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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Fires Dozens Of Drones At Ukraine As Peace Efforts Falter RFE/RL 23 Aug 2025 -- Russia launched dozens of drones at Ukrainian targets overnight, the latest in days of aerial barrages that have dampened hopes for a halt to the Ukraine war following last week's Alaska summit.
• Ukraine attack on Russian pipeline leaves Hungary, Slovakia fearing oil cuts Press TV 23 Aug 2025 -- An attack by Ukrainian forces on a Russian pipeline has left Hungary and Slovakia fearing oil cuts.
• Trump Says He'll Decide Within 2 Weeks On Next Steps To End War In Ukraine RFE/RL 23 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump says he will decide his position on Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine in the next two weeks and again warned that it could involve sanctions against Russia.
• Trump to Decide on Ukraine in 2 Weeks: Sanctions, Tariffs or 'Nothing' on Table Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said in Friday that he will announce a decision on the situation in Ukraine in two weeks, which may include sanctions, tariffs, both, or nothing.
• Russian Forces Carry Out Group Strike on Ukrainian Deployment Sites in Donetsk People's Republic Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- Russian forces carried out a group strike using Iskander missiles, FAB-500 bombs and Geran drones against temporary deployment sites of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), with Kiev losing over 600 soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• Russian Forces Outflank Ukrainians in Donetsk People's Republic Settlement Liberation Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- In a strategic move, Russian troops stormed Kleban-Byk in the Donetsk People's Republic from multiple directions, effectively diverting Ukrainian forces and securing the settlement.
• Russian Army Liberates Settlements of Kleban-Byk, Sredneye in Donetsk People's Republic Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- Russian troops have liberated the settlements of Kleban-Byk and Sredneye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday.
• Putin-Zelensky meeting not being planned, intense mutual attacks persist People's Daily 23 Aug 2025 -- A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is not being planned, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday as heavy fighting between Russia and Ukraine dragged on.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Northern Fleet Tests Defense Readiness in Key Exercises Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- The organization and execution of the practical stages of the Russian Northern Fleet exercises were inspected by Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, in Murmank, Russia.

Foreign Policy

• Russia, US Discuss Cooperation Opportunities in Arctic, Alaska - Putin Sputnik 23 Aug 2025 -- Russia and the United States are in talks about potential cooperation in the Arctic and Alaska, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
• Russia: E3 lacks strategy to exit 'deadlock' once snapback activated against Iran IRNA 23 Aug 2025 -- Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna has once again warned Britain, France, and Germany—collectively known as the E3 or European Troika— against triggering the snapback mechanism stipulated in the 2015 nuclear deal or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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