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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• FSB Foils New Ukrainian Plot to Detonate Car Bomb on Crimean Bridge Sputnik 18 Aug 2025 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that it had thwarted another attempt by Ukrainian intelligence services to detonate a high-powered bomb on the Crimean Bridge, planted in a car that was to be driven by an unsuspecting suicide bomber; all those involved in importing the improvised explosive device into Russia have been detained.
• Ukraine Loses Over 415 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr Sputnik 18 Aug 2025 -- Russian military strikes with Iskander missile, killing as many as 40 Ukrainian militants in Donetsk who were gearing up to launch long-range drones, the Defense Ministry stated.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on statements by British officials regarding the Ukrainian conflict Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Aug 2025
• American Leadership Is Back Under President Trump The White House 18 Aug 2025
• Trump Moves To Arrange Meeting Between Zelenskyy, Putin After White House Talks RFE/RL 18 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin making arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a day of extraordinary meetings at the White House on August 18 as part of a push to end the war in Ukraine.
• Trump, Zelenskyy, World Leaders Meet at White House to Negotiate Peace Deal DoD News 18 Aug 2025 -- At the White House today, President Donald J. Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a host of European leaders to discuss how the ongoing violent war between Russia and Ukraine might be resolved. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also attended those meetings.
• Trump, Zelensky, European leaders hold critical Ukraine war talks Press TV 18 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump says he believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine, as he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and his European allies at the White House.
• Trump: Zelensky can end Ukraine war if he abandons NATO membership, Crimea reclamation Press TV 18 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump says his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, can immediately end the Russia-Ukraine war if he abandons Crimea reclamation and NATO membership.
• Trump-Zelensky Talks: Key Statements Sputnik 18 Aug 2025 -- Following his meeting with Ukraine's Zelensky, US President Donald Trump declared that there are decent odds of finally ending the Ukrainian conflict.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Acting Governor of the Rostov Region Yury Slyusar President of Russia 18 Aug 2025
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on August 11-17, 2025 Lithuania MND 18 Aug 2025

Foreign Policy

• PM Narendra Modi speaks with President Putin India MEA 18 Aug 2025
• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi President of Russia 18 Aug 2025
• Telephone conversation with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva President of Russia 18 Aug 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
• Telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov President of Russia 18 Aug 2025
• Telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon President of Russia 18 Aug 2025
• Telephone conversation with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa President of Russia 18 Aug 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa.

News Reports

• New Jersey Resident Sentenced for Role in Global Export Control and Sanctions Evasion Scheme US Dept. of Justice 18 Aug 2025 -- Today, in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, a New Jersey resident and dual U.S. and Russian national, Vadim Yermolenko, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a transnational arms dealing and money laundering network that sought to acquire ammunition and sensitive dual-use electronics for Russian military and intelligence services. In addition to the term of imprisonment Yermolenko was ordered to pay a forfeiture money judgment of $75,547.