Author: Dal Stanton
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8/7/2025 — I kept checking the news today — not out of hope, but curiosity. Expectations were low….

From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (1259th day) I kept checking the news today — not out of hope, but curiosity. Expectations were low, and they were fully met. Trump just announced that his personal envoy to ruzzia, Steve Vitkoff, made “significant progress” in negotiations with putin. Ruzzians agreed to a ceasefire? Of course, not! Unsurprisingly,…
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8/7/2025 — The Countdown Intensifies: Three Days Before Trump’s Deadline

From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / August 6, 2025 As Moscow weighs limited concessions and Washington prepares new sanctions, Ukrainian forces repel massive Russian assaults while civilians bear the brunt of escalating strikes Summary of the Day – August 5, 2025 With just three days remaining before President Donald Trump’s August 8 deadline for Russia to agree…
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8/7/2025 — “Oh, grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!…”

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1260) Oh, grant us help against the foe,for vain is the salvation of man!With God we shall do valiantly;it is he who will tread down our foes.Psalm 60:11-12 Dear friends, prayer warriors, those who have been interceding for Ukraine for months and years, let’s join our forces and cover…
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8/6/2025 — Russia’s Collapsing: No Fuel No Business No Future

From: Anna From Ukraine 🇺🇦 Vlog 1127: war in Ukraine Russian gasoline prices hit record high amid Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries, Russian media reports. According to Kommersant’s source, these attacks damaged refineries that process about 40,000 tons of Russian crude per day. Repairs could potentially take anywhere from one to six months to repair.…
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8/6/2025 — Digital democracy is the key to staging wartime elections in Ukraine

From: Atlantic Council By Brian Mefford Ukrainians underlined the strength of their democratic instincts in late July by taking to the streets and protesting new legislation that aimed to curtail the independence of the country’s anti-corruption institutions. The protesters made their point and achieved a significant victory, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reversing course just days…
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8/6/2025 — Girkin: “WW3 Inevitable” — Crimea War 2.0?

From: Professor Gerdes Explains — Russian Predictions for the Summer offensive (and Beyond) and the change of Ukrainian tactics.
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8/6/2025 — Why Trump’s Stance on Ukraine Has Changed — Part 1

From: Peter Zeihan It seems that the Trump administration might be listening to some classic rock lately, because his recent stance on Russia and Putin is awfully reminiscent of The Who’s 1971 classic “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” Or maybe Melania just yelled at him.
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8/6/2025 — The West is mis-reading Putin‘s goals

From: DW News — while Russia is pushing for a third round of talks with Ukraine, US Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist Anne Applebaum says the West is mis-reading Putin‘s goals.
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8/6/2025 — The Water Crisis and Nuclear Ultimatums: Putin’s Occupied Territories Unravel as Trump’s Deadline Looms

From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / August 5, 2025 As Putin discusses water catastrophe with Donetsk puppet leader and Russian gasoline prices hit record highs, Ukraine destroys five fighter jets in Crimea while Trump’s envoy prepares for Moscow mission before Friday’s sanctions deadline Summary of the Day – August 4, 2025 The fourth day of August exposed…
