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A Ukrainian weapons maker is building a new unjammable drone with a 100-kilometer reach. It says 'the war has changed.'
Business Insider
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August 16, 2025
A Ukrainian company is developing an unjammable fiber-optic drone that can roam nearly 100 kilometers from its operator — more than doubling the reach of current models — in a bid to radically extend the reach of one of the war's most feared...
Russian Stocks Plummet After Putin Refuses To Call A Ceasefire In Ukraine
Charter 97
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2 The ruble is also falling. The Russian stock market reacted with a decline to the outcome of the talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, which lasted half as long as planned and, according to Trump, did not lead to an agreement on...
The Flashy Trump-Putin Summit Without Ukraine Was a Rehearsal for Betrayal
Kyiv Post
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August 16, 2025
The Alaska summit looked like a breakthrough – for Russia. The White House and the Kremlin leaders sat down to discuss Europe’s security, while Ukraine was left outside the room. The message was unmistakable: Kyiv’s fate was being argued over its...
Trump-Putin ‘Peace’ Summit Overshadowed as Russia Launches Air Attack on Ukraine
Kyiv Post
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August 16, 2025
Russian leader Vladimir Putin, after talks with US President Donald Trump on Friday in Alaska, once again spoke about “brotherly peoples” and the “road to peace in Ukraine.” During the joint press conference, Putin emphasized that Russia was...
Ukraine strikes ship ‘carrying ammunition from Iran’ at Russian port on day of Trump-Putin summit
The Independent
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August 15, 2025
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Ukraine’s organic walnut farm pioneers full-cycle production
Fresh Plaza
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August 15, 2025
"Food for thought," a family-run company from Poltava, Ukraine, grows organic walnuts with a full farm-to-table approach. Founded in 2015, it combines sustainable cultivation with modern processing to ensure high-quality, eco-friendly products....
EBRD, the EU and Partners Announce Plan to Boost Renewables in Ukraine
Energetica India
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August 16, 2025
The EBRD, the EU, and partners have announced a plan to accelerate renewable energy investments in Ukraine which will deliver secure and clean energy. Ukraine urgently needs new generation capacity after Russian attacks have devastated the power...
Putin hopes 'understanding' reached with Trump at talks in Alaska to pave way to peace in Ukraine
The Nation
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August 16, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that "an understanding" was reached at a meeting with US President Donald Trump, which he hopes will pave the way for peace in Ukraine. Putin described discussions with Trump as "constructive and...
Ukraine Forum
European Policy Centre
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Aileen McLeod Alberto-Horst Neidhardt Alice Berzolla Alison Hunter Almut Möller Amanda Paul Ana Berdzenishvili Andrew Duff Andrew Scott Anna Crawford Annalisa Buscaini Annika Hedberg Arancha González Laya Arnaldo-Javier Mina Mendoza Benedetta...
Inside the DRC and Ukraine
Independent (Uganda)
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August 16, 2025
Global powers have expressed interest in the affairs of strategically located Ukraine in Europe, and similarly, DRC in Africa How international involvement in the affairs of these two countries has complicated internal conflict resolution THE LAST...
Trump administration thinks that next meeting on Ukraine may bring peace — TV
TASS
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August 16, 2025
NEW YORK, August 16. /TASS/. The second top-level meeting between Russia and the United States may produce a ceasefire or even a lasting peace in Ukraine, a Fox News correspondent reported citing a Trump administration official aboard Air Force...
UN ready to support peace-oriented efforts on Ukraine — secretary-general’s office
TASS
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August 16, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, August 16. /TASS/. The United Nations is ready to support all meaningful efforts aimed at achieving a lasting peace in Ukraine, UN Secretary-General’s Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told TASS. "The Secretary-General reiterates his...
Ukraine fighting for same values as Allies in Second World War, Starmer declares before Trump-Putin summit
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 15, 2025
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Trump hails 'productive' summit with Putin on Ukraine - but leaves without a deal
The National News
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US President Donald Trump described his meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday as “productive”, adding that they “really made some great progress” on ending the war in Ukraine. The comments followed a nearly...
UN ready to support peace-oriented efforts on Ukraine
Mehr News Agency
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August 16, 2025
"The Secretary-General reiterates his call for an immediate, full and unconditional ceasefire as a first step towards a just, comprehensive, and sustainable peace in Ukraine, one that fully upholds Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and...
Putin criticised by Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia after inconclusive meeting with Trump
The Guardian
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August 16, 2025
Vladimir Putin remains determined to “revive the Soviet Union” by “destroying democracy next door”, Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia has said in the wake of the Russian president’s inconclusive meeting with the US president, Donald Trump. Putin...
Ukraine: Trump and his deadlines
Zimbabwe Independent
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Donald Trump sets deadlines for more complicated reasons that purport to be tactical, but he too is addicted to the whooshing sound they make when he breaks them. “I love deadlines,” said Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the...
Love in a cold climate: Putin romances Trump in Alaska with talk of rigged elections and a trip to Moscow
The Guardian
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August 16, 2025
That was the moment he knew it was true love. Donald Trump turned to gaze at Vladimir Putin as the Russian president publicly endorsed his view that, had Trump been president instead of Joe Biden, the war in Ukraine would never have happened....
Key moments in Alaska: A red carpet, an abrupt end and 'no deal' over Ukraine
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 16, 2025
For little more than five hours, the leaders of Russia and the United States drew the world's attention to Alaska, only for their summit to come to an abrupt end and deliver nothing for Ukraine. Donald Trump speculated wildly about what he would...
Trump hand-delivered Putin a letter from First Lady Melania on ‘plight of children in Ukraine and Russia’: White House
The Independent
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August 16, 2025
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