Category: Updates
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5/14/2025 — Zelensky insists he will only join Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey this week if Putin is present
From: CNN By Jessie Yeung, Ivana Kottasová, Svitlana Vlasova, Nick Paton Walsh and Andrew Carey Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky raised the stakes ahead of a potential meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey by saying he wouldn’t hold talks with any Russian representative other than the president himself. Zelensky said he would travel to Turkey after US President Donald Trump urged him to meet…
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5/14/2025 — How much longer will Putin be allowed to continue stalling for time?
From: Atlantic Council By Peter Dickinson The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, and Poland arrived in Kyiv last weekend amid much fanfare to deliver an unprecedented ultimatum to the Kremlin. The time for talk was over, they announced. If Russian President Vladimir Putin did not agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire by Monday, he would face…
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5/14/2025 — Diplomatic Duels: The High-Stakes Waiting Game in Istanbul
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 14, 2025 As Zelensky Commits to Meeting Putin Face-to-Face, the Kremlin Hesitates While Russian Forces Advance on Multiple Fronts and Western Leaders Prepare Punishing Sanctions Package Summary of the Day – May 13, 2025 With less than 48 hours until the proposed peace talks in Istanbul, the diplomatic chess match…
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5/13/2025 — Head of Crimea Tatar People, believes that significant changes aimed at ending the Russian-Ukrainian war could occur this year
From: UATV — Refat Chubarov, Head of the Mejlis of the Crimean bd Tatar People, believes that significant changes aimed at ending the Russian-Ukrainian war could occur this year. “I have a strong feeling that this year we will see major changes toward ending the war. There is every chance that these changes will be…
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5/13/2025 — Timothy Snyder: Ukrainian History as World History 1917-2017 
VOU: This lecture by Timothy Snyder is a few years old, but his grasp of history in the context Ukraine’s history is profoundly helpful in navigating so much propaganda today. From: IWMVienna Keynote Speech at the “Revolutionary Ukraine: A Reflection on 1917 and Its Aftermath” ConferenceRecorded on 13 October 2017 at the IWM Library. Timothy…
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5/13/2025 — Ukraine’s efforts to develop high-tech weapons 
From: DW NEWS — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he’ll travel to Turkey on Thursday to take part in peace talks proposed by Russia and he’s called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him in person. After more than three years of war, Russia is continuing to take Ukrainian land in grinding battles along…
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5/13/2025 — This Is How a Child’s Identity Is Erased (video)
From: Roman Sheremeta — This Is How a Child’s Identity Is Erased What does it mean to “brainwash” or erase a child’s identity? It’s happening right now in russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, where children are being forced to abandon their language, culture, and memories. For over two decades, cities across Ukraine celebrated Europe Day in…
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5/13/2025 — The Diplomatic Ultimatum: Ceasefire Deadline Passes as Istanbul Summit Looms
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 13, 2025 As Germany Issues Midnight Sanction Threat to Russia, Zelensky Accepts Putin’s Invitation While Trump Signals Possible Personal Attendance at Istanbul Talks Summary of the Day – May 12, 2025 In a day of rapid diplomatic maneuvers, Germany delivered an ultimatum to Russia: accept a 30-day ceasefire by midnight…
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5/12/2025 — Poland confirmed that russia was behind burning down the Marywilska shopping mall in Warsaw
From: Roman Sheremeta — Poland confirmed that russia was behind burning down the Marywilska shopping mall in Warsaw in May 2024. Polish PM Donald Tusk stated that the May 12, 2024 fire at the Marywilska shopping center was carried out on orders from russian security services. The blaze affected around 2,000 vendors and their employees.
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5/12/2025 — The Phantom Talks: Moscow’s Invitation, Kyiv’s Response
Summary of the Day – May 11, 2025 From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 12, 2025 As Putin Rebuffs Western Ceasefire Demands and Calls for Renewed Istanbul Negotiations, Zelensky Agrees to Meet While Russian Drones Strike Ukrainian Territory The diplomatic chessboard shifted dramatically as President Vladimir Putin rejected the Western-backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, instead…
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