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August 21, 2025
Ukrainian Arrested In Connection To 2022 Nord Stream Explosions

A Ukrainian national has been arrested in Italy in connection with explosions, carried out in 2022, that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
August 21, 2025
Hungarian President Deletes Word 'Russian' From Statement On Ukraine Strikes

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok has sparked controversy by removing the word "Russian" from his statement condemning a missile strike in Ukraine, fueling criticism over Hungary's stance on Moscow amid ongoing tensions in the region.
August 21, 2025
Prosecutors Fine Top Official At Yeltsin Presidential Library For Anti-War Post

Russian prosecutors fined a top official at the Yeltsin Center, the library and cultural center dedicated to the late Russian president, after she re-posted an anti-war message on social media.
August 21, 2025
Zelenskyy Pushes Allies For Quick Security Plan Amid Massive Russian Strikes

Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack overnight on Ukraine on August 21, deploying a combination of drones and missiles against multiple regions of the country, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
August 21, 2025
Work On Security Guarantees For Ukraine Already Under Way, Yermak Says

The outline of a military component of security guarantees for Ukraine is already taking shape, a top Ukrainian official said as the United States reiterated that European countries will have to take most of the burden in supplying the guarantees.
August 21, 2025
Thousands Of Central Asians Enlisted To Fight Russia's War In Ukraine Through 'Coercion, Enticements'

Russia continues to recruit Central Asian migrants and convicts to fill the ranks of its depleting armed forces in Ukraine. Russian authorities use various methods -- from enticements to coercion -- to enlist Central Asians to the Kremlin's ongoing war.
August 20, 2025
Pakistan Hit By More Fatal Flooding As Recovery Crews Look For Dead

Pakistan continued to be hit by torrential rains with more than 20 people dying on August 20 in fresh flooding that has crippled several parts of the country over the last weeks.
August 20, 2025
Budapest 2.0? How Russia's Record Of Treaty Violations Fuels Ukraine's Calls For Security Guarantees

As peace talks between Ukraine and Russia gain traction, Western leaders insist on enforceable security guarantees for Ukraine. “Article 5-like” protections, European troop deployments, and U.S. support may form a new deterrence model—if backed by credible enforcement.
August 20, 2025
China Dangles Belt And Road Investment To Mend Taliban-Pakistan Ties

Amid a major diplomatic push by China across South Asia, Beijing is looking to strengthen ties between the two neighbors at an August 20 trilateral meeting in Kabul where it will discuss integrating Afghanistan into the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
August 20, 2025
Ukrainian Counterattacks Cut Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk But Civilians Still Suffer

Ukraine's military says it has cut off Russian infiltration units that broke through a defensive line north of the eastern city of Pokrovsk. But for residents in the nearby town of Dobropillya, the relief is hard to feel amid relentless bombardment.
August 20, 2025
As Trump Seeks Better Ties With Putin, He's Also Calling Lukashenko

In a surprise move, Trump called Belarus's Lukashenko before meeting Putin in Alaska last week, urging the release of 1,300 political prisoners. Critics fear it legitimizes a dictator; others see it as a rare humanitarian opening and potential new diplomatic channel.
August 19, 2025
Security Guarantees? Face Time With Putin? Zelenskyy Gets Warmer Trump Reception But Unclear Results

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s second Oval Office visit was cardinally different than the first. It wasn’t a disaster; Trump didn’t harangue Zelenskyy; Europeans made a show of support. But it also wasn't a decided victory. The ball now is in Putin’s court.

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