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Ukraine Invasion

• Zelenskyy Rejects Suggestions Of Land Swap As Trump Announces Alaska Summit With Putin RFE/RL 09 Aug 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected suggestions that Kyiv would have to cede territory to Russia, as the White House and the Kremlin announced face-to-face talks to try to resolve the 41-month-old Ukraine war.
• Zelensky rejects Trump's proposal to 'swap lands' with Russia to end war Press TV 09 Aug 2025 -- President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says Kiev will categorically reject any proposal involving the cession of territory to Russia.
• Russian Forces Take Control of Yablonovka Settlement in Donetsk People's Republic Sputnik 09 Aug 2025 -- Russia's Tsentr battlegroup of forces has regained control of the settlement of Yablonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• Russian Air Defenses Intercept 97 Ukrainian Drones Over Russian Regions at Night Sputnik 09 Aug 2025 -- This night, air defenses shot down 97 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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Foreign Policy

• Comment by Aide to the President of Russia Yuri Ushakov on the upcoming meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump President of Russia 09 Aug 2025
• Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Russia Sanctions Deadline US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 09 Aug 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on President Trump's deadline for imposing additional sanctions on Russia.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the talks between Azerbaijanian and Armenian leaders in Washington (United States) Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2025
• Russia to Examine US statements at Armenia-Azerbaijan Summit Regarding Regional Transport Links Sputnik 09 Aug 2025 -- Moscow will review the comments made by the US at the Armenia-Azerbaijan summit concerning the unblocking of regional transport routes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
• Telephone conversation with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva President of Russia 09 Aug 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
• Foreign Ministry statement on developments in the Gaza Strip Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Aug 2025

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