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Ukraine’s drone commander claims assault on Russian pipeline providing for EU
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The commander of Ukraine’s drone forces, Robert Brovdi, stated that Ukrainian drones disabled a Russian pipeline supplying oil to Hungary and Slovakia. Brovdi said the attack targeted the Nikolskoye pumping station in Russia’s Tambov...
Ukraine attacks Russian oil pumping station
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) According to reports, Ukrainian forces confirmed on Monday that they conducted an overnight strike on the Nikolskoe oil pumping station in Russia's Tambov region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ General Staff stated that the assault led to a...
Zelensky Backs Trilateral Talks with Trump, Putin
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky expressed his approval on Monday for a proposed trilateral summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. During a joint appearance with Trump in the Oval Office,...
Trump, Putin back continuation of their direct dialogue
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) According to reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed their support for the continuation of direct negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials during a phone conversation. The discussion...
Trump Suggests Putin Wants Resolving Conflict
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump expressed his belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin is genuinely committed to resolving the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This statement followed a meeting at the White House on Monday with Ukraine's...
Ukrainian Drones Target Russian Oil Pipeline
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The head of Ukraine's drone command has alleged that Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have incapacitated a Russian oil pipeline responsible for transporting crude to Hungary and Slovakia. This pipeline, known as the Druzhba line...
Ukraine alleges successfully disabling Russian oil pipeline
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The commander of Ukraine’s drone forces has claimed that Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles successfully disabled a Russian pipeline that transports oil to Hungary and Slovakia, according to reports. Both Budapest and Bratislava had...
Zelenskyy Signals Openness for Direct Talks with Putin
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed on Monday his willingness to engage in a direct conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a potential step toward ending the ongoing conflict. He indicated that such a dialogue...
Zelensky expresses readiness to have talks with Putin
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that he is willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bilateral format to discuss ending the war before moving to a trilateral meeting that could include U.S. and European...
Trump says Putin approved ‘security guarantees’ for Ukraine
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to accept security guarantees for Ukraine. The announcement came during a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and key...
Merz confirms date of Putin, Zelensky meeting
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are anticipated to hold a meeting within the next two weeks, according to reports. Merz made the remarks...
Ukrainian Drone Debris Triggers Fires at Russian Hospital, Oil Refinery
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Fires broke out at a hospital and oil refinery in the southwestern Russian city of Volgograd after Ukrainian drones were shot down over the area, regional officials said Tuesday. "Russian Defense Ministry forces repelled a massive drone...
Media reports Trump putting European chiefs on hold to speak with Putin
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump reportedly interrupted a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and key European leaders to place a call to Russian President Vladimir Putin, multiple media outlets reported citing...
Europe can offer Russia nothing
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, told RT that the White House meeting between Donald Trump, Vladimir Zelensky, and European leaders highlighted the current imbalance in transatlantic relations more than the...
Trump plans meeting between Zelensky, Putin
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) After talks at the White House with Zelensky and several key Western European leaders, Trump wrote on his Truth Social account that he had discussed the possibility of such a meeting with Putin over the phone. “At the conclusion of the...
Ukraine Launches Strike on Russian Oil Pumping Station
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine has confirmed it launched an overnight strike targeting the Nikolskoe oil pumping station in Russia's Tambov region, resulting in a complete shutdown of oil flow through the strategic Druzhba pipeline. According to a statement...
German Chancellor Signals Putin-Zelensky Meeting Soon
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are anticipated to hold talks within the next two weeks. Merz shared this update following a press briefing...
Trump Holds Phone Call with Putin
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he has contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin organizing a direct summit between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with the venue yet to be finalized. "After...
Putin Updates Ramaphosa on Alaska Summit
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian leader Vladimir Putin has briefed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the “main outcomes” of recent high-level discussions held in Alaska, according to a statement from the Kremlin. Putin and US President Donald Trump...
Russian oil pipeline systems get hit by Ukraine
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Hungary has reported that Russian oil deliveries have been stopped after Ukraine targeted the Druzhba pipeline system, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. Szijjarto said Moscow informed Budapest that Russian...