Hodges: Trump has a reputation of backing down, so talk of security guarantees lacks weight. Few believed him when he said Putin wants peace. Putin wants peace, but only on his terms. Zelenskyy and European leaders know the situation in Ukraine isn’t as bad as portrayed. 2/ pic.twitter.com/LipEGDdtVV

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025

Hodges: Trump has a reputation of backing down, so talk of security guarantees lacks weight. Few believed him when he said Putin wants peace. Putin wants peace, but only on his terms. Zelenskyy and European leaders know the situation in Ukraine isn’t as bad as portrayed. 2/

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Hodges: Trump thinks talks alone can solve this, as if it were a simple deal, not cultural and historical issues. His approach was doomed since he won’t acknowledge that Russia is the aggressor. History shows even the “no cards” side can win. 3/ pic.twitter.com/D6QanTMyIq

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025

Hodges: Trump thinks talks alone can solve this, as if it were a simple deal, not cultural and historical issues. His approach was doomed since he won’t acknowledge that Russia is the aggressor. History shows even the “no cards” side can win. 3/

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Lavrov: Ukraine proposed — and our delegation agreed — to design security guarantees with all permanent UN Security Council members: Russia, China, the U.S., France, Britain, and others like Germany and Turkey. 5/ pic.twitter.com/lIvBHFymcw

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025

Lavrov: Ukraine proposed — and our delegation agreed — to design security guarantees with all permanent UN Security Council members: Russia, China, the U.S., France, Britain, and others like Germany and Turkey. 5/

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Lavrov: Ukrainian delegation then proposed core principles to end hostilities and secure a stable settlement:

1. Ukraine renounces NATO or any other military blocs.
2. Ukraine confirms neutral and non-nuclear status. 4/ pic.twitter.com/2ypej6ji1A

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025

Lavrov: Ukrainian delegation then proposed core principles to end hostilities and secure a stable settlement: 1. Ukraine renounces NATO or any other military blocs.
2. Ukraine confirms neutral and non-nuclear status. 4/

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Lavrov: As for reports that the UK, France, and Germany want to develop collective security guarantees — we support such guarantees if they are truly reliable. A good example is the Ukrainian initiative in Istanbul in April 2022. 3/

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Vance: Trump's view is Zelenskyy and Putin should meet. Leaders face to face can break the log jam. Ukraine wants security and territorial integrity. Russia wants territory.

Those are the key questions. Details not all figured out, but meeting can help resolve them. 1/ pic.twitter.com/hDJiQC0oug

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025

Vance: Trump's view is Zelenskyy and Putin should meet. Leaders face to face can break the log jam. Ukraine wants security and territorial integrity. Russia wants territory. Those are the key questions. Details not all figured out, but meeting can help resolve them. 1/

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Vance: We won’t carry the burden. We’ll help if needed to stop the war, but Europe must lead. The U.S. is open to talks but won’t commit yet.

Trump keeps leverage, nothing fully on or off the table. Europe must take the lion’s share — it’s their continent, their security. 2/ pic.twitter.com/XNRtHJ3dHa

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025

Vance: We won’t carry the burden. We’ll help if needed to stop the war, but Europe must lead. The U.S. is open to talks but won’t commit yet. Trump keeps leverage, nothing fully on or off the table. Europe must take the lion’s share — it’s their continent, their security. 2/

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Russia’s cozy nuke-proof command vehicle is back in action Russian industry only produced four or five Ladoga nuclear reconnaissance vehicles. Two wound up in Ukraine.

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Оператори дронів "Червоної Калини" запрошують ворожі РСЗВ "Град" на запальну вечірку під Покровськом 🪩

На вході просять лише підтвердити наявність повного боєкомплекту та присутність всього особового складу 😉 pic.twitter.com/JgvvGC10tD

— НГУ (@ng_ukraine) 21 août 2025

Оператори дронів "Червоної Калини" запрошують ворожі РСЗВ "Град" на запальну вечірку під Покровськом На вході просять лише підтвердити наявність повного боєкомплекту та присутність всього особового складу

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Good piece by @KenRoth on why Putin invaded #Ukraine. It had nothing to do with "Nato" or "neo-Nazis". Rather, it was about crushing a pro-European democracy on Russia's doorstep, and "quashing" the alternative that provided for millions of Russians

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