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Reuters: U.S. and Russian government officials discussed several energy deals on the sidelines of negotiations this month that sought to achieve peace in Ukraine, Reuters reports. These deals were put forward as incentives to encourage the Kremlin to agree to peace in Ukraine and for Washington to ease sanctions on Russia.
The Kyiv Independent: German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil pledged continued support for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Aug. 25, underscoring Berlin’s commitment to military and financial assistance as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds on.
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his European counterparts on Monday and discussed diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, the State Department said.
Bloomberg: Refiners in India, among the largest buyers of Russian crude, are planning to trim their purchases in the coming weeks, a modest concession to Washington’s hawks less than a day ahead of a hike in US tariffs, but also a signal that the country has no plans to sever ties with Moscow (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: Florida House Democrat Jared Moskowitz on Aug. 25 urged Trump to toughen his stance on Russia as the U.S. leader has done in other cases. "Maybe just treat them like you’re treating Washington, D.C., or how you treated Greenland when you came into office, or how you treated Canada when you came into office," Moskowitz said in an interview.
ISW: The Russian military command has reportedly given up efforts to exploit the penetration toward Dobropillya, after Russia's infiltration tactics appear to have been unsuccessful in establishing enduring positions within this penetration.
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Reuters: Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and exporting infrastructure, striking the most important sector of Putin's economy to show it can fight back as Trump seeks to broker a peace deal.
The Insider: Disinformation websites in the Czech Republic publish an average of 120 pieces a day — more than the country’s leading media outlets. An investigation found that around 10% of the content consisted of translations or rewrites of articles from sanctioned Russian pro-government outlets, including Sputnik, RT, and RIA Novosti.
The Moscow Times: Parts of the Kuril Islands in Russia’s Far East have run out of gasoline, local authorities said Monday, as regions across the country face shortages that have been linked to Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries and a summer surge in demand.
Reuters: Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink could be cut due to the Polish president's veto of a refugee aid bill, a Polish deputy prime minister said on Monday. However, Nawrocki's office claims that the veto won't threaten Ukraine's Starlink access.
Euractiv: The Iranian and Russian presidents discussed Tehran's nuclear programme on Monday as European powers threaten to reimpose sanctions on Tehran over the moribund 2015 deal.
Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kyiv aims to secure at least $1 billion on a monthly basis from allies to purchase U.S. weapons for its war effort against Russia.
The Moscow Times: Russia’s main stock index continued to fall on Monday, erasing gains made earlier this month after Trump announced plans to meet Putin in Alaska.
Civil Georgia: An investigation by iFact, a group of Georgian investigative journalists, has raised alarm over the Russian companies registered in Georgia winning state tenders, a trend that has continued since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and has included firms registered in Georgia afterward.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine has unveiled what appears to be a long-range modernized version of its Neptune cruise missile, capable of hitting targets up to 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) away, Defense Express reported on Aug. 25.
AFP: The Norwegian government aims to maintain its aid to Ukraine at 85 billion kroner ($8.4 billion) in 2026, the same level as this year, the office of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Monday.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian "cyber partisans" hacked a Russian TV provider on Aug. 24, broadcasting footage that revealed the country’s real battlefield and internal situation, a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence told the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 25.
United24 Media: The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has published information about seven individuals complicit in the militarization of Ukrainian children in Russian-occupied territories.
Reuters: The deputy governor of a Russian region bordering Ukraine has been detained as part of a criminal case involving the embezzlement of 1 billion roubles ($12.4 million) earmarked for defensive fortifications.
BBC: India will continue to buy oil from wherever it "gets the best deal" in order to protect the interests of its 1.4 billion people, the country's ambassador to Russia has said.
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