Russia keeps striking Ukraine’s cities and towns – tonight again with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. There’s still no signal from Moscow that they’re ready for real talks to end this war, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed. That is why it’s essential to
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Hodges: Trump leans Russia, Zelenskyy doubts US, urges Europe action
Hodges: Trump has always leaned toward Russia. Zelenskyy knows the U.S. can’t be relied on alone — Europe must act more. Ukraine’s success and Russia returning to its borders serve our interests. Zelenskyy questions why the U.S. suggests giving up unconquered territory. 6/ pic.twitter.com/aM67DRMWkE
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025Hodges: Trump has always leaned toward Russia. Zelenskyy knows the U.S. can’t be relied on alone — Europe must act more. Ukraine’s success and Russia returning to its borders serve our interests. Zelenskyy questions why the U.S. suggests giving up unconquered territory. 6/
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Zelenskyy insists leader-level talks; Macron proposes European security quadrilateral
Hodges: Zelenskyy insisted talks be at the leader level, not with deputies. Macron added a quadrilateral for European security so Europe isn’t sidelined. Hope Germany and others keep investing in Ukraine’s defense industry. 5/ pic.twitter.com/xDd9zn54CQ
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025Hodges: Zelenskyy insisted talks be at the leader level, not with deputies. Macron added a quadrilateral for European security so Europe isn’t sidelined. Hope Germany and others keep investing in Ukraine’s defense industry. 5/
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Hodges: Trump’s backing down weakens security guarantees, Putin’s conditional peace
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 2025Hodges: 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 criticizes Trump’s simplistic view on Russia conflict
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 2025Hodges: 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 security guarantees with UNSC members
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 2025Lavrov: 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: Ukraine proposes renouncing NATO, neutral non-nuclear status
Lavrov: Ukrainian delegation then proposed core principles to end hostilities and secure a stable settlement:
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025
1. Ukraine renounces NATO or any other military blocs.
2. Ukraine confirms neutral and non-nuclear status. 4/ pic.twitter.com/2ypej6ji1ALavrov: Ukrainian delegation then proposed core principles to end hostilities and secure a stable settlement: 1. Ukraine renounces NATO or any other military blocs.
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Lavrov supports reliable collective security guarantees, cites 2022 Istanbul initiative
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 proposes Zelenskyy-Putin meeting to break deadlock
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.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025
Those are the key questions. Details not all figured out, but meeting can help resolve them. 1/ pic.twitter.com/hDJiQC0ougVance: 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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US says Europe must lead on security, Trump keeps leverage
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.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 21 août 2025
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/XNRtHJ3dHaVance: 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/