Author: Dal Stanton
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7/30/2025 — Examining Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s cultural heritage

Experts discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine’s cultural heritage and the steps that international partners can take to protect culture and history. On Tuesday, August 5 at 3:00 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and the Antiquities Coalition will host an event announcing the Antiquities Coalition’s newest Ten Most Wanted Antiquities object: a Ukrainian artifact from Mariupol that disappeared during Russia’s full-scale invasion…
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7/30/2025 — US ambassador: China believes it is waging a proxy war through Russia

From: Atlantic Council By Mykola Bielieskov US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has attacked China for supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has accused Beijing of waging a “proxy war” to distract the West. “China thinks they’re fighting a proxy war through Russia,” the diplomat told Fox Business on July 22. “They want to keep the US and our…
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7/30/2025 — Europe is ‘not ready’ for the Russian threat. At least it now has a plan.

From: Atlantic Council By Frederick Kempe The startling swarms of drones Russia and Ukraine are fielding against each other—an arms and technology race with lethal consequences—underscores how unprepared Europe is for modern warfare. That makes the twenty-seven European Union (EU) member states, particularly those neighboring Russia, vulnerable to a rapidly innovating and battle-tested Russian military. Andrius…
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7/30/2025 — Trump offered Putin victory in Ukraine. Why did Putin refuse?

From: Atlantic Council By Peter Dickinson US President Donald Trump is “very disappointed” with Vladimir Putin and is giving his Russian counterpart just ten more days to agree to a ceasefire or face new economic measures, he announced on Tuesday. Earlier in July, Trump had set a fifty-day deadline for the Kremlin dictator. This new time…
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7/30/2025 — The Russia pressure menu: Options to convince Putin to negotiate on Ukraine

From: Atlantic Council By John E. Herbst US President Donald Trump just reminded the world that his patience is wearing thin with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This week, Trump announced that he would reduce the deadline for Russia accepting an end to military operations from fifty days to ten days. “There’s no reason for waiting,” Trump said on Monday. During…
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7/29/2025 — ‘Take a seat at the table’: Graham hits back at Medvedev’s war threat over Trump’s ultimatum

From: New Voice of Ukraine by Alex Stezhensky Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham fired back at former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after the Kremlin official threatened the United States with war in response to Donald Trump shortening his ultimatum to Moscow over its war on Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump is “serious” about ending Russia’s full-scale…
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7/29/2025 — Trump’s ultimatum to the Kremlin: ISW doubts Putin will agree to peace without battlefield pressure

From: New Voice of Ukraine by: Alex Stezhensky Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is unlikely to make any concessions toward ending the war against Ukraine unless Ukrainian forces achieve significant victories on the battlefield, according to a July 28 assessment by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Analysts cited former U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a…
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7/29/2025 — Aeroflot Collapse & Panic, Medvedev threatens US 

From: Anna From Ukraine 🇺🇦 Vlog 1019: War in Ukraine
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7/29/2025 — The Ultimatum Tightens: Trump’s Diminishing Patience as Russia Ignores Peace Overtures

From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / July 29, 2025 As Trump shortens Putin’s deadline to 10-12 days, Russian forces continue battlefield advances while diplomatic incidents multiply across Europe’s eastern frontier Summary of the Day – July 28, 2025 President Donald Trump’s growing frustration with Vladimir Putin crystallized into action on July 28, as the American leader dramatically…
