For today, links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press, Tass, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Kyiv Post, and National Public Radio; to interviews from ScheerPost and NPR; to an article of commentary from the Moscow Times; and to an editorial from the Kyiv Independent; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 8-16–25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA entry for this date is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Putin agreed to let US, Europe offer NATO-style security protections for Ukraine, Trump envoy says, by Jill Colvin | AP NEW YORK — Russia’s Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the United States and its European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war in Ukraine, special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said today. READ MORE . . .
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Von der Leyen, Zelensky announce emergency press conference in Brussels. From Tass. BRUSSELS — European Commission Head Ursula von der Leyen and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky announced a joint press conference in Brussels today as a response to the Russia-U.S. summit in Alaska. READ MORE . . .
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European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump. From AP. KYIV — European and NATO leaders will join Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.
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Putin calls Alaska summit timely, useful. From Tass. MOSCOW — “We discussed practically all tracks of our cooperation,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said today of his summit meeting in Alaska with U.S. President Trump, “but first of all, of course, we talked about a possible resolution of the Ukrainian crisis on a fair basis.” READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 16 The Trump-Putin summit is over. What were the big takeaways? Reported by Tamara Keith, Scott Detrow and Jordan-Marie Smith | NPR White House correspondent Keith takes stock of the meeting President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had about the war in Ukraine in Anchorage. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM AUG. 16 Trump tells Zelenskiy that Putin wants more of Ukraine, urges Kyiv make a deal, by Steve Holland, Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth | Reuters WASHINGTON / MOSCOW / KYIV — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Ukraine should make a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”, after a summit where Vladimir Putin was reported to have demanded more Ukrainian land. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Aug. 17 report from Kyiv Post.
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FROM AUG. 16 Trump backing Putin’s Ukraine land plan, source says, From AFP. U.S. President Donald Trump backs a Russian proposal for Moscow to take full control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine and freeze the front line in two others which Moscow only partially controls, a source told AFP. READ MORE . . .
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On the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. Robert Scheer of ScheerPost talks with retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern about the significance of the summit in Alaska between U.S. President Donald Trump’s and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Click HERE to watch and listen.
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What to expect from Zelenskyy’s White House visit, ahead of potential peace deal. Ayesha Rascoe of NPR speaks with Sam Greene, professor of Russian politics at King’s College London, about what kind of deal could be reached to end the war in Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM AUG. 16 EU leaders react to the historic Trump-Putin summit. Reported by Teri Schultz and Gurjit Kaur | NPR Think tank members and a European Parliament official reflect broader disappointment over President Trump’s favoring a full peace agreement to end the Ukraine war over a ceasefire first. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM AUG. 16 In a high-stakes summit, Trump hands Putin a victory without a fight, by Anastasia Tenisheva | The Moscow Times When he welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin, a leader wanted on war crimes charges and isolated from the West, to U.S. soil . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 16 That meeting was sickening. Putin loved it. Editorial from the Kyiv Independent. On our screens, a blood-soaked dictator and war criminal received a royal welcome in the land of the free — as his attack drones headed for our cities. READ MORE . . .
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