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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• SSU and National Police detain collaborator who, after working for ruscists, tried to enlist in AFU Security Service of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025 -- In Rivne region, the Security Service and National Police, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, exposed a collaborator from the occupation 'ministry of internal affairs of russia in Zaporizhzhia oblast'.
• SSU uncovers GRU agent network in Zaporizhzhia coordinated by UOC-MP priest Security Service of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025 -- The SSU Military Counterintelligence, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the AFU, neutralized a network of russian military intelligence ('the GRU') in Zaporizhzhia.
• The Crimean bridge is in poor condition, and strikes against it became the Service's hallmark - Vasyl Maliuk Security Service of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025 -- Three successful strikes on the Crimean Bridge have become one of the hallmarks of the SSU and have significantly disrupted military logistics of the russian invaders. This was stated by the Head of the Security Service, Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk, during an interview with We Are Ukraine (My - Ukraina) TV channel during the Unified News telethon.
• Trump Warns Russia Of 'Very Severe Consequences' If No End To Ukraine War RFE/RL 13 Aug 2025 -- Just two days ahead of a summit with President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump has warned Russia of "very severe consequences" if it doesn't halt its war against Ukraine.
• Trump Hints at Quick Second Meeting With Putin If First Goes Well Sputnik 13 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that there is a good chance of a prompt second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin if the first one "goes okay."
• Pentagon Believes Ukrainian Troops in Krasnoarmeysk at Risk of Encirclement - Reports Sputnik 13 Aug 2025 -- The Pentagon believes that Ukrainian troops in the city of Krasnoarmeysk are under threat of being encircled by Russian forces, media reported on Wednesday, citing a US defense official.
• Ukraine Deploys Azov Battalion Reserves to Krasnoarmeysk Ahead of US-Russia Summit Sputnik 13 Aug 2025 -- The Ukrainian armed forces are transferring reserves to the Krasnoarmeysk direction, including a unit of the ultranationalist Azov* battalion ahead of the Russia-US summit in Alaska, head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin said on Wednesday.
• Ukraine Intensifies Terrorist Attacks on Russian Regions Ahead of US-Russia Summit Sputnik 13 Aug 2025 -- Kiev is stepping up terrorist activity against Russian regions ahead of the Russia-US summit in Alaska, Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department Alexey Fadeev said on Wednesday.
• Russia's FSB Says Detained Ukraine's Agent Plotting Arson on Trans-Siberian Railway Sputnik 13 Aug 2025 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had detained Kiev's accomplice in the Kirov Region for plotting an arson on the Trans-Siberian Railway to block transportation in the interests of the special military operation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Federal Taxation Service Head Daniil Yegorov President of Russia 13 Aug 2025 -- The President had a working meeting with Head of the Federal Taxation Service Daniil Yegorov. The FTS Head reported on tax revenues to the budget for the first seven months of 2025 and discussed certain areas of the agency's work.
• Russia-Belarus Zapad Drills to Practice Use of Tactical Nuclear Arms, Oreshnik - Reports Sputnik 13 Aug 2025 -- Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said that the joint Belarusian-Russian military exercises Zapad-2025 in September will practice planning the use of nuclear weapons and the Oreshnik complex, the Belta news agency reported on Wednesday.

Foreign Policy

• North Korea's Kim, Putin vow cooperation in phone call Radio Free Asia 13 Aug 2025 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to deepen their countries' collaboration, North Korean state media said Wednesday, as Putin praised the "bravery, heroism, and self-sacrificing spirit" of North Korean troops who fought with the Russian military against Ukraine in the Kursk border region.
• Putin holds phone conversation with Kim Jong Un: Kremlin People's Daily 13 Aug 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday had a telephone conversation with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and updated him on the upcoming meeting between the Russian and U.S. leaders, according to the Kremlin.
• Orban calls for EU-Russia summit, rejects joint statement on Ukraine People's Daily 13 Aug 2025 -- The European Union (EU) should not set conditions for talks to which its leaders are not invited, but should initiate its own summit with Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday, explaining why Hungary did not join a joint EU statement on Ukraine.
• Estonia is expelling a member of the staff of the Russian embassy Estonia MFA 13 Aug 2025 -- Today 13 August, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Russian embassy to present a diplomatic note on declaring the First Secretary of the Russian embassy's staff persona non grata. The diplomat must leave Estonia.
• HTS regime requests Russian patrols in south Syria to limit Israeli incursions: Report Press TV 13 Aug 2025 -- The Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime in Syria is reportedly seeking to reinstate Russian military patrols in the southern governorates in the Arab country with the primary objective of curbing Israeli military incursions in the region.

News Reports

• EU Scrambles For Relevance Ahead Of Trump-Putin Alaska Summit RFE/RL 13 Aug 2025 -- The planned meeting in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, last left Europe scrambling.
• Why Xi Is Closely Watching The Trump-Putin Summit In Alaska RFE/RL 13 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump's upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far been met with skepticism and anxiety in Ukraine and across Europe, but there's one place where it's being welcomed: China.