Trump says US envoy Witkoff to travel to Russia ‘next week’ Witkoff will discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine as Trump says again he wants a ‘deal where people stop getting killed’. Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2025
Trump Confirms US Envoy Witkoff To Travel To Russia 'Next Week' President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming week, ahead of a looming US sanctions deadline and escalating tensions with Moscow. International Business Times · Aug 4, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russian war by buying oil Stephen Miller says it’s astonishing that ‘India is basically tied with China in purchasing Russian oil’; 120 firefighters needed to put out blaze at Sochi oil depot. What we know on day 1,258 The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,257 Here are the key events on day 1,257 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2025
Ukrainian attack sparks blaze at Russian oil depot as countries trade strikes Video shows black smoke pouring from facility in Sochi, while Russian attack on Mykolaiv wounds seven people The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025
Macron joins international outcry over 'cruelty' of Hamas hostage video French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that Hamas showed "inhumanity without bounds" by releasing videos of two emaciated Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian militant group in Gaza. The European Union, Germany and Ukraine have also condemned the publication of the images. Radio France Internationale · Aug 3, 2025
Ukrainian Drones Spark Fire At Sochi Oil Depot An Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, the Russian resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic which is 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the Ukrainian border, authorities said Sunday. International Business Times · Aug 3, 2025
'The Graffiti Chronicles': How a Ukrainian NGO is preserving everyday medieval life Shadows Project, an NGO founded following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has partnered with St Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv to digitally preserve over 7,500 inscriptions on its walls. Euronews · Aug 3, 2025
Inside Ukraine’s effort to produce more of its own weapons to fight Putin as Trump’s support flip-flops ON THE GROUND: Askold Krushelnycky examines how Donald Trump’s fluctuating position on the Ukraine war has encouraged Kyiv to look closer to home to produce the weapons it needs to fight Russia The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025
Friendship at 13,000 feet: how climbing in the Swiss Alps is bringing refugees together A mountaineering project in Switzerland helps exiles from countries such as Afghanistan, Iran and Ukraine recover from trauma by conquering summits The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025
Ukraine releases video showing frontline forces intercepting Russian drones mid‑air IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025
Russian missile and drone strikes injure at least 18 across Ukraine Russian missile strikes on Mykolaiv injured seven people, while Ukraine's air force intercepted 60 drones. Ukrainian forces hit an oil depot in Russia's Sochi. Euronews · Aug 3, 2025
Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies uncover drone procurement graft scheme Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies say they uncovered a major bribery scheme involving inflated military procurement contracts, just two days after lawmakers restored the agencies’ independence following a public outcry The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025
Russia’s drone attacks on Ukraine hit record high in July Russia reportedly launched more than 14 times as many drones on Ukraine than it did in July 2024. Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv faces Russian missile attack as both sides trade strikes Witnesses hear blast shaking city shortly after midnight on Sunday; Ukraine strikes in Russia kill three people, officials say. What we know on day 1,257
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025 India to defy Trump’s threats and keep buying Russian oil, government sources say India substantially increased its purchase of cheap Russian oil after the Kremlin invaded Ukraine in 2022
Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2025 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,256 Here are the key events on day 1,256 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025 Donald Trump may finally have the measure of Putin THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the symbolic deployment of nuclear submarines near Russia, the US president has indicated he now understands that Moscow must not be appeased
The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2025 India to still buy oil from Russia despite Trump threats, say officials No pause on Russian imports by Indian oil firms who base decisions on ‘price, grade of crude, logistics and economic factors’
Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2025 Why is Trump moving nuclear submarines after spat with Medvedev? Trump’s announcement follows a war of words with former Russian president over social media.
Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2025 Ukraine drone attacks kill three in Russia, cause fire at oil refinery At least three are killed in several regions of Russia while fire breaks out at an oil refinery in central Russia.
Euronews · Aug 2, 2025 Ukraine claims attacks on Russian drone storage airbase and military plant In a social media post, Governor of the Samara Oblast region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, confirmed the drone strike on Novokuibyshevsk, writing "Enemy UAVs attacked one of the industrial facilities in Novokuibyshevsk this morning. Emergency services are working at the scene".
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025 3 people die in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia Ukrainian drone attacks overnight into Saturday have killed three people, according to Russian officials
AAP · Aug 2, 2025 Concern as grey market Russian oil seeps into Australia Ships have docked in Australia carrying Russian oil refined in third countries, raising concerns Moscow is evading sanctions to finance its war on Ukraine.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2025 In wartime, demonstrations in Ukraine can never be more than a peaceful protest Zelenskyy forced to U-turn on anti-corruption bodies but protesters know unrest only plays into Russia’s hands