(2025-08-19). Declassified: CIA's Covert Ukraine Invasion Plan. popularresistance.org On August 7th, US polling giant Gallup published the remarkable results of a survey of Ukrainians. Public support for Kiev "fighting until victory" has plummeted to a record low "across all segments" of the population, "regardless of region or demographic group." In a "nearly complete reversal from public opinion in 2022," 69% of citizens "favor a negotiated end to the war as soon as possible." Just 24% wish to keep fighting. However, vanishingly few believe the proxy war will end anytime soon. | The reasons for Ukrainian pessimism on this point are unstated, but an obvious explanation is the intransigence of Pre…
(2025-08-19). The Heat: Trump-Zelenskyy meeting. america.cgtn.com 
Just 48 hours after U.S. President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Ukrainian and European leaders arrived in Washington, D.C. | President Zelenskyy was joined by key European and NATO leaders for a meeting Monday afternoon at the White House. Ukraine wants to make sure it has direct involvement in a potential peace deal while Russia and Europeans are looking for security guarantees. | To discuss: | Dmitry Babich is a journalist and Russian political analyst. | Anton Fedyashin is an Associate Professor of History at American University who specializes in Russian and European Affairs. | W…
(2025-08-19). Yemeni killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. newarab.com 
(2025-08-19). China calls for fair, lasting Ukraine peace deal acceptable to all parties. ecns.cn China expects all parties concerned and stakeholders in the Ukraine crisis to participate in peace talks and work towards securing a fair and lasting peace agreement acceptable to all sides as soon as possible, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
(2025-08-19). Crisis summit at White House over Ukraine war riven by divisions. wsws.org The leaders of the most powerful imperialist states in the world, including France, Germany, Italy and the UK, along with the heads of the EU and NATO, flew to Washington Monday on less than 24 hours' notice for crisis talks over the war in Ukraine.
(2025-08-19). Press TV (Iran): Prospect of Peace in Ukraine, 'Spotlight'. gilbertdoctorow.com In the various, shall we say 'exotic' panel discussion programs that I occasionally agree to participate in, you never know whom you will be matched with or what questions will be thrown your way, assuming you can actually hear the questions (which was not really the case yesterday in my session on Press TV, hence …
(2025-08-19). Europe's Proxy War in Ukraine Will Not Stop after Alaska Summit. globalresearch.ca The historic meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump in Alaska did not mark the end of the proxy war in Ukraine that the West is waging against Russia, but it opened the door to …
(2025-08-19). Russia, Ukraine Exchange More Bodies of War Dead: Kremlin. english.almanar.com.lb 
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged more bodies of their war dead, according to a Kremlin aide, as part of an agreement reached during a second round of peace talks in Türkiye last month. "Following the agreements reached in Istanbul, another 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers were handed over to Ukraine today," Vladimir Medinsky, head of …
(2025-08-19). CIS chief has faith in achieving peaceful settlement in Ukraine. eng.belta.by I believe we can achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev told the media.
(2025-08-19). Ukraine and EU attempted to change peace process started in Alaska. infobrics.org Trump made it clear that Russian concerns must be heard when he interrupted the meeting in Washington to call Putin.
(2025-08-19). Zelensky says ready for bilateral meeting with Putin to end war. geo.tv 
French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump listen to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak during a meeting with European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. — AFPTrump pushes Ukraine to give up…
(2025-08-19). Transatlantic Unity At The White House Disguises Lack Of Progress Towards Just Peace For Ukraine. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | At a high-stakes meeting at the White House on August 18, the US president, Donald Trump, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, tried to hammer out the broad …
(2025-08-19). Map of Ukraine and call to Putin: What did Washington summit reveal? eng.belta.by A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky, alongside European leaders, took place in Washington. This was preceded by the bilateral summit of U.S. and Russian leaders in Alaska. The central theme of the negotiations was pathways to resolving the Ukrainian conflict.
(2025-08-19). Kharkiv: What I Saw In Ukraine's 'Unbreakable' Eastern Capital. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Last week I visited Ukraine to update my knowledge of the military situation there. I was privileged to be invited to visit Kharkiv by a friend and spent several days …
(2025-08-19). Zelensky says Russia must end war, after Trump pressures Ukraine. newarab.com 
(2025-08-19). Trump rules out US troops but eyes air power in Ukraine deal. newarab.com 
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out sending US troops but envisioned extending US air power as Western nations began hashing out security guarantees for Ukraine before any potential summit with Russia. | Trump, in a flurry of diplomacy aimed at ending the war, brought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top European leaders to the White House on Monday, three days after his landmark encounter with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska. | Trump said President Putin, whom he called in the middle of Monday's talks, had agreed to meet Zelensky and to accept some form of Western security guarantees for U…
(2025-08-19). Trump Proposes Peace Agreement at Alaska Summit. Renee Parsons. globalresearch.ca It has been a puzzlement that even as President Donald Trump promised an end to the Ukraine war, even before his inauguration in January, that he somehow failed to use his own Constitutional authority to end the war. While at …
(2025-08-19). Trump calls on Zelensky to show ahead of peace talks. eng.belta.by Zelensky "has to show some flexibility also," U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News.
(2025-08-19). Headlines for August 19, 2025. democracynow.org As European Leaders Gather at White House, Trump Says He'll Arrange Zelensky-Putin Meeting, Tens of Thousands Flee Gaza City as Israel Steps Up Bombings Ahead of Planned Invasion, Hamas Agrees to 60-Day Ceasefire Plan That's "Almost Identical" to U.S. Proposal, ISIL-Backed Rebels Kill 52 in Eastern Congo; M23 Suspends Peace Talks with DRC, Texas Democrat Locked in House Chamber for Refusing Round-the-Clock Surveillance by State Troopers, Trump Says He'll Ban Mail-In Ballots and Voting Machines, Citing Advice from Vladimir Putin, Newsmax Will Pay Dominion Voting Systems $67 Million to…
(2025-08-19). Trump, Zelensky hold bilateral meeting. ecns.cn U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hold a bilateral meeting at the White House, Aug. 18, 2025, local time.
(2025-08-19). Trump Pushes for Putin-Zelensky Summit, Moscow Refuses to Commit to Meeting. english.almanar.com.lb 
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to convene a face-to-face summit between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump's proposal on Monday came as he hosted Zelenskyy and top European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at the White House for high-stakes talks on …
(2025-08-19). Trump welcomes Zelensky with fresh optimism on peace deal. newarab.com 
(2025-08-19). Eismont: Belarus is ready to host meeting between Putin, Zelensky. eng.belta.by Belarus is ready to host a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky if it is needed for peace, Press Secretary of the Belarusian President Natalya Eismont told the Russian newspaper Vedomosti.
(2025-08-19). Mercenários ligados a Kiev realizam treinamento ilegal com militares brasileiros. globalresearch.ca O mercenarismo ucraniano continua a crescer, chegando até mesmo aos países parceiros da Rússia. O Brasil, juntamente com a Colà¥mbia, tornou-se um dos maiores fornecedores de "soldados da fortuna" para a Ucrânia na América do Sul. Agora, algo ainda mais …
(2025-08-19). Brussels, London, Berlin, Paris Refuse Trump's "Three Way Summit" . New Weapons Scream: 'No Peace Deal!'. globalresearch.ca The August 15 meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump might not be as historic as some want to make it out to be…
(2025-08-19). How von der Leyen embraced settler movement. electronicintifada.net EU boss accepted request to welcome land theft advocate.
(2025-08-19). Israeli official tells Ben-Gvir his rhetoric endangers captives. newarab.com 
Israel's hostage coordinator has warned far-right National Security Minister Gal Hirsch called on Ben-Gvir to soften his rhetoric, especially after a video surfaced of him barging into the cell of Palestinian leader and prisoner Ben-Gvir, who…
(2025-08-19). Sharaa meets US Congress members in Damascus. newarab.com 
The official SANA news agency reported that Sharaa received a delegation of US senators and members of the US House of Representatives.