Subscribe Digital Print August 22, 2025 My Account My Bookmarks Subscribe for more access It's going to take 'severe measures,' to use Trump’s own words, to get Moscow to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war Russian leader Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump at their summit meeting…

Share: During a reconnaissance operation in the Black Sea, one of the naval attack drones broke into the Novorossiysk Bay, where the aggressor state of russia keeps large ships of the Black Sea Fleet. This is stated in a message from the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv on 22 August. Source: European Pravda Details: After the meeting, Rutte and Zelenskyy held a joint press conference, broadcast by Suspilne. Advertisement: The visit of the NATO secretary general to the…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has decided to write a letter to US President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine’s attack on the Druzhba pipeline, through which Russia supplies oil to Hungary and Slovakia. Source: major Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet, as reported by European Pravda Details: The…

Bloomberg has reported that Russian companies may be recruiting young African women under the guise of offering jobs, instead sending them to work at Shahed drone assembly plants in Tatarstan. The South African government has launched an investigation. Source: Bloomberg Details: According to the…

On 21 August, Lithuania’s parliament (the Seimas) began officially debating a new candidate for prime minister. A vote on appointing Inga Ruginienė to head the government must take place by 26 August. Before then, however, the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party must decide on its coalition…

CMS Thunderer was seen spraying a large stream of water from her hose on Friday around lunchtime. These photos of the 23-metre tug in action were snapped by Greenock Telegraph Camera Club member Stephen Lipton. (Image: Stephen Lipton) (Image: Stephen Lipton) (Image: Stephen Lipton) Tugboats are…

REplay Latvian Television LTV Latvian Radio LR Bērnistaba Friday, August 22 Name day: Rudīte, Everts LSM.lv In English По-русски Українською Па-беларуску Po polsku Latvian Public Media In Riga +12 °C, SSW wind, 2m/s Share NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group OneSNMG1 FOTEX ras met RHon Today, 11:30…

Introduction Greenland is the world's largest island nation and is a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Demark, controlling most domestic matters of education, health, and natural resource development. Growing geopolitical tensions between the US and Denmark and the quest for independence…

Any Deal to End the War Must Respect the Country’s Independence Dmytro Kuleba August 22, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump, and French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington, D.C., August 18 2025 Alexander Drago / Reuters DMYTRO KULEBA was Minister of Foreign…

Scientists say a bumper season for southern right whales in South Australia is a “sign of hope” for the state amid the ongoing effects of a devastating algal bloom. Flinders University marine biologist and chief scientist of the Australian right whale research program, Dr Claire Charlton, said…

HomeNews FeedThe BeetShop AboutМедуза по-русски RU U.S. stops sharing intelligence on Russia–Ukraine talks with Five Eyes allies — CBS 6:20 am, August 22, 2025 Source: CBS News U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard signed a directive in late July barring the sharing of any…

Ukraine U.S. President Trump and Russian President Putin shake hands following their meeting to discuss the war in Ukraine in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15. Share A Week After Alaska, 5 Things To Know About Ukraine's Elusive Peace share A week after US President Donald Trump laid out the red…

Russia has postponed the launch of its next lunar mission, Luna-26, pushing it from 2027 to 2028, the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gennady Krasnikov, told Izvestia on August 22. The orbital station is designed to identify suitable landing sites for future missions, with follow-up…

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Spirit of Ukraine celebrated with songs and cakes 6 hours ago Rhiannon Yhnell & Dawn LimbuBBC News, Bristol BBC Ukrainians mark the country's independence day in Bristol A special event was held in Bristol earlier to celebrate Ukrainian spirit ahead of the country's independence day on Sunday. The…

It took less than nine months to go from concept to the first combat use of Ukraine’s new long-range cruise missile, the “Flamingo,” according to Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh, who spoke with POLITICO on August 21. The Kyiv-based defense firm developed and unveiled the missile, which is now already in…

A Russian strike on Sumy overnight on August 18 caused a fire that destroyed the library in one of the buildings of Sumy State University, local media Suspilne Sumy reported on August 20, citing library director Olha Krytska. The Ukrainian Book Institute also confirmed the information. According to…

Kyiv • UNN August 20 2025, 04:28 PM • 2980 views Great Britain has introduced new sanctions against Russian financial networks and crypto exchanges that help the Russian Federation circumvent restrictions. The Kyrgyz Capital Bank, crypto exchanges Grinex and Meer, as well as the A7A5 token, fell…

Commemorating the 1 June raid that destroyed or damaged 41 Russian strategic bombers now signals Ukraine’s growing confidence in deep-strike capabilities that fundamentally shift the strategic balance. By turning military success into cultural artifacts, Ukraine demonstrates that Russia’s most…

Hurricane Erin has forced the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group to suspend their deployment and return to Norfolk, according to USNI. The Navy has confirmed that USS San Antonio, USS Fort Lauderdale and USS Iwo Jima have returned to the naval base to wait out rough weather. Hurricane Erin…

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The National Guard of Ukraine has posted footage showing drone operators wiping out Russian assault troops who were attempting to advance in a vehicle on the Pokrovsk front. Source: National Guard on X (Twitter) Details: Drone operators from the National Guard’s Rubizh Brigade reportedly struck the…

According to Bloomberg Against the backdrop of geopolitical sanctions and efforts to diversify supply sources, India has increased purchases of Russian oil. State-owned fuel refiners signed new contracts for importing Russian crude this week, with deliveries planned for September and October. India…

Lithuania has revealed plans to dig a 30-mile-wide ribbon of defences on its borders with Russia and Belarus that will include minefields and bridges set to blow up in case Russia invades. The plans are part of a Baltic-wide push for more defence, amid increasing aggression from Russia and its…

19 August, 2025 Walter PincusTech/Cyber Senior National Security Columnist, The Cipher Brief Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics that ranged from…

Ukrainian defense forces have destroyed a Russian freight train carrying fuel tanks in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region, disrupting railway connections used for supplying Russian troops. According to activist Petro Andriushchenko, the incident occurred between Urozhayne and Tokmak. Following…

18 August, 01:36 PM Share: Ai Weiwei visited Khartia’s frontline combat positions in northern Kharkiv Oblast (Photo: petyaverzilov/Instagram) Author: Renowned Chinese artist, sculptor, photographer, and activist Ai Weiwei has arrived in Ukraine, visiting frontline positions of the National Guard’s…

A novel quantum sensor that measures gravity changes by detecting variations in the travel time of falling atoms has been tested in a first of its kind experiment aboard an Australian naval ship. The sensor—a dual gravimeter—has been developed by Australian company Q-CTRL and could reach the market…

Russian Nuclear Cruiser Admiral Nakhimov Sets Sail After a Quarter Century of Repairs #Fleet #Russia Admiral Nakhimov. Photo from social networks The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has set sail following extensive repairs and modernization that lasted nearly a quarter of a…

A new anthology of Ukrainian poetry—spanning both classical and contemporary works—has been published in Greece by Koukkida Editions (ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΚΟΥΚΚΙΔΑ), marking a milestone in the country’s literary engagement with Ukraine. This was reported by Ukrainian media outlet Chytomo on August 1, citing…

Russian Hackers Attack Hydroelectric Power Plant in Poland #Europe #Neighbor nations #World Interface of a hacked hydroelectric power plant. Photo by CyberDefence24 Polish industrial control systems (ICS/OT), which manage critical infrastructure, are regularly targeted by Russian hacktivists. This…

Europe | Why the west of Donetsk matters He wants Trump to secure for him what Russia’s army cannot Photograph: Getty Images |4 min read WHAT RUSSIA cannot get by fighting it is demanding to be given on a plate through the pressure that Donald Trump can put on Ukraine and on America’s European…

As European leaders and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky gather in Washington to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine and to secure Western security guarantees for Kyiv, one thing is certain: Vladimir Putin will not abandon his quest to dominate the Black Sea. In a…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy openly challenged a territorial map presented in the Oval Office during his 18 August meeting with US President Donald Trump and several European leaders, arguing that the displayed 20% figure of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory was misleading. Zelenskyy…