McFaul: I still want Trump to succeed in ending the Putin war in Ukraine. I hope the next rounds of negotiations will achieve more than these first rounds did. 10X
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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McFaul: Alaska summit avoided Yalta 2.0, Ukraine not carved up
McFaul: The only good news from Alaska is that it did not become a Yalta 2.0. Trump and Putin did not carve up chunks of Ukraine without Ukrainians in the room. 8/
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Washington summit addresses Ukraine security, kidnapped children, but no progress
Washington summit with Zelenskyy and European leaders helped stop the bleeding from Alaska, discussed security guarantees for Ukraine, and raised issues like kidnapped Ukrainian children but still produced no real progress. 5/
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Putin hasn’t agreed to meet Zelenskyy after talks, says Ustinova
Ukrainian MP Sasha Ustinova summarized the meetings as leaders who "negotiated to negotiate." Even that remains incomplete since Putin hasn’t agreed to meet Zelenskyy. 6/
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Trump Concedes Crimea Forever, No NATO for Ukraine, Putin Shuns Zelenskyy
On the flight home, Trump gave away major concessions for free — declaring Crimea is Russia's forever and Ukraine will never join NATO. While Putin hasn’t agreed to meet Zelenskyy, despite this being a minimal objective from the Alaska talks. 4/
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McFaul critiques Trump’s Ukraine diplomacy: efforts but no results
McFaul: I applauded President Trump’s efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, but diplomacy is judged by results, not efforts. Alaska and Washington meetings created iconic photo opportunities, but no substantive progress to end the war. Alaska may have even set back. 1/
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Fibre optique drones redessinent le front ukrainien
Fiber-optic drones have redrawn Ukraine’s battlefield Unlike radio-controlled drones, they can’t be jammed or tracked. Russia now uses them to pierce defenses, strike supply lines&hit dugouts Ukraine scrambles to adapt, but admits Moscow holds the edge
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Putin denies starting war, blames elites and propaganda
Putin: They forget this and claim we started it. We don’t have unfriendly countries, only elites. Propaganda misleads people [says the master of propaganda]. We are doing everything to stop the war [by bombing Kyiv daily] 1/
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Putin claims war began in 2014 with Donbas attack, rebutted
Putin: The war[in Ukraine] began in 2014 when they used tanks and aircraft against Donbas civilians.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 23 août 2025
[This never happened. It is Russia who sent tanks to Ukraine once Russian propped separatists failed to take Donbas, Kharkiv, Dnipro.]
0/ pic.twitter.com/9fSoUu6ExVPutin: The war[in Ukraine] began in 2014 when they used tanks and aircraft against Donbas civilians. [This never happened. It is Russia who sent tanks to Ukraine once Russian propped separatists failed to take Donbas, Kharkiv, Dnipro.] 0/
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Russia bombs Kostyantynivka for hours
Russia bombed Kostyantynivka for hours today. Gas and mail are already gone. More than 20 apartment buildings damaged. Gas supply cut off. Russian forces 3 miles away.