#russia-ukraine-conflict

#russia-ukraine-conflict

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin should come to the negotiating table if he is serious about peace. "Just spoke with President Zelenskyy, then President Donald Trump, following the massive strike on Kyiv which also hit our EU offices," she posted on X. "Putin must come to the negotiating table. We must secure a just and lasting peace for Ukraine with firm and credible security guarantees."

Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack overnight on Ukraine on August 21, deploying a combination of drones and missiles against multiple regions of the country, according to the Ukrainian authorities. The authorities reported civilian casualties and significant damage to residential areas and infrastructure. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched 574 drones and 40 missiles in an overnight attack. In Lviv, a city in western Ukraine, a Russian missile and drone strike killed one person and injured two others, according to Maksym Kozytskyy, the region's governor.

Bolton stated that negotiations between Putin and Zelensky might succeed more if Trump is present, although he expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of direct bilateral talks.

The Donbas, an industrial region in eastern Ukraine, has been a primary battlefield in the current war, with Russia controlling the majority since its invasion in 2022.

Ukrainian soldiers sometimes accidentally jam their own drones in efforts to stop Russian ones due to overlapping frequency usage, complicating electronic warfare efforts.

Sir Keir Starmer has a notable contrast between public remarks and private views regarding a Ukrainian peace process, emphasizing support for Zelensky and condemnation of Putin.

Three states have moved to deploy hundreds of members of their national guard to Washington, D.C., as part of the Trump administration's effort to overhaul policing.

The launch of a 10-year eurobond by the European Commission on June 15, 2021, symbolized a shift in the EU's approach towards joint debt issuance and economic collaboration.

The US has imposed a 25% tariff on Indian exports to the US, effective August 1, threatening to substantially increase it.

Trump stated, "India has always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia's largest buyer of ENERGY, along with China." He criticized India's tariffs as "among the highest in the World." This decision is partly to punish India for its economic ties with Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

A woman removes broken glass in a damaged apartment building after shelling, which local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in Donetsk.

"We will send them Patriots, which they desperately need, because Putin really surprised a lot of people. He talks nice and then bombs everybody in the evening."

Lesta Games has been accused of illegally funneling money from World of Tanks to Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict, resulting in asset seizures in Russia.

Gold prices fell as optimism grew for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, and the largest outflow from gold-backed ETFs since September 2022 pressured the market.

The purpose of our talks was to discuss a ceasefire, a prisoner exchange, and we are also potentially preparing a meeting at the level of the countries' leaders.

The Czech artillery initiative is working brilliantly, aiding Ukraine with a significant supply of 3 million artillery shells expected from multiple allies by 2025.

The fact that Trump has appointed real-estate mogul Steve Witkoff to oversee the negotiations to end this - and all other foreign wars - has not helped matters.