2025-08-23: Ukraine Roundup

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Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, Black Agenda Report. (2025-08-23). White 'Supremacy's' Subjective Identification Of War Criminals Reveals Deeper Psychopathology. popularresistance.org Last week the world witnessed the geopolitical spectacle that took place in Anchorage, Alaska when Presidents Trump and Putin met to discuss ending the feckless, unnecessary, and fossil-fueled war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine that's been ongoing for three years. Unsurprisingly, the three hour discussion between the leaders led to no comprehensive agreement that would, in Trump's words, "stop the killing." However, while the Trump/Putin meeting failed to result in an armistice, it did elucidate profound hypocrisies and revealed that when it comes to who is considered a war criminal it largely depends…

Syed Salauddin Mahmud (2025-08-23). The Week That Shaped Nothing: US, Russia, and Europe on Ukraine's War. moderndiplomacy.eu In a span of a week, global politics had gotten some big headlines. Last Friday, Putin and Trump met in Alaska. The anticipated summit was the talk of the world for quite a while. Speculations to determination, the summit was an icebreaking summit for US and Russian relations. Especially the way President Donald Trump was …

JANET (2025-08-23). Putin-Trump meeting: Nothing more than a photo-op. iacenter.org August 20, 2025 Donald Trump came into the White House promising to end the costly, destructive proxy war with Russia in Ukraine on his first day in office. Finally, seven months later, the White House and U.S. corporate media grandly pre-publicized the Aug. 15 meeting in Alaska of Presidents Putin and Trump. The publicity raised great expectations, making it appear that Trump was doing something to end the intense war against Russia that the U.S. and NATO have been waging since the overthrow of a Ukrainian government friendly to Russia in early 2014. Trump brought no new offer to the summit. Despite the publicit…

Staff (2025-08-23). Ukraine: Background to a Proxy War with No End in Sight [Preview]. soundcloud.com Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin on August 15th. 3 days later, with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, along with the leaders of the major NATO countries. Trump promised that his personal intervention would lead to a quick end to the war, but he has badly misjudged the situation. Brian Becker and Layan Fuleihan discuss the …

JANET (2025-08-23). Proxy war in ruins: How U.S. and NATO led Ukraine to disaster. iacenter.org By Gary Wilson August18, 2025 IIn late July anti-corruption protests in Ukraine's major cities forced the regime to reinstate investigations. Is this a symptom of the regime's collapse? August 12. The tides of war in Ukraine have shifted decisively. Russia's military is surging across eastern Ukraine, smashing through heavily fortified lines while the Ukrainian government teeters on the edge of collapse. These developments expose the inherent failure of U.S.-NATO proxy warfare. … From the start, the Ukraine conflict was … a U.S.-NATO project aimed at weakening Russia and expanding imperialist control in Easte…

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.

Contributing Writers (2025-08-23). Neo-Nazi Units Kill Retreating Ukrainian Soldiers, Forcing Them to Switch Sides/ By Drago Bosnic. voicesfromsyria.com Original Link Here: Neo-Nazi Units Kill Retreating Ukrainian Soldiers, Forcing Them to Switch Sides — Global ResearchGlobal Research — Centre for Research on Globalization The Kiev regime's deep-rooted connection with Ukrainian WWII-era Nazi organizations is an axiom at this point. Denying this is simply pointless, as many of its soldiers unashamedly display Nazi insignia, while …

jagonews24 (2025-08-23). Pak DPM Dar meets BNP, Jamaat, and NCP leaders. jagonews24.com Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held a series of high-level political meetings in Dhaka on Saturday during his two-day official visit to Bangladesh, engaging with top leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, and National Citizen Party (NCP).

Jonathan Braun (2025-08-23). Poland and the United States: An Alliance for International Stability. moderndiplomacy.eu From NATO's eastern frontier to the energy corridors of the Baltic, the partnership between Poland and the United States has become one of the most strategically consequential alliances of the 21st century. Forged through shared values and hardened by crisis, it's a relationship that transcends party politics in both nations and speaks to a larger …

ecns.cn (2025-08-23). Beijing slams Washington's treatment of Chinese students. ecns.cn China blasted the United States on Friday for frequent discriminatory, politically-motivated, and selective law enforcement against Chinese students, vowing to continue to take measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its citizens traveling to the U.S.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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