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Switzerland ready to host meeting between leaders of Ukraine and Russia. Putin promised immunity despite the ICC warrant
Babel
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Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said his country is "more than ready" to host a summit with Volodymyr Zelensky and Putin. The Kremlin leader is promised immunity from arrest under the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant. This is...
Russia resumes stolen grain shipments from occupied Ukrainian territories to Syria
The Kyiv Independent
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August 19, 2025
Russia has resumed grain shipments to Syria from within occupied Crimea, transporting stolen grain from Ukraine's occupied territories, reported Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist with the Ukrainian SeaKrime project that tracks Russia's illegal...
Russians Welcome Idea Of Putin And Zelensky Meeting
International Business Times
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August 19, 2025
Russians welcomed Tuesday the idea of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, though not everyone was convinced it would bring peace after nearly three-and-a-half years of conflict....
Russia, Ukraine Exchange More Bodies of War Dead: Kremlin
Al Manar
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August 19, 2025
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged more bodies of their war dead, according to a Kremlin aide, as part of an agreement reached during a second round of peace talks in Turkiye last month. “Following the agreements reached in Istanbul, another 1,000...
Russia limits Telegram and WhatsApp calls, citing legal violations
GCN
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August 19, 2025
Russia’s move to limit calls on WhatsApp and Telegram is part of a broader strategy to strengthen oversight of digital communications under the guise of combating fraud and terrorism. Although authorities claim this measure is temporary, there is...
Russian Woman Climber Trapped for Seven Days on Peak Pobeda After Breaking Leg
Pravda.ru
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August 19, 2025
Russian Woman Climber Trapped for Seven Days on Peak Pobeda After Breaking Leg A Russian climber has been stranded for a week on Peak Pobeda in Kyrgyzstan after breaking her leg at an altitude of 7,000 meters. Rescue teams are battling severe...
Russia’s Harvest for Buckwheat, a Kitchen Staple, Set to Hit 6-Year Low
The Moscow Times
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August 19, 2025
Russia’s buckwheat harvest is on track to fall to its lowest level since 2019, the latest sign of strain in one of the country’s staple crops. Analysts at the AB-Center agricultural consultancy estimate that the 2025 harvest will decline by 35%...
Putin offers Trump meeting with Zelenskyy in Moscow
Ukrainska Pravda
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Putin. Stock Photo: Getty Images During a telephone conversation with Donald Trump, Russian leader Vladimir Putin proposed a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow. Source: BFMTV citing AFP with reference to well-informed...
Russia returns bodies of 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine
APA
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Russia has returned the bodies of 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine, APA reports, citing RBK-Ukraine. Many of those returned to Ukraine were soldiers who died during the fighting in the Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Luhansk and Kursk directions. According to the...
Putin’s morality police ‘send teen girls to gulag’ for twerking in front of cathedral
Daily Star
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August 19, 2025
Putin's morality police have cruelly sent three young women students "to the gulag" for twerking in front of a cathedral in Moscow. The trio, who were also expelled from their university, posted a video of their dance to TikTok. The 18-year-olds...
Russia launches animals into space: Here’s the purpose behind the mission
The Economic Times
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August 19, 2025
Russia has a longstanding history of launching animals into orbit, a practice that began early back to the Soviet space program. Since the 1950s, these missions showcased technological capabilities and provided essential insights into how living...
Putin pozvao Zelenskog u Moskvu
B92
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"Putin je pomenuo Moskvu" tokom ovog poziva u ponedeljak, javio je jedan izvor AFP-a. Ukrajinski predsednik, koji je u to vreme bio u Beloj kući zajedno sa evropskim liderima, "odgovorio je 'ne'", prema istom izvoru. Zelenski je juče posetio Belu...
Russian FM Lavrov briefs Egyptian counterpart on results of Russia-US summit in Alaska
TASS
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August 19, 2025
MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov informed in a telephone conversation Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty about the main results of the Russia-US summit in Alaska last week, the Russian Foreign Ministry said...
Russia-Ukraine LIVE: Putin suggests hosting Zelensky peace meeting in Moscow during Trump phone call but offer is swiftly rejected
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
By MARK DUELL, SENIOR REPORTER and OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER Updated: 12:46 EDT, 19 August 2025 Vladimir Putin's suggestion of hosting hosting peace talks in Moscow has been swiftly rejected by President Zelensky. It comes as President Donald...
Putin ‘willing to meet’ Zelensky, says White House
The Times
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The White House press briefing has wrapped up, with little in the way of clarity regarding US security guarantees in Ukraine or a location for a Putin-Zelensky meeting.Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, confirmed the US would not...
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-Trump Meeting And Unfinished Anchorage Peace Deal
Ommcom News
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August 19, 2025
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 may not want to make Ukraine deal: Trump
BDNews24
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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Russia's Vladimir Putin would move forward on ending the war in Ukraine but conceded that the Kremlin leader may not want to make a deal at all, adding this would create a "rough situation" for...
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...
Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Diplomacy churns, yet hurdles persist
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 19, 2025
After hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and several western European leaders at the White House in Washington, US President Donald Trump announced that he has begun preparations for a direct meeting between Russian President Vladimir...