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2025-08-19/after-putin-call-trump-rang-orban-over-ukraine-eu-membership
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politico.com/news/2025/08/1
9/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-5-questions-00515336
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witzerland-ready-host-putin-any-geneva-peace-talks-minister-says-2025-08-19/
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0819-live-us-and-europe-will-formalise-security-guarantees-for-ukraine-within-10-days-zelensky-says
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reuters.com/world/europe/r
ussia-does-not-see-vatican-serious-arena-peace-talks-sources-say-2025-05-26
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Trump calls Orban after Putin: Ukraine and EU membership
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Putin offers meeting in Moscow; Zelenskyy refuses
3. Moscow Putin offered to meet in Moscow. Zelenskyy replied: no. 4/
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Trump urges Orban to unblock Ukraine’s EU bid; Budapest summit
1. Budapest On Aug 19, Trump called Orban and told: unblock Ukraine’s EU bid. Orban: hold the summit in Budapest. He backs both Trump and Putin, and blocks EU aid to Ukraine. 2/
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Where could Putin and Zelenskyy meet? 5 options under discussion
Where could Putin and Zelenskyy meet? 5 options under discussion.[info from Bloomberg, Politico, Reuters, France 24]. 1/
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Witkoff says Russians made concessions in Alaska room peace talks
Q: You were in the Alaska room with NATO, Europeans, and Zelenskyy. What was it like?
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 20 août 2025
Witkoff: Russians made concessions almost immediately. Trump tested if they’d be more accommodating, got that intelligence fast. Meeting ran long because we made real progress toward peace. 2/ pic.twitter.com/bpfIbC0L2xQ: You were in the Alaska room with NATO, Europeans, and Zelenskyy. What was it like? Witkoff: Russians made concessions almost immediately. Trump tested if they’d be more accommodating, got that intelligence fast. Meeting ran long because we made real progress toward peace. 2/
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Kellogg: Security guarantees before land swaps; Trump ready for talks
Q: Should security guarantees come before land swaps?
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 20 août 2025
Kellogg: Absolutely. Guarantees give Zelenskyy leverage to show his people long-term gains and sell the deal.
Hard part is negotiation. Trump’s ready for trilateral talks, and Zelenskyy wants him there.
4/ pic.twitter.com/xZG4QFirQbQ: Should security guarantees come before land swaps? Kellogg: Absolutely. Guarantees give Zelenskyy leverage to show his people long-term gains and sell the deal. Hard part is negotiation. Trump’s ready for trilateral talks, and Zelenskyy wants him there. 4/
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Rubio leads Ukraine security guarantees group; Kellogg clarifies options
Q: Reports say Rubio leads a task force with NATO on Ukraine security guarantees—troops, air defense, arms, ceasefire. Will this come before land swaps?
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 20 août 2025
Kellogg: Yes, they’re meeting under Rubio at Trump’s direction. Not a task force, but they’ll present options.
3/ pic.twitter.com/a94IZJYumMQ: Reports say Rubio leads a task force with NATO on Ukraine security guarantees—troops, air defense, arms, ceasefire. Will this come before land swaps? Kellogg: Yes, they’re meeting under Rubio at Trump’s direction. Not a task force, but they’ll present options. 3/
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Kellogg: Security guarantees key to Zelenskyy’s leverage with Putin
Kellogg: What I saw in the White House with Zelenskyy showed a clear path. Right now, they’re drafting security guarantees—Rubio preparing options for Trump and allies.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 20 août 2025
Strong guarantees give Zelenskyy leverage with Putin to settle the conflict.
2/ pic.twitter.com/abnJ5uxdE6Kellogg: What I saw in the White House with Zelenskyy showed a clear path. Right now, they’re drafting security guarantees—Rubio preparing options for Trump and allies. Strong guarantees give Zelenskyy leverage with Putin to settle the conflict. 2/
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Russian general amputated, evacuated; Ukraine charges Abachev
Russian general had his arm and leg amputated. He was urgently evacuated by plane to Moscow. In 2023, Ukrainian prosecutors filed charges against Esedulla Abachev. 3/
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Ukrainian SOF severely wounds Russian general in Kursk
EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE: Ukrainian Special Operations Forces severely wounded a Russian general in the Kursk region.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 20 août 2025
Esedulla Abachev, a lieutenant general of the Russian armed forces, was gravely injured as a result of an SOF mission. 1/ pic.twitter.com/gwJZSYaf5DEXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE: Ukrainian Special Operations Forces severely wounded a Russian general in the Kursk region. Esedulla Abachev, a lieutenant general of the Russian armed forces, was gravely injured as a result of an SOF mission. 1/
