era, speaks for layers of the American ruling class oriented toward war in the Pacific and the confrontation with China.
(2025-08-17). Gagauzia — a new flashpoint for expanding war in eastern Europe. iacenter.org August 2, 2025 The author, Artem Balabaka — a pseudonym for security reasons — is a Ukrainian left-wing journalist and peace activist in exile since 2018 from the repressive neo-Nazi regime currently governing Kiev. Many who live in the region of the years-long U.S./NATO proxy war with Russia in Ukraine are closely watching events in Moldova's Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia with alarm. Most people in the U.S. have never heard of Gagauzia, whose population is about 140,000, where 97% of voters voted for a socialist in Moldova's 2024 presidential elections. On Aug. 5, Gagauzia's elected governo…
(2025-08-17). US may not be able to create scenario to end Ukraine war: Rubio. geo.tv 
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reacts as he attends a press conference held by President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025….
(2025-08-17). Glenn Diesen interview: the hidden Trump-Putin agreements in Alaska. gilbertdoctorow.com I can strongly recommend this lengthy interview to the Community, because it is far-ranging and deals with the points on which Trump and Putin agreed in their Summit but which were not divulged in the press briefing that immediately followed their talks in Alaska. Though the plans of the European backers of Zelensky to join …
(2025-08-17). Zelensky braces for perilous Trump talks in Washington. geo.tv 
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025.— ReutersTrump wants rapid peace deal, not ceasefire.Putin gave no ground at talks in Alaska.Zelensky's last trip to DC ended in disaster.
(2025-08-17). Unlike Ukraine, Trump could end the war in Gaza with one simple decision. haaretz.com Trump's meeting with Putin in Alaska ended much like Netanyahu's three White House visits this year: without a cease-fire deal. But the U.S. president has the leverage to end Netanyahu's 'forever war' in Gaza — he just needs to decide to use it…