2025-08-23: Ukraine Roundup

So far today: 2025-08-23 08:57am GMT

newarab (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…

WSWS (2025-08-23). Suspect in Nord Stream pipeline explosion arrested. wsws.org For the German government, the arrest comes at a very inopportune time. If the suspect reveals who was behind the attack, it could lead to serious tensions with Kiev and Washington.

Derrick Wyatt (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

eng.belta.by (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".

Thomas Newdick (2025-08-22). Ukraine Shows Off ADM-160 Miniature Air Launched Decoy On Su-27. twz.com Newly published footage shows an

geo.tv (2025-08-22). US, European military chiefs discuss security guarantees for Ukraine. geo.tv US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands inside the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of a ceremony to mark its re-opening following the 2019 fire, in Paris, France, December 7, 2024. — Reuters

infobrics (2025-08-22). Ukraine expands concessions, but peace still a long way off. infobrics.org Regime officials have already admitted that the country will have to cede territories and will not join NATO.

eng.belta.by (2025-08-22). Lukashenko shares insights on Ukraine peace plan discussed with Trump. eng.belta.by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko shared insights on a peace plan for Ukraine, which he had discussed in a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump, as he talked to the media in Minsk on 22 August.

Editor (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 …

Global Research News (2025-08-22). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

eng.belta.by (2025-08-22). Hungary, Slovakia call on EU to force Ukraine to stop attacks on Druzhba oil pipeline. eng.belta.by Hungary and Slovakia are calling on the European Commission (EC) to force Ukraine to stop attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline, reads a letter from foreign ministers of the two countries, Peter Szijjarto and Juraj Blanar, to Brussels…

tehrantimes (2025-08-22). Hungary and Slovakia demand EU action after Ukraine hits key oil pipeline again. tehrantimes.com Ukraine attacked the Druzhba pipeline for the third time, halting oil deliveries to Slovakia and Hungary. The European Commission has not reacted so far, but US President Donald Trump said he was very angry.

Indrajit Samarajiva, Orinoco Tribune. (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…

WSWS (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.

infobrics (2025-08-22). Map shown at White House was powerful message to Ukraine and Russia>. infobrics.org Trump blames Obama for "giving away" Crimea.

eng.belta.by (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.

Bui Gia Ky (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 …

jagonews24 (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.

eng.belta.by (2025-08-22). Lukashenko: Europe should facilitate Ukraine peace process, not hinder it. eng.belta.by Europe should be part of the process of settling the Ukrainian conflict, not escalating it, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told journalists in Minsk on 22 August.

newarab (2025-08-22). First security guarantees, then Putin summit, Zelensky says. newarab.com

Dave DeCamp (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 …

infobrics (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.

infobrics (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.

Memo Torres (2025-08-22). DAILY MEMO: ICE Besieges Los Angeles and Surrounding Counties With Over 20 Raids Profiling U.S. Citizens and More. lataco.com Over 20 ICE operations were confirmed across Southern California on August 21, with nearly 30 people taken from vehicles, homes, workplaces, and public spaces, including a violent 4 a.m. raid near San Manuel Casino and mass detentions at car washes and Home Depots. Disturbing incidents included suspected impersonators abducting a woman in Long Beach, masked agents seizing a woman at an Oxnard bus stop, and reports of detainees held in overcrowded, freezing conditions with only minimal food.

Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. (2025-08-22). US Counterinsurgency Wins In Bolivia. popularresistance.org On Sunday August 17, 2025, the first round of presidential elections in the Plurinational State of Bolivia were held in the small Andean nation of 12 million people. Now the country is headed to an October 19 run-off between centrist Christian Democratic Party Senator Rodrigo Paz, the son of a former president, and former right wing President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga of the Libre Party. The election results on Sunday ended twenty years of MAS-IPSP (Movement Towards Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the People) in power with MAS candidate and current Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo polling…

Adriaan Alsema (2025-08-22). Slain senator's father joins list of Colombia's far-right presidential hopefuls. colombiareports.com Miguel Uribe, the father of the slain senator of the same name, joined the list of primary candidates of the Democratic Center (CD), according to the far-right political party on Friday. In a press statement, the CD said that Uribe asked to replace his son and become the party's fifth primary candidate. Uribe's decision would …

George Wright (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.

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