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Volker to Newsmax: Putin ‘Still Going to Play Games’
KBOI - Idaho
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August 19, 2025
Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, told Newsmax on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not stopped playing games. Volker told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren” that talk of a meeting involving Putin and Ukrainian...
Putin’s promises cannot be trusted; Ukraine needs credible security guarantees – Kallas
Ukrinform
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Next week, EU defense and foreign ministers are set to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine and the intensification of sanctions against Russia, while reiterating that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin cannot be trusted. This was stated by EU High...
Ukraine war briefing: Squeeze on Putin to accept direct peace talks with Zelenskyy
The Guardian
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August 20, 2025
The Russian leadership continued to obfuscate on Wednesday, after European leaders and Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had agreed to a one-on-one meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to kickstart peace talks. Sergei Lavrov said Moscow did not reject...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets PM Modi
India Today
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August 19, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi. "Glad to meet Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Since my meeting with President Xi in Kazan last year, India-China relations have made steady progress guided...
'Will be up for 15 more minutes': Trump official admits Putin gave president a time frame to call in
AlterNet
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August 20, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday Russian President Vladimir Putin was "eager to hear" what President Donald Trump had to say during their recent phone call. During an appearance on Fox News Tuesday evening, Bessent said, “The...
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Cinema Blend
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August 20, 2025
A little less than two years ago, the Saw franchise looked ready to usher in an exciting new chapter. Following the disappointing 2021 release of Saw: Spiral: From The Book Of Saw, the call was made to go back to basics, and the return of Tobin...
Polar bear waltz: Fake Trump-Putin AI images shroud Ukraine peace effort
Digital Journal
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August 20, 2025
AI tools are flooding the internet with fake and satirical content. - Copyright AFP ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS Marisha Goldhamer and Anuj Chopra From a fake image of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin dancing in the snow with a polar bear to a...
Illegal Migrant Truck Driver Suspect in Deadly Florida Crash Was Given Work Permit Under Biden After Being Denied by Trump
American Renaissance
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August 19, 2025
The illegal migrant truck driver who allegedly killed three people after making a rogue U-turn on a Florida highway was handed work papers under the Biden administration after they were denied during President Trump’s first term, the Department of...
Putin's harsh terms for ending Ukraine war revealed after crunch peace talks
Daily Express
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August 19, 2025
Just days after the high-profile summit between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the Russian President has unveiled Moscow's latest proposal for ending the war in Ukraine. According to multiple sources, the plan envisions...
Donald Trump confirms Putin and Zelensky are willing to meet at huge peace summit
Daily Express
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August 19, 2025
Donald Trump's White House has confirmed Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky and pursue the next stage of peace talks aimed at stopping the war in Ukraine. The White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said the world was...
Stephen A. Smith Blames Obama, Biden for Russia-Ukraine War
Times News Global
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August 20, 2025
New York, NY – ESPN host Stephen A. Smith defended former President Donald Trump during a recent episode of his podcast, “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” asserting that Trump should not be blamed for the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Instead, Smith...
How to keep Putin at bay? The deadlock over security guarantees for Ukraine.
Politico Europe
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August 19, 2025
"It’s too early to contemplate such a development,” Selim Yenel, a former Turkish ambassador to the EU, told POLITICO. And Ankara, he warned, would demand something in return. “As for the quid pro quo, it would still be difficult to overcome the...
Chinese FM Wang Yi Meets PM Narendra Modi In Delhi Ahead Of SCO Summit
News24
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August 19, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, ahead of the latter’s first visit to China in seven years. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to travel to China from August 31 to September 1 for the SCO Summit in...
Putin’s final plan and Europe
European Interest
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August 19, 2025
A serious phenomenon of our time is the deep aversion that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have for Europe. Trump’s relationship with Putin goes deeper than a simple sympathy between leaders of two superpowers. However, there is a fundamental...
White House says Putin will meet with Zelenskyy. Russia hasn’t confirmed.
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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President Donald Trump walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and fellow European leaders at the White House on Monday. (Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post) The White House said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to...
Putin-Trump Meeting And Unfinished Anchorage Peace Deal | Analysis
Zee News
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Washington: The unfinished peace talk in Anchorage between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart Vladimir Putin ended in cementing bilateral US-Russia relationship as well. Following the summit, Trump stated warring parties were “pretty...
Putin's intentions questioned as Trump, Zelenskyy seek path forward for Ukraine
WTKR 3 - Virginia
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August 19, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have concluded their talks with European leaders, raising the critical question of whether their display of unity can evolve into a peace deal or merely provide Russia with...
Putin’s ‘land swop’ is really a grab for Ukraine’s fortress belt
The Straits Times
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August 19, 2025
What Russia cannot get by fighting it is demanding to be given on a plate through the pressure that US President Donald Trump can put on Ukraine and on America’s European allies. At the top of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s shopping list is...
India's strongest playing XI for the 2025 Asia Cup ft. Sanju Samson & Kuldeep Yadav
Sportskeeda
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August 19, 2025
The 2025 Asia Cup will commence at the start of September in the UAE. India, who are the runaway favorites for the competition, recently announced their 15-man squad. The Men in Blue will be led by Suryakumar Yadav, who has recovered from a sports...
India's strongest playing XI for the 2025 Women's World Cup ft. Sree Charani & Smriti Mandhana
Sportskeeda
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August 19, 2025
On Tuesday, April 19, the BCCI announced India's squad for the upcoming 2025 Women's World Cup. The contingent was largely along expected lines, although the exclusion of Shafali Verma did make a few headlines. The Women in Blue will be led by...