(2025-08-23). Iran, Russia Stress Scheduled Expiration of UNSCR 2231. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia emphasized that the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 must expire as scheduled, criticized European attempts to extend it, and highlighted the shared positions of Tehran and Moscow on nuclear diplomacy.
(2025-08-23). Trump may 'do nothing' if Putin, Zelensky fail to meet. newarab.com 
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he was "not happy" about a Russian strike Thursday that hit a US-owned factory in Ukraine "and I'm not happy about anything having to do with that war." | But he said he wanted to see whether Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky would meet fi…
(2025-08-23). Across Time and Borders: The Enduring Journey of the K3/4 Train. tehrantimes.com The K3/4 China-Russia international train carries with it decades of people-to-people exchange between the two nations.
(2025-08-23). Trump-Putin summit exposes Mélenchon's New Popular Front. wsws.org Mélenchon's nationalist calls for France get more of the "cards of power" show that the NFP and the union bureaucracies will not seriously fight social cuts to fund French militarism.
(2025-08-22). Moscow to host first-ever nuclear energy summit. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The first-ever nuclear summit will be held on September 25 in Moscow, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, announced on Friday.
(2025-08-22). Russian justice declares four European NGOs undesirable. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Justice Ministry has added four non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to the list of organizations whose activities are considered undesirable in this country.
(2025-08-22). The German Question and Europe's Future (Part One). fpif.org Wolfgang Streeck, director emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne, is in the front ranks of Europe's social thinkers, having come out with some of the most penetrating analyses of the crises of neoliberal economics and the ills of neoliberal society over the last 30 years. No stranger to controversy, he has criticized the technocratic elites in Europe and the United States for placing adherence to so-called "universal values" rather than the democratic process as the basis of the right to rule, called for an end to Europe's subjection to the United States, dismissed the Russian…
(2025-08-22). U.S. Out of Africa: Voices from the Struggle. dissidentvoice.org Is Russia an agent of destabilization in Africa or a lifeline for nations seeking sovereignty? In this second installment of our extended conversation with Dr. Gerald Horne, we challenge Western historical narratives and explore the hard truths behind Africa's security challenges, the transition from the Wagner Group to the Africa Corps, and the shared grievances …
(2025-08-22). External Players Competing for Spots in South Africa's Multilateral Agenda. moderndiplomacy.eu Multiple questions are mounting over what exactly South Africa's 'trade' is with Russia and what economic sectors are attracting potential Russian enterprises to South Africa. The first understandable common factor is that both Russia and South Africa are staunch members of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) association. It was initially coined …
(2025-08-22). Belarus, Russia drafting Union State economic model. eng.belta.by The first working meeting to discuss the draft economic model for the Union State between Belarus and Russia was held at the concern's initiative.
(2025-08-22). Lukashenko gives his take on Minsk as venue for Russia-Ukraine talks. eng.belta.by If the Russian and Ukrainian sides agree and decide to come here, Belarus will organize everything at the proper level even by tomorrow.
(2025-08-22). Russia celebrates National Flag Day. plenglish.com At that time it was decided that the commemorative date would be August 22, because on that day of 1991 the historic Russian tricolor was restored and set in the Government Palace of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (RSFSR), reported the digital newspaper Vzgliad. | The tricolor flag was first hoisted on the Russian ship "Eagle" in 1668, under the command of tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. | In 1693, the white, blue and red flag became the personal banner of the tsar, Peter I. | In the 18th and 19th centuries, the flag was used not only on merchant ships, but also to mark Russian territories, even by s…
(2025-08-22). The Ukraine War Is Over And Ukraine Lost (To The USA) In 2014. popularresistance.org Even some of my readers have Ukraine derangement, where they think the Empire that has been wrong about every war happens to be right about this one. It ain't true. Ukraine is just one front of the war White Empire is waging on the world, and I hope they lose. Thankfully albeit tragically (by Russia's own admission), they are. Ukraine is simply exhausted and Empire is bored. Ukraine's men have been thrown around like toy soldiers and, like the meme goes, America is saying I don't want to play with you no more. That's the meaning behind all this talk of negotiations. They're meaningless. All that's left is surrend…
(2025-08-22). 'Let No One Believe the Lie That Zelensky Could Have Avoided War by Spurning NATO'. bylinetimes.com 
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine caused
(2025-08-22). Lukashenko: Trump excelled as a mediator during Alaska talks. eng.belta.by U.S. President Donald Trump excelled in his role as a mediator between two conflicting parties during his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told journalists on 22 August, BelTA has learned.
(2025-08-22). Trump has won as Europe strives to cling to its last vestige of glory. moderndiplomacy.eu The Alaska Summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin took place on August 15, 2025. The outcome of the meeting was announced in a "vague" manner, yet it was clear regarding the fate of Ukraine in particular and Europe as a whole. Following the encounter between the Russian and American …
(2025-08-22). Trump sets 2-week deadline to assess Russia-Ukraine peace talks. jagonews24.com Donald Trump on Thursday set a two-week time frame for assessing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, as the US president ramps up his efforts to negotiate an end to the war.
(2025-08-22). Missing the Multipolar Train? Why Argentina Should Follow Brazil's Lead on Russia. infobrics.org At stake is Argentina's ability to secure investment, technology transfers, and market access in an increasingly fragmented global system — where, as Brazil demonstrates, strategic autonomy need not mean choosing between East and West, writes Gonzalo Fiore Viani…
(2025-08-22). Healthy China-India Relations Good for Regional Development and Stability. infobrics.org It is obvious that the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, has paved the way for the thawing of bilateral relations between the two countries…
(2025-08-22). Belarus seeks to expand exchange trade with Russia's Kirov Oblast. eng.belta.by Agricultural products and industrial goods could become key drivers of growth in exchange trade between Belarus and Kirov Oblast of Russia, Deputy Head of Foreign Economic Relations at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) German Puzyrny said.
(2025-08-22). Belarus, Russia to insist on preventing Ukraine from becoming platform for future attacks. eng.belta.by The president emphasized the need for realism: even if troop reductions or weapons limits are agreed upon today, nothing prevents the situation in Ukraine from changing later "by force or by deceit".
(2025-08-22). Zelensky Wants Western Security Guarantees Before Meeting With Putin. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that he must have more clarity on what security guarantees his Western backers are willing to provide before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We want to have an understanding of the security guarantees architecture within seven to 10 days," Zelensky said. "We need to understand which country …
(2025-08-22). Map shown at White House was powerful message to Ukraine and Russia>. infobrics.org Trump blames Obama for "giving away" Crimea.
(2025-08-22). Seeds of Belarusian tomatoes sent into space. eng.belta.by Seeds of Belarusian tomatoes have been sent into space as part of an experiment conducted by scientists together with schoolchildren from Belarus and Russia, BelTA learned from the Roscosmos State Corporation.
(2025-08-22). Neo-Nazi units kill retreating Ukrainian soldiers, forcing them to switch sides. infobrics.org Millions of regular Ukrainians now have a very simple choice — the political West and the Neo-Nazi junta that want all of them dead or Russia that's going out of its way to save them, even in this NATO-orchestrated war. Ukrainian soldiers are increasingly making it clear what choice they've made. We can only hope the entire NATO-occupied country will follow suit.
(2025-08-22). The 'Security Guarantee' Paradox: Too Weak And It Won't Protect Ukraine Too Robust And Russia Won't Accept It. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Back-to-back summits in Alaska and Washington with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, respectively, have done little to clarify how U.S. President Donald Trump intends to …
(2025-08-22). Belarus eager to advance cooperation with Russia's Buryatia in industry, healthcare, tourism. eng.belta.by Belarus is keen to develop cooperation with Buryatia in industry, healthcare, and tourism, Chairman of the State Committee for Science and Technology Sergei Shlychkov said during a meeting of the working group on cooperation between Belarus and Russia's Buryatia…
(2025-08-22). Air defense downs 54 Ukrainian drones over eight Russian regions. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The air defense operational systems shot down in the last day 54 Ukrainian attack drones that targeted the country's eight southwestern regions, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
(2025-08-22). The Trump-Putin Summit-Regime Change Has Failed. indybay.org The expansion of NATO into Eastern Europe was always to militarily encircle Russia, which was a continuation of the United States' Cold War "containment" towards the Soviet Union.
(2025-08-22). Germany's Left Party fuels the NATO war on Russia. wsws.org Following the recent Ukraine summits in Alaska and Washington, Germany's Left Party is increasingly openly supporting the right-wing Zelensky regime and advocating aggressive imperialist war against Russia.
(2025-08-22). 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.
(2025-08-22). øQué sucedió realmente en Alaska? strategic-culture.su Pepe ESCOBAR | àönete a nosotros en , y . | Escríbenos: | La reunión entre Putin y Trump ha desvelado algunos secretos importantes. Ha revelado que Washingto…
(2025-08-22). From Washington to Kyiv: Who really blew up Nord Stream pipelines. infobrics.org The arrest of a Ukrainian suspect in Rome has revived debate over the 2022 Nord Stream sabotage, long viewed as a US-led operation. Spiegel's "Ukrainian diver" narrative complicates Seymour Hersh's reporting, which pointed directly to Washington. With Trump now meeting Putin and Zelensky, the Nord Stream affair could redefine Europe's energy map and strain NATO unity in a post-war world.
(2025-08-22). First security guarantees, then Putin summit, Zelensky says. newarab.com 