Trump needs to understand what the war in Ukraine is really about It’s not about Nato or the Soviet Union. It’s about democracy. The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2025
Trump steps back from Russia and Ukraine peace talks for now, sources say US president told top advisers trilateral meeting would take place after leaders of the two countries have met first The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2025
Vance says it’s up to Europe to provide ‘lion’s share’ of Ukraine security guarantees Vice President says it will up to neighbor states to provide ‘lion’s share’ of peacekeeping support to Kyiv if peace deal with Russia can be agreed The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025
US remains opposed to Turkey re-joining F-35 jet programme, State Department says Turkey was removed from the F-35 programme and its Defence Industry Agency was sanctioned after Ankara announced in 2017 it would purchase Russian S-400 missiles. Euronews · Aug 21, 2025
NATO confirms support for Ukraine as Russia seeks role in talks on security As NATO defence ministers met during a virtual get-together, Russia said it had to be part of any discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine and downplayed the likelihood of an imminent summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, tempering hopes for a quick peace deal. Radio France Internationale · Aug 21, 2025
Security guarantees: These are the European countries willing to send troops to Ukraine Europe is working together with the US to provide security guarantees for Ukraine in case of a possible peace deal with Russia. Part of the plan is to send a deterrent force with international soldiers. Euronews · Aug 21, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump suggests Kyiv needs to ‘fight back’ against Putin in fiery tirade Mr Trump’s statement follows the Russian bombing of a US electronics manufacturer in Ukraine, which Mr Zelensky damned as ‘very telling’ amid peace talk negotiations The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025
Europe must shoulder ‘lion’s share’ of Ukraine’s security, Vance says US vice president says Europe will be expected to play the ‘leading role’ in guaranteeing Kyiv’s post-war security. Al Jazeera · Aug 21, 2025
Netherlands sending 300 troops, Patriot missile systems to Poland Dutch defence minister announces details of support for Poland as Polish authorities accuse Russia of ‘provocation’. Al Jazeera · Aug 21, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: ‘Coalition of the willing’ talks held as Russia stalls Air raid warning across Ukraine; uproar in Poland after Russian drone blows up in farmland. What we know on day 1,275 The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2025
Trump Flirts With Ukraine Security, With Narrow Margins Donald Trump's newfound if vague willingness to entertain security guarantees for Ukraine could be a game-changer, but the US president's right-wing base is already warning him not to go too far. International Business Times · Aug 20, 2025
UK military chief meets US counterparts for Ukraine talks Admiral Sir Tony Radakin met senior US defence officials alongside other European military chiefs in Washington DC on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025
Ukraine security talks are ‘road to nowhere’ says Lavrov as Nato chiefs meet Poland accuses Moscow of provocation as suspected drone lands in field The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025
NATO defence chiefs hold 'candid discussion' on security guarantees for Ukraine Assurances that it won't be invaded again in the future are one of the keys for getting Ukraine to sign up for a peace deal with Russia. Euronews · Aug 20, 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025 Putin's top diplomat warns of 'road to nowhere' in Ukraine security talks Russia’s foreign minister has warned against talks about Ukraine’s security without Russia at the table
The Conversation · Aug 20, 2025 Ukraine war: what an ‘article 5-style’ security guarantee might look like Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, had good cause to be optimistic following his recent White House meetings with Donald Trump and the leaders of the European “coalition of the willing”. While a concrete peace plan has yet to emerge, Trump appears to have come around to the European position that security…
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The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025 Russia says it must be part of international talks on Ukraine’s security Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov dismisses European diplomacy as ‘clumsy effort to sway Trump’
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025 What are the prospects of a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war? Donald Trump last week dropped his call for a pause in fighting. What does this mean for Kyiv and what might happen now?
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025 NATO defense chiefs hold virtual meeting on Ukraine security guarantees NATO defense chiefs are holding a virtual meeting to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine as part of efforts to end Russia's war on its neighbor
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025 Polish army believes drone that exploded in eastern Poland was launched from Russia – as it happened Not clear if it was a deliberate violation of Poland’s airspace or a malfunction of a drone targeting Ukraine, Poland said
Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025 Russia launches 'massive drone strike' on Ukraine as Nato military leaders meet to discuss security guarantees One person was in the attack which caused a large fire at a fuel and energy facility, officials said
The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Squeeze on Putin to accept direct peace talks with Zelenskyy No confirmation from Kremlin that meeting will go ahead; Trump suggests US air power might enforce security guarantee. What we know on day 1,274
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025 White House just watered down the only concession it can claim Trump won from Putin — Ukraine security NEWS ANALYSIS: The U.S. won’t send troops, and Russia won’t accept forces from NATO states in Ukraine, writes John Bowden. So what kind of security guarantee is it really?
Reason · Aug 19, 2025 Trump: The Erratic but Potentially Effective Peacemaker Can a mercurial narcissist decenter America from global policing?