2025-07-28: Ukraine Roundup

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eadaily (2025-07-28). Another football player escaped from Ukraine. eadaily.com Striker Kharkov "Metalist-1925" Alexei Sidorov voluntarily left Ukraine. This is reported by the club's press service.

eadaily (2025-07-28). The defense in the Serebryansk forest has been broken through — the APU is leaving for other areas. eadaily.com For the first time in a long time, the Russian army broke through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Serebryansk forest, which became the line of Ukrainian defense in the Limansky direction.

Eileen Kinch (2025-07-28). These Russian clergy who said 'no' to Putin's war in Ukraine are paying a price. anabaptistworld.org In February 2022, as Russian tanks rolled across the Ukrainian border, a small group of Russian Orthodox Christian clergy did something extraordinary. They published an open letter calling for peace and an immediate ceasefire. Within days, nearly 300 clergy had signed it — an unprecedented act of collective dissent in Putin's Russia.

APR editor (2025-07-28). Iran's plan to abandon GPS is more about a looming new 'tech cold war'. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Jasim Al-Azzawi For the past few years, governments across the world have paid close attention to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. There, it is said, we see the first glimpses of what warfare of the future will look like, not just in terms of weaponry, but also in terms of new…

eadaily (2025-07-28). After the scandal with Serdyuchka: Ukraine issued a new statement about the Russian language. eadaily.com There is no ban on songs in Russian on the territory of Ukraine. The new Language Ombudsman of Ukraine Olena Ivanovska wrote about this on her page on the social network.

| AFP | (2025-07-28). Russia starts direct flights to North Korea. tribune.com.pk Russia on Sunday began direct commercial flights to North Korea, in a further sign of closer ties with its Asian ally helping its offensive in Ukraine. | The first Moscow-Pyongyang flight, operated by Russia's Nordwind Airlines, took off at 1625 GMT, according to the Sheremetyevo airport's website. | It is scheduled to land in the North Korean capital some eight hours later. | But initially, the route will only be serviced once a month, Russia's transport ministry said. | Nordwind Airlines — which used to carry Russians to holiday destinations in Europe before the EU imposed a ban on Russian flights [mda…

Zarina Zabrisky (2025-07-28). Aerial Terror in Kherson A City Under Drone Siege. bylinetimes.com A charred car, struck by a Russian FPV drone, caught Ukrainian photojournalist Ivan Antypenko's eye as he drove along the Kherson—Mykolaiv highway. | "Bad news," he Reporting from the south of Ukraine since the start of the Russian full-scale invasion in 2022, Antypenko has documented dozens of drone-struck vehicles. This one was different: he knew it was a harbinger of a drone siege. | For Kherson, a city of 60,000, separated from the Russian military by less than a mile of the Dnipro River and under non-stop attack…

Alexandra Hall Hall (2025-07-28). Trump Made 'Mistake of Historic Proportions' on Ukraine Says His Former Ambassador. bylinetimes.com American diplomat, Bridget Brink, resigned in April from her position as US Ambassador to Ukraine, after she concluded she could no longer conduct the Trump administration's policy towards that country in good conscience. Since then, she has decided to run for public office, as a Democrat Party candidate for the US House of Representatives, representing her home state of Michigan. | I've known Bridget for over 12 years, since we were both posted to the Republic of Georgia in the Caucasus in the mid-2010s. We became good friends due to our shared professional and personal interests (she is married to a Brit, I…

eadaily (2025-07-28). Zelensky will not be able to win back the law on NABU and SAP — the FAS team has already been given. eadaily.com The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is trying to win back the situation with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO)…

| Reuters | (2025-07-28). Trump sets new Ukraine deadline. tribune.com.pk US President Donald Trump set a new deadline on Monday of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine or face consequences, underscoring frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the 3-1/2-year-old conflict. | Trump has threatened both sanctions on Russia and buyers of its exports unless progress is made. The fresh deadline suggests the US president is prepared to move forward on those threats after previous hesitation to do so. | Speaking in Scotland, where he is holding meetings with European leaders and playing golf, Trump said he was disappointed in Putin and shor…

eadaily (2025-07-28). Your business is not to choose, but to fight: local elections have been canceled in Ukraine. eadaily.com The CEC of Ukraine has officially announced that local elections will not be held this year. According to the law, they were supposed to be held on the last Sunday of October, but due to the so-called "martial law"…

eadaily (2025-07-28). Trump delivers a new ultimatum to Putin. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump has admitted the possibility of a deal with Moscow on Ukraine, threatening secondary sanctions and duties if the conflict cannot be resolved in the near future. He said this at a press conference following a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Turnberry (Scotland).

eadaily (2025-07-28). Zelensky signed a law dramatically increasing the number of SBU. eadaily.com The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, today signed a law on strengthening the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). He stated this in his telegram channel.

eadaily (2025-07-28). Seven Fridays for 50 days: Trump puts pressure on Russia, continuing to arm Kiev — Niemeyer. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump is putting pressure on Russia, demanding a cease-fire, while the States themselves continue to supply the Kiev regime with weapons. This was stated to RIA Novosti by the head of the German Council for Constitution and Sovereignty…

eadaily (2025-07-28). The European Commission sent a warning to Kiev about the complete suspension of financial assistance — FAZ. eadaily.com The European Commission has sent a warning to Kiev about a possible complete suspension of financial support. This is reported by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

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| Our Correspondent | (2025-07-28). K-P CM overseeing Tirah crisis: adviser. tribune.com.pk Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) chief minister, has said Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur is personally overseeing the Tirah incident and has summoned a jirga of tribal elders in Peshawar to hear their concerns. | "The CM is in constant contact with the relevant administration [to address the crisis]," Saif said in a statement on Monday. According to the adviser, the government is deeply saddened by the tragedy. | Five people died and 17 others sustained injuries on Sunday when protesters were fired upon during a protest outside a military installation at the Bagh Maidan ar…

eadaily (2025-07-28). The best disaster possible: Germany appreciated Von der Leyen's agreement with Trump. eadaily.com The agreement between the European Union and the United States on new customs rules can cause great damage to the economies of European countries. This was stated by German economists, according to Bild in Russian*.

Staff (2025-07-28). Bruselas pacta con Washington aranceles de 15 por ciento para sus productos y altos montos en compras europeas de energía. cubadebate.cu La UE pactó con Estados Unidos aranceles aduaneros de 15% para los productos europeos, además de masivos montos en compras de energía e inversiones en EE.UU., según un acuerdo calificado de promesa de "unidad y amistad" por Donald Trump y de "bueno" por la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen, que generó críticas en Europa.

geo.tv (2025-07-28). Key elements of EU-US trade deal agreed on Sunday. geo.tv US President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. —Reuters

Simon Nixon (2025-07-28). Paying to Play: Europe's Costly Concessions in Trump's New Trade War. bylinetimes.com No one at any point during those years could have imagined that when the EU-US trade deal came, it would look like the humiliating surrender agreed by Ursula von der Leyen in an awkward meeting with Donald Trump in Scotland on Sunday. The Commission president agreed to a deal under which most EU exports would be taxed at 15 percent when they entered the US, up from around 2 percent pre-Trump. This is an outcome that would have been unthinkable just three weeks ago, when Brussels thought it had a deal for a 10 percent deal, let alone three months ago, when von der Leyen was hoping to negotiate a zero-for-zero t…

eadaily (2025-07-28). Trump staged a theater: Russia will not stop the war until NATO stops expanding. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump is posing as a disappointed mediator, although it is obvious that in order to resolve the Ukrainian conflict it is necessary to eliminate its causes. This was stated in the social network X by Glenn Diesen…

Ana Vraƒçar (2025-07-28). Italian city says no to warships and weapons for Israel. peoplesdispatch.org From early morning on Friday, July 25, Genoa set the stage for new anti-armament mobilizations in Italy: dockworkers protested arms transfers to Israel, while the public rejected plans that would turn their city into a hotpoint of NATO's war machine. | José Nivoi from the Autonomous Collective of Port Workers (Collettivo Autonomo dei Lavoratori Portuali, CALP) and the local union chapter of Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), emphasized that the morning rally was directed specifically at the new city authorities, with dockworkers demanding a clear stance of solidarity with Palestine — an assurance they say was…

Staff (2025-07-28). "Stop This Genocide" : Gaza Aid Worker Warns of Imminent Starvation, Urges Israel to Lift Blockade. democracynow.org We speak with Eyad Amawi, an aid coordinator in Gaza, who tells Democracy Now! about the "rapid deterioration" inside the besieged territory as Israel's blockade causes mass starvation. Health officials in Gaza say at least 14 Palestinians have starved to death over the past day, bringing the total to at least 147, including 88 children. Israel has allowed some additional aid into the territory, including by airdrops, but the United Nations says it's still just a "drop in the ocean" of what is needed. Israel also said it would pause attacks for periods of the day in parts of Ga…

| AFP | (2025-07-28). 27 Palestinians dead in Israeli strikes. tribune.com.pk Gaza civil defence agency said Israeli army fire killed 27 Palestinians, 12 of them near aid distribution areas. | However, Jordanian and Emirati planes dropped food into Gaza on Sunday, as Israel began a limited "tactical pause" in military operations to allow the UN and aid agencies to tackle a deepening hunger crisis. | UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher welcomed the tactical pauses, saying he was in "contact with our teams on the ground who will do all we can to reach as many starving people as we can in this window". | But the UN's World Food Programme said a third of the population of Gaza had…

Adriaan Alsema (2025-07-28). Colombia's former president Alvaro Uribe found guilty of bribing witnesses. colombiareports.com A Bogota judge found Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe guilty of bribing witnesses on Monday. In a historic verdict, judge Sandra Liliana Herrera confirmed that Uribe bribed witnesses in order to press fabricated criminal charges against Senator Ivan Cepeda. Uribe's witnesses additionally fabricated claims that Justice Minister Eduardo Montealegre illegally opened investigations into the former …

Peter G. Prontzos, Canadian Dimension. (2025-07-27). Remembering The Resistance That Helped Stop A Genocidal War. popularresistance.org When the United States was carrying out its genocidal campaign against Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s, Canada welcomed tens of thousands of American war resisters to this country. Their actions, along with peace movements in the US and around the world, not only helped to end the war, but they may have even forced President Richard Nixon to abandon a plan to escalate the conflict with the use of tactical nuclear weapons. | In light of the serious challenges we face today—including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, rising poverty and inequality, and the deepening environmental crisis—it is more important tha…

Staff (2025-07-27). NewsX World: Kremlin Says Kyiv Rejects Russia's Peace Offer Russia Ukraine Peace Talks. gilbertdoctorow.com I used this interview to drive home the fact that the Russians do indeed seek a diplomatic solution to the war, but on their own well-known terms which amount to a Ukrainian capitulation. But the main issue I introduced was the likelihood that the United States now is actively working to bring down Zelensky by …

aljazeera (2025-07-27). US and EU agree on 15 percent tariffs, averting transatlantic trade war. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announce sweeping deal in Scotland.

aljazeera (2025-07-27). US-EU trade talks: Will Ursula von der Leyen clinch a deal with Trump? aljazeera.com The US president is to meet the EU chief in Scotland as Brussels strives for a deal before Trump's Friday deadline.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-07-27). Dutch intelligence designates Israel a national security threat. skwawkbox.org Netherlands security services flag Israel as danger to Dutch safety The Netherlands have flagged Israel as serious threat to its national security threat because of the extent of its undue influence in the country and its disinformation campaigns to mislead Dutch politicians and public, Israeli newspaper Ynet has confirmed. The Dutch "National Coordinator for Security …

Ralph Jennings (2025-07-27). Landmark US Chinatown survived Covid, hate crimes — but tariffs pose new threat. scmp.com Oakland Chinatown, one of the oldest in the United States, almost feels as lively as Hong Kong on a busy afternoon. Shoppers squeeze along narrow pavements lined with hanging lanterns and sacks of oranges, while a variety store welcomes customers with racks of clothing and slippers. | While many of the shoppers are Chinese, a considerable number could come from anywhere — a sign that Chinatown draws people from the wider San Francisco Bay Area.

A A (2025-07-27). La Cina e la sicurezza globale: una potenza responsabile contro l'egemonia statunitense. strategic-culture.su Nel contesto di un ordine globale in trasformazione, la Cina riafferma il suo ruolo di potenza responsabile promuovendo la sicurezza condivisa. Il sostegno al Trattato SEANWFZ rappresenta una chiara opposizione all'egemonismo nucleare degli Stati Uniti e un impegno concreto per la stabilità regionale. | Segue nostro Nel panorama geopolitico contemporaneo, segnato da tensioni crescenti e da una corsa al riarmo spinta soprattutto dagli St…

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