Category: Updates
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5/16/2025 — Trump says ‘nothing’ will happen on Ukraine till he meets Putin
Much-anticipated Istanbul talks fall flat as Russian leader refuses to attend. From: Politico — BY VERONIKA MELKOZEROVA U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that there would be no progress toward peace in Ukraine until he meets with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as much-hyped Moscow-Kyiv talks in Turkey turned into a huge nothingburger. “Look, nothing is gonna…
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5/16/2025 — Ukraine’s vibrant civil society wants to be heard during peace talks
From: Atlantic Council By Ana Lejava As US-led efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine struggle to gain momentum, debate continues over what a viable future settlement could look like. While officials in Moscow, Washington, Brussels, and Kyiv discuss technicalities and potential concessions, members of Ukraine’s vibrant civil society are also attempting to define the…
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5/16/2025 — Why negotiations between ruzzia and Ukraine cannot bring real results?
From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (1178th day) Negotiations between Ukrainian and ruzzian delegations in Turkey are over and as expected they didn’t bring peace or even ceasefire any closer. On the eve of these “negotiations” “peace-wanting” ruzzia attacked Ukraine with 112 drones during the night (their usual terrorist nightly activity). Why negotiations between ruzzia and…
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5/16/2025 — The “negotiations” between russia and Ukraine have just ended.
From: Roman Sheremeta — The “negotiations” between russia and Ukraine have just ended. According to Reuters, russia is demanding that Ukraine withdraw its forces from what it calls “its own territory” as a condition for a ceasefire agreement. In reality, these are Ukrainian regions russia has failed to fully occupy. Even at the current pace,…
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5/15/2025 — Russia’s aerial attacks on Ukrainian civilians must not go unpunished
From: Atlantic Council By Anastasiya Donets, Susan H. Farbstein While international attention focuses on the US-led effort to initiate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, Moscow is dramatically escalating its aerial attacks on Ukrainian civilians. During the first 24 days of April, for example, UN officials verified848 civilian casualties due to Russian bombardments, representing a 46 percent…
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5/15/2025 — The Day of Deferred Peace: Moscow’s Tactical Retreat from Istanbul
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 15, 2025 As Russia Unveils Junior Delegation for Istanbul Talks Excluding Putin, Military Movements Accelerate While Germany Pledges to Build ‘Strongest Conventional Army in Europe’ Summary of the Day – May 14, 2025 The diplomatic fault lines sharpened dramatically today as the Kremlin finally revealed its delegation for tomorrow’s Istanbul…
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5/15/2925 — “Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!…”
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1176) Those who sow in tearsshall reap with shouts of joy!He who goes out weeping,bearing the seed for sowing,shall come home with shouts of joy,bringing his sheaves with him.Psalm 126:5-6 I remember a phrase I heard at a YWAM training for teachers, “Teachers hold the heart of the nation.”…
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5/14/2025 — The Russians continue stirring the Romanian pot 
From: Peter Zeihan — Romania just held its second attempt at the first round of presidential elections, after the initial round was invalidated due to Russian interference. Looks like the Romanians are having some major déjà vu.
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5/14/2025 — How’s Zelinsky Outsmarted Putin: Genius Moves that Shifted the War 
From: Kyiv Post — In the early hours of May 11, Vladimir Putin unexpectedly called for direct peace talks with Ukraine, proposing Istanbul as the location. President Volodymyr Zelensky responded immediately: “See you Thursday.” This announcement followed a carefully staged Kremlin press conference—broadcast after midnight and introduced with a symbolic Western ballad, “House of the…
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5/14/2025 — Remembering Ukraine’s Heroes of Humanity
From: Euromaiden Press — On 14 May, Ukraine commemorates its Righteous Among the Nations – courageous individuals who risked everything to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Of the 28,000 Righteous recognized worldwide, over 2,700 were Ukrainians who became beacons of hope during one of history’s darkest periods. The Shoah claimed at least 6 million…
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