2025-09-19: Ukraine Roundup

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infobrics (2025-09-19). Ukraine's overreach in Africa: from proxy war in Europe to proxy adventurism abroad. infobrics.org Reports suggest Ukrainian weapons and operatives are fueling conflicts in Mali, Sudan, and Libya, in its push to "counter Russia". While Kyiv brands its outreach as "renaissance diplomacy," critics warn of arms smuggling, terror links, and destabilization. Washington tolerates it thus far, but Africa may pay the price.

Jacob G. Hornberger (2025-09-19). The Mystery of Trump, Ukraine and Russia. counterpunch.org Hardly anyone in the mainstream press addresses the mystery of how Trump went from what was supposedly a secret agent of the Russians to an ardent opponent of Russia in the Ukraine-Russia war. My hunch is that the commentators in the mainstream press are so excited that Trump has turned pro-Ukraine that they don't care

Newsroom (2025-09-19). Germany Considers Legal Pathways to Utilize Russian Frozen Funds. moderndiplomacy.eu Germany aims to actively discuss the use of Russian assets frozen in the EU, according to Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil. He emphasized the need for careful examination of the situation and stated that Germany wants to facilitate solutions rather than obstruct them. The EU is exploring ways to utilize these assets to support Ukraine, especially …

Tribune News Service (2025-09-19). Trump says Putin 'losing more people than he's killing' in Ukraine. scmp.com US President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin had "really let me down" after meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss efforts to heighten pressure on Russia to enter negotiations that could help bring the Kremlin's three-year war in Ukraine to an end. | "War is a different thing," Trump said during a joint press conference at Chequers, the country house of the prime minister, following the meeting. "Things happen that are very opposite of what you thought. You…

| AFP | (2025-09-19). Putin has let me down: Trump. tribune.com.pk Donald Trump warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin had 'really let me down' after he met Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, the final day of the US president's historic UK state visit. | A day after King Charles III treated him to royal pageantry at Windsor Castle, Trump appeared at a news conference with Starmer and spared him the harsh criticism he has doled out to other leaders ⚪ although he suggested the UK leader could use the military to curb immigration. | Starmer meanwhile gently nudged Trump on Ukraine and called for more pressure on Putin, as he tries to bridge the divide between Trump…

HPDKLLSM (2025-09-19). Ukraine's War Chronicles. indybay.org Dive into an unforgettable narrative with "Ukraine War Chronicles" — a comprehensive journey through one of the most critical periods in European history. This meticulously crafted account offers readers a vivid portrayal of bravery, resilience, and humanity amidst conflict, painting a powerful picture of the Ukrainian struggle for freedom. | In-depth Analysis: Gain unparalleled insights into the socio-political dynamics that have shaped the current landscape. Understand the intricacies of warfare and diplomacy through expert perspectives. | Personal Stories: Connect with compelling personal accounts t…

Newsroom (2025-09-19). EU Seeks IMF Advice on Loan to Ukraine for Reparations. moderndiplomacy.eu The European Commission is considering the International Monetary Fund's assessment of Ukraine's financing needs over the next two years to determine the size of an EU "Reparations Loan" to Ukraine. This loan aims to help Ukraine manage its finances during the ongoing war. EU Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis stated that the loan would use frozen …

infobrics (2025-09-19). US outlet predicts Russian victory and urges Kiev to abandon NATO. infobrics.org Kiev regime continues to try to drag other countries into the conflict.

A A (2025-09-19). 1955: la Germania riconosce nell'amicizia con Mosca il baluardo della pace in Europa, un insegnamento dimenticato. strategic-culture.su Oggi la Germania con il cancelliere Merz e la presidentessa della Commissione Europea Von der Leyen progetta terribili scenari di guerra contro la Russia e probabilmente contro la Cina in combutta con il presidente francese Macron e il primo ministro britannico Starmer. | Segue nostro Nel 1945 gli auspici di Iosif Stalin di una Germania disarmata, neutrale, unificata e capace di pagare i risarcimenti di guerra all'Unione Sovietica vien…

Human Rights Watch (2025-09-19). EU's New India Strategy Overlooks Modi's Repression. hrw.org Click to expand Image | EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (center left) and the College of European Commissioners with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Indian officials in New Delhi, February 27, 2025. | © 2025 EU Commission…

newarab (2025-09-19). UN to vote on reimposing Iran sanctions on Friday. newarab.com The UN Security Council will vote Friday on whether to reimpose The three European countries, signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action intended to stop Tehran obtaining nuclear weapons, allege that

Juan Cole (2025-09-19). Riyadh-Islamabad "Islamic NATO" to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday September 17, Saudi Arabia signed a mutual defense pact with Pakistan. Mirroring the language of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization charter, they announced that an attack on …

newarab (2025-09-19). Sanders becomes first US senator to call Gaza war a genocide. newarab.com

Drago Bosnic (2025-09-19). Western Media Keep Breaking Records in Ludicrous Russophobic Reports. globalresearch.ca The infamous mainstream propaganda machine has been directly engaged in the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict before it even began. It's quite clear that Western media are an integral part of the warmongering agenda, either by promoting and trying to justify wars …

Robert Hunziker (2025-09-19). Senator Whitehouse: "It May Be Too Late" counterpunch.org It May Be Too Late is a climate change idiom that is gaining recognition because global warming is bringing the threat of irreversible climate system collapse to reality as nightly TV news broadcasts flash floods and record-setting temperatures year-by-year with increasing intensity, but that's just for starters.

newarab (2025-09-19). How Israel's aggression revived the idea of an Arab NATO. newarab.com Egypt is For many regional states, The 9 September attacks on a residential building that housed Hamas's political office, and the residences of its leaders, cam…

Jeffrey St. Clair, Alexander Cockburn (2025-09-19). The Senator, the Gold Mine and the Sundance Kid. counterpunch.org My two journalistic encounters with Robert Redford both involved trout streams and internationally known professors of literature at the University of Chicago. In the fall of 1995, I got word from sources in Montana that Redford the environmental champion was sending out fundraising letters for the state's perpetually embattled Democratic Senator Max Baucus, despite the fact that Baucus had a dismal environmental record and his family had a stake in a giant open-pit gold mine slated to blasted into the headwaters of the Blackfoot River, a sacred stream to anglers around the world and the subject of Norman Maclean…

JANET (2025-09-19). Defend Venezuela against U.S. attack. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders September 3, 2025 Flounders is co-director of the International Action Center and on the board of the United National Antiwar Coalition. September 2, 2025 — On August 8, President Donald Trump declared that, on the basis of the discredited and fake "War on Drugs," the U.S. reserved the option to engage in military action in any country, anywhere. In addition, Trump announced that he increased a bounty for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from $25 million to $50 million. Anti-NATO protest, May 31, 2017 Following these announcements, the Pentagon war machine moved into actio…

P. Kenneth Burns (2025-09-19). New Jersey is guaranteed 3 gubernatorial debates. Here's why. whyy.org From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? The New Jersey 2025 gubernatorial race moves to the debate phase Sunday with the first of two face-offs scheduled between Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill. Sponsor Rider University is hosting the first debate on its Lawrenceville campus. | A debate between running mates — James Gannon and Dale G. Caldwell — is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 30. | Who is the main agency that oversees gubernatorial debates in New Jersey…

WSWS (2025-09-19). European NATO powers escalate war on Russia, as Trump demands they fall into line with US conflict with China. wsws.org The European imperialist powers have continued to escalate the war on Russia following last week's shooting down of drones over Polish territory.

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