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For today, links to six reports: from the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, National Public Radio and the Cradle — the Cradle is back! — and to two articles of commentary from ScheerPost and Consortium News, both by the same person; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. below. (UKRAINE 8-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA entry for today is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Trump says he spoke to Putin again after White House summit. From the Moscow Times. U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he has spoken again with Russia’s Vladimir Putin following last week’s multilateral talks in Washington with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian conterattacks eliminated dangerous salient near Pokrovsk, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post Ukrainian combined arms counterattacks have defeated a Russian offensive in the strategic Pokrovsk sector, recapturing lost ground and taking prisoners, sources reviewed today by this newpaper found. READ MORE . . .
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Monitors claim Russia captured 2 Dnipropetrovk Oblast villages for first time, by Martin Fornusek and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Russian forces occupied the villages of Zaporizke and Novoheorhiivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on Aug. 26. READ MORE . . .
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Kiev loses 1,220 troops along engagement line in past day – Russia’s top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,220 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released today by Russia’s Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .
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Where things stand on peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Reported by Charles Maynes and Steve Inskeep | NPR After President Trump’s summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, where do things stand when it comes to Russia-Ukraine peace talks? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM AUG. 25 Zelensky wants EU to provide $1 billion monthly allowance to fuel war against Russia. From the Cradle. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Monday that Kiev plans to secure at least $1 billion monthly from European nations to purchase U.S. weapons to continue his war against Russia. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 19 That big, beautiful summit in Alaska, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost History is essential to understanding how things turned out in Anchorage. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 25 Trump & the Russophobes, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News Animosity toward Russia, from the Czarist Empire to the Soviet Union and now to the Russian Federation, is a sort of basso ostinato in the history of U.S.–Russian relations. READ MORE . . .
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