Tootfinder

Putin implements emergency measures to avert looming economic crisis in Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/13/putin-implements-emergency-measures-to.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/13/trump-russia-hack-putin-pacer-courts.html
Trump shrugs off suspected Russian hack of U.S. federal courts: 'Are you surprised?'

Trump shrugs off suspected Russian hack of U.S. federal courts: 'Are you surprised?'
President Donald Trump said that he "could" bring up the hack during his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Putin took Trump for granted.
Trump will make him pay for it.
Trump’s announcement on Monday about aid to Ukraine proves once again that he is nothing if not thin- skinned.

If Trump has been consistent about one thing throughout his tumultuous, decade-long political career,
it is support for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and skepticism of Ukraine.
In 2014, Trump praised Putin’s illegal seizure of Crimea
— a prelude to Russia’s full-blown invasion of Ukr…

Putin took Trump for granted. He’s going to pay for his mistake.
After the president’s startling, welcome shift on Ukraine, there’s more to do.

"Russia sees Trump’s 50-day window as a green light to keep up brutal offensive in Ukraine"
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/15/europe/putin-window-ukraine-war-trump-analysis-intl-hnk

Russia sees Trump’s 50-day window as a green light to keep up brutal offensive in Ukraine
President Trump has effectively handed Vladimir Putin an extraordinary green light: 50 days to finish off his brutal summer offensive in Ukraine before facing any consequences.

My estimate would be a factor of 4 higher.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/08/14/7526204/

Trump estimates 25% chance of failure in meeting with Putin
US President Donald Trump predicts that his meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has a 25% chance of failure.

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un vow stronger ties ahead of US-Russia summit
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/08/13/vladimir-putin-and-kim-jong-un-vow-stronger-ties-ahead-of-us-russia-summit_6744325_4.html

Donald Trump is taking the fight to Vladimir Putin. Sort of. For now.
Trump’s deference to Russia’s authoritarian leader has been one of the most enduring geopolitical subplots of the past decade.
But his frustration with Putin has grown.
Last week, the president said the United States was taking “a lot of bullshit” from Putin.
Today, he authorized a significant shipment of U.S. defensive weapons to Ukraine via NATO and threatened Russia with new tariffs if the war…

Why Trump Suddenly Sounds Tougher on Russia
The real reason the president suddenly sounds tougher on Russia

Vladimir Putin Could Be Laying a Trap
"Foreign-policy experts—and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—are warning that Trump could be walking into a trap that the Russian leader is setting on American soil."
Darth #Trump
Darth #Putin

Vladimir Putin Could Be Laying a Trap
Donald Trump badly wants a deal to end the war in Ukraine. What is he willing to give up?

'He wants to take all of it' — Putin reportedly told Trump he'll intensify eastern Ukraine offensive over next 2 months: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/he-wants-to-take-all.html

JFC, he’s so fcking pathetic. Why doesn’t he just make up a NEW! BIGGER! MOST BEAUTIFUL! MOST AMAZING! peace prize ever and award it to himself, ffs?
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-called-norway-finance-minister-ask-abou…

Trump cold-called Norwegian minister to ask about Nobel Peace Prize
American president angles for top diplomatic award while world watches his summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Putin may demand the return of Alaska.
(Putin will, of course, return the $7.2 million that Seward paid for Alaska.)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/trump-putin-meeting

Trump says he’ll meet Putin in Alaska next week
President Donald Trump said he’ll be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska after earlier in the day previewing terms of a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine that could include “some swapping of territories.”

He is totally right,
“The only thing they are looking for is a way to kill Ukraine,” says Kyiv’s leader.
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-deceive-america-volodymyr-zelenskyy-vladimir-putin-donald-trump-talks/

Zelenskyy warns of Russian deception as Putin-Trump talks loom
“The only thing they are looking for is a way to kill Ukraine,” says Kyiv’s leader.

Russia denies reports about Putin's alleged secret push for Iran nuclear deal: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/13/russia-denies-reports-about-putins.html

Stand Up Alaska NGO
plans to hold a protest
ahead of the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Anchorage
https://kyivindependent.com/pro-ukraine-rally-planned-ahead-of-trump-putin-meeting-in-alaska/…

'Alaska opposes tyranny!' — Pro-Ukraine rally planned ahead of Trump-Putin summit in US
The rally, scheduled for Aug. 14 in Anchorage, is being held to protest the "presence of an international war criminal" and as a show of solidarity with Ukraine, Stand Up Alaska said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismisses transport minister Starovoit (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russian-president-vladimir-putin-dismisses-transport-minister-starovoit-2025-07-07/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250707/p35#a250707p35

From the BBC News website:
After a phone-call with Russia's Vladimir Putin last week, Trump said he was "not happy" that progress had not been made towards ending the war, and he has since complained that Putin's "very nice" attitude turned out to be meaningless.
~~~
How has #Trump gone 79 years without learning that people don’t always mean what they say? …

Ukraine to receive US Patriot air defence systems, says Trump
The US president says he will sell weapons to Nato, which would then give them to Ukraine.

Dagens andra alster: Därför ringde Macron till Putin – efter nästan tre år https://www.dn.se/varlden/erik-de-la-reguera-darfor-ringde-macron-till-putin-efter-nastan-tre-ar/

Erik de la Reguera: Därför ringer Macron till Putin på nytt
Erik de la Reguera: Därför ringer Emmanuel Macron till Vladimir Putin på nytt

Trump says US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/trump-says-us-will-send.html

"No, no, komrade Starovoit, I did not say 'You are fired', I told *him* to fire..."
https://britanniadaily.co.uk/russian-ex-transport-minister-found-dead-hours-after-putin-dismissal/

Russian Ex-Transport Minister Found Dead Hours After Putin Dismissal
Russia's former transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead with a gunshot wound in his personal car, just hours after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin amid mounting corruption

"On Monday morning, President Vladimir Putin sacked his transport minister, Roman Starovoit.
By the afternoon Starovoit was dead; his body was discovered in a park on the edge of Moscow with a gunshot wound to the head. A pistol, allegedly, beside the body."
Now there is a sacking Russian style

Putin signs decree allowing foreign nationals to serve in Russian armed forces: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/08/putin-signs-decree-allowing-foreign.html

A Tribunal in Waiting That Cannot Touch Vladimir Putin — for Now | Portside
https://portside.org/2025-07-04/tribunal-waiting-cannot-touch-vladimir-putin-now

"Vladimir Putin is not looking for a cease-fire, and he does not want to negotiate. Why? Because he believes that he can win. Thanks to the actions of the U.S. government, he still thinks that he can conquer all of Ukraine"

America's Great Realignment Toward Putin
Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.

Putin signs decree allowing foreigners to serve in Russian army during mobilization: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/08/putin-signs-decree-allowing-foreigners.html

Trump has asked the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China as part of an effort to force the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to end the war in Ukraine, according to reports.
The US president made the demand during a meeting between US and EU officials discussing options to increase economic pressure on Russia on Tuesday

Putin throws 'a lot of b*llshit', Trump says as he 'looks strongly' at sanctions bill: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/08/putin-throws-a-lot-of.html

Mr tough guy.
Except when it concerns Russia.
https://kyivindependent.com/as-ceasefire-deadline-passes-no-additional-russia-sanctions-announced-by-trump/

As ceasefire deadline passes, no additional Russia sanctions announced by Trump
The news comes as the U.S. president is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a high-level summit on Aug. 15 in Alaska to discuss ways toward ending the war in Ukraine.

Trump claims he threatened Putin to 'bomb the sh*t out of Moscow' if Russia attacked Ukraine, CNN reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/09/trump-claims-he-threatened-putin.html

Jesus. The russian federation disrupted GPS signals for the President of EU’s plane and he’s trying to make jokes about it. 😳🤦‍♂️
https://apnews.com/article/europe-leyen-plane-radar-russia-jammed-51fa78294c2d0464dce5fd24dd4f273b …

Russia is suspected of jamming navigation on EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria, an official says
A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation. A spokesperson confirmed the incident on Monday. The plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport. Von der Leyen will continue her planned tour of the European Union’s nations bordering Russia and Belarus, according to the commission's spokesperson Arianna Podestà. Von der Leyen, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s war in Ukraine,…

The authoritarian strongmen Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping
have mused on how organ transplants might lead to immortality,
during a brief exchange of small talk caught on a hot mic at a military parade.
https://www.

Trump casts doubt on Putin-Zelensky meeting: 'Maybe they have to fight a little longer' (Filip Timotija/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5478995-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelensky-meeting-prospects/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250831/p7#a250831p7

Its clear that Trump is effectively if not literally a Russian agent hell bent on destroying the USA...
"As president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Chrissy Lynch said in July after the Republicans passed the budget reconciliation bill cutting clean energy tax credits: “Working families shouldn’t have to purchase energy from billionaire oil tycoons and foreign governments or let them set the price of our energy bills.”
Her observation hit home earlier this week, when Joe Wallace, Costas Paris, Alex Leary, and Collin Eaton of the Wall Street Journal reported that the comments of Russian president Vladimir Putin and Trump at their meeting in Alaska on August 15 in which they talked about doing more business together were not vague goodwill. ExxonMobil and Russia’s biggest energy company, Rosneft, have been in secret talks to resume a partnership to extract Russian oil, including in the Arctic, that had been severed by Russia’s attack on Ukraine in 2022."
#USPolitics #RenewableEnergy
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/august-30-2025?r=103mi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

En nu nog iets doen…
From: @…
https://masto.ai/@meduza_en/114931756048380445

"We stand by the accuracy of what we published,"
Reuters' statement read.
"We have carefully reviewed the published footage, and we have found no reason to believe Reuters longstanding commitment to accurate, unbiased journalism has been compromised."
The four-minute clip, released Sept. 3, captured Putin telling Xi that biotechnology could one day extend human life indefinitely.
"With continuous advances in biotechnology, human organs wi…

Reuters withdraws Putin-Xi immortality video after Chinese legal objections
Reuters on Sept. 5 withdrew a video in which Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were shown discussing whether humans could live to 150 years old, after China's state broadcaster revoked permission to use the footage.

In non-defence sectors, domestic output has slumped: throughout the first half of 2025, production of televisions and washing machines fell by 30 per cent, footwear by 29 per cent and refrigerators by 12 per cent
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/russias-reckoning-is-coming/…

Russia's reckoning is coming
Beyond the bluster of his meeting with President Trump, Vladimir Putin is in trouble. Isolated, outmanoeuvred, and stalled on the battlefield, Russia is tottering financially and militarily, while Zelensky's Ukraine continues to hold the upper hand.

Trump says Putin 'wants to keep killing people,' signals US may send Patriots to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/05/trump-says-putin-wants-to.html

In practice it withdrew long ago.
Torture is commonplace in nazi Russia.
https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/41107998

Russia moves to withdraw from European Convention for Prevention of Torture - SDF Chatter
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/41107894 [https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/41107894] > The Russian government has called on Vladimir Putin to withdraw the country from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, according to a resolution published on a government portal on Monday. > > Archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20250826130528/https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/08/26/russia-moves-to-withdraw-from-european-convention-for-prevention-of-torture-en-news] > > The reso…

Putin tells Trump Russia won't back down from its war aims in Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/03/putin-tells-trump-russia-wont.html

Unusual aircraft activity at Novaya Zemlya linked to Burevestnik testing
-- Barents Observer
https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/unusual-aircraft-activity-at-novaya-zemlya-linked-to-burevestnik-testing/4…

Ever-escalating Russian drone attacks and the concern that Ukraine will be split up under a future peace plan
have cast a shadow over a meeting of European leaders to plan for the eventual reconstruction of the country.
The conference is the fourth in this format and is being attended by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Germany’s Friedrich Merz, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Poland’s Donald Tusk.
It comes at a time of unprecedented pressure on the Ukrainian economy as Vladimir Putin wide…

Iran's foreign minister heading to Russia to meet with Putin after US strikes (Jacob Parry/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-foreign-minister-abbas-araghchi-russia-vladimir-putin-us-strikes-nuclear-sites/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250622/p27#a250622p27

Why there are fears of Munich 1938 in Washington 2025
Putin is focusing on a deal that would grant him Ukraine’s key defensive lines, just as Hitler secured Czechoslovakia’s fortifications in 1938.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-tru

Why there are fears of Munich 1938 in Washington 2025
Putin is focusing on a deal that would grant him Ukraine’s key defensive lines, just as Hitler secured Czechoslovakia’s fortifications in 1938.

Putin, Macron hold first call since 2022, discuss wars in Ukraine, Middle East: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/01/putin-macron-hold-first-call.html

The American president wrote, “Vladimir, STOP!” on his Truth Social account in April,
-- but the Russian president did not halt his offensive in eastern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president called for an unconditional cease-fire in May,
-- but the Russians did not agree to stop attacking Ukrainian civilians from the air.
Donald Trump repeatedly promised, during his campaign, that he would end the war “in one day,”
-- but the war is not over.
He spoke to Vla…

America's Great Realignment Toward Putin
Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.

After airport chaos, tanker blast, Putin fires Russian transport minister: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/07/after-airport-chaos-tanker-blast.html

Trump's peace bid flops as Kremlin says no plans for Putin-Zelenskyy summit (Seb Starcevic/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trumps-peace-bid-flop-kremlin-say-no-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-summit/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250822/p70#a250822p70

Trump said on Thursday that a phone call earlier in the day with Vladimir Putin
resulted in "no progress at all"
on efforts to end the war in Ukraine,
while a Kremlin aide said the Russian president reiterated that Moscow would keep pushing to solve the conflict’s “root causes.”
– Russian shorthand for the issue of Nato enlargement and western support for Ukraine.

The two leaders did not discuss a recent pause in some US weapons shipments to K…

The new Flamingo missile illustrates what an important role Ukraine can play in european defense, they can contribute a quality and quantity in weapons that most current EU-countries can't deliver.
https://www.politico.eu/article/flamin…

Meet Flamingo, the missile that brings European Russia within Kyiv’s range
“You don’t need a scary name for a missile that can fly 3,000 kilometers,” says one of the Flamingo’s developers.

#NPR reports of #Drumpf admin operatives leaving 8 pages of sensitive internal eyes only 👀 #Putin feting itinerary notes behind in #Alaska hotel sparks ridi…

Wednesday’s military parade in Beijing is the most recent evidence that the world’s authoritarians consider Trump a lightweight.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and North Korea’s maximum nepo baby, Kim Jong Un, gathered to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
(Putin’s Belarusian satrap, Alexander Lukashenko, was also on hand.)
The American president was not invited: After all, what role did the United States…

The World No Longer Takes Trump Seriously
At parades and in the halls of global power, America has been sidelined.

The real collusion between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin (The Economist)
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/08/14/the-real-collusion-between-donald-trump-and-vladimir-putin
http://www.memeorandum.com/250815/p45#a250815p45

Zelensky blames Putin-Trump call for massive Russian airstrike on Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/04/zelensky-blames-putintrump-call-for.html

'I'm very disappointed' — Trump says after phone call with Putin: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/04/im-very-disappointed-trump-says.html

Trump casts doubt on Article 5 commitment en route to NATO summit (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-nato-summit-sidesteps-article-5-mark-rutte-eu-defense-budget-russia-vladimir-putin-iran-israel-strikes-qatar/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250624/p77#a250624p77

Oh, look, the clown is clowning.
https://mstdn.social/@minimarket/114689532947840091

MINIMARKET ONLINE LTD (@minimarket@mstdn.social)
Attached: 1 image Despite evidence that the conflict between Israel and Iran is escalating, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Sunday that peace would come soon and cited the possibility that Russia's Vladimir Putin could help. In a social media post, Trump said there were many unspecified meetings about the issue happening and encouraged the two countries to make a deal. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #minimarket #America #AmericaNews #trump #Ukraine #russia #UkraineW…

Nothing says standing up to Russian aggression
quite like welcoming the aggressor on a red carpet and applauding him.
On Friday, Donald Trump did both at the start of his summit in Alaska with Vladimir Putin.
This triumphant greeting was followed by multiple friendly handshakes,
a cordial pat or two on the arm,
and a companionable stride past an enfilade of American F-22 fighter jets at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
When the pair got within shouting …

Donald Trump’s Self-Own Summit with Vladimir Putin
Susan B. Glasser on the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, in Alaska, pertaining to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

“the party of cucks” and the “lapdogs” of Russian President Vladimir Putin", a development, he argued, that spelled the “end stage of the GOP”
'Tragic': Conservative Rick Wilson pinpoints new Trump move as 'end stage of the GOP' - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2673905107/

Putin grants Belarusians residing in Russia right to vote, run in local elections: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/24/putin-grants-belarusians-residing-in.html

• “No deal until there’s a deal”:
Donald Trump said he and Vladimir Putin made “great progress”
but did not emerge from today’s summit with a deal on the war in Ukraine.
• Onus on Ukraine:
In an interview on Fox tonight, Trump put the onus on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
to negotiate a ceasefire,
saying there would soon be a meeting set up between Zelensky and Putin.
“They both want me there,” Trump said.
• Key details unclear:
…

Trump and Putin are now holding their high-stakes summit in Alaska
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in Alaska today to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine. Follow here for the latest.

Putin discusses Ukraine war with Erdogan before potential meeting with Zelensky: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/20/putin-discusses-ukraine-war-with.html

Moscow waffles on Putin-Zelenskyy summit as Trump escalates pressure (Elena Giordano/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/moscow-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-summit-donald-trump-pressure/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250819/p51#a250819p51

Kremlin aide: Putin and Trump discussed elevating level of Russian and Ukrainian negotiators: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/19/kremlin-aide-putin-and-trump.html

Switzerland ready to give Putin immunity for peace talks: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/20/switzerland-ready-to-give-putin.html

""A great and very successful day in Alaska!" Trump began. "The meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia went very well, as did a late night phone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, and various European Leaders, including the highly respected Secretary General of NATO.""
'Self-own of embarrassing proportions': Critics mock Trump's failed summit spin - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-failed-summit/

Erdogan, Putin discuss resuming Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/18/erdogan-putin-discuss-resuming-ukrainerussia.html

Alaskans greet Putin with Ukrainian flags, protest 'war criminal hanging out here' (Veronika Melkozerova/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/alaska-vladimir-putin-donald-tump-summit-ukraine-flags-protest-war-criminal/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250815/p21#a250815p21

Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit found dead in suspected suicide following dismissal: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/07/russian-transport-minister-roman-starovoit.html

Trump emerged today from his summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin without a deal and without much to say.
Trump rarely misses a chance to take advantage of a global stage.
But when he stood next to Putin at the conclusion of their three-hour meeting,
Trump offered few details about what the men had discussed.
Stunningly, for a president who loves a press conference,
he took no questions from the reporters assembled at a military base in Alaska.
In his br…

Trump Leaves Alaska Empty-Handed
Trump rolled out the red carpet for Putin but failed to make a deal.

Putin unfazed by Trump's threats, plans to fight on in Ukraine, Reuters reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/16/putin-unfazed-by-trumps-threats.html

Merz urges Putin to hold Ukraine talks without preconditions: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/15/merz-urges-putin-to-hold.html

Kremlin indicates Putin-Zelensky meeting unlikely before August amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine negotiations: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/24/kremlin-indicates-putinzelensky-meeting-unlikely.html

After his summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia,
Trump adopted Putin’s preference for pursuing a sweeping peace agreement
-- instead of the urgent cease-fire Trump said he wanted before the meeting.
Doing so would give Russia an advantage in the talks,
which are due to continue on Monday when President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine visits Trump at the White House.
It breaks from a strategy Trump and European allies,
as well as Zelensky, had ag…

After Putin Summit, Trump Backs Plan to Cede Land in Ukraine: Live Updates
After meeting the Russian president, President Trump told European leaders he now favors giving up unoccupied Ukrainian land to Russia to end the fighting, a concession Ukraine has long opposed.

TACO Don chickens out... again...
(from CNN's 5 Things AM, August 18, 2025)
#TACO #TACOdon #news #war

Putin played Trump like a fiddle
And the whole world knows it

We are living in an age of bullies. Those with power are less constrained today than they have been in my lifetime, since the end of the second world war.
The question is: how do we lead moral lives in this era?
Vladimir Putin launches a horrendous war on Ukraine. After Hamas’s atrocity, Benjamin Netanyahu bombs Gaza to smithereens and is now starving to death its remaining occupants.
Trump abducts thousands of hardworking people within the US and puts them into detention c…

No ceasefire, possible land swaps, vague security guarantees: Everything we know following Trump’s meeting with Putin: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/16/no-ceasefire-possible-land-swaps.html

Ukrainian drone сauses fire near Vladimir Putin's Black Sea palace and winery, media reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/29/ukrainian-drone-auses-fire-near.html

Russia cuts 2025 economic growth forecast from 2.5% to 1.5%: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/28/russia-cuts-economic-growth-forecast.html

Papers with U.S. State Department markings, found Friday morning in the business center of an Alaskan hotel, revealed previously undisclosed and potentially sensitive details about the Aug. 15 meetings between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir V. Putin in Anchorage.
Eight pages, that appear to have been produced by U.S. staff and left behind accidentally, shared precise locations and meeting times of the summit and phone numbers of U.S. government employees

Russia strengthens hand in potential peace talks with steady advances in Donbas: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/22/russia-strengthens-hand-in-potential.html

Russia seeks 'Ukraine's surrender, not peace,' Macron says ahead of talks with Trump: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/17/russia-seeks-ukraines-surrender-not.html

Top Russian commander seriously wounded in Ukrainian strike, Dagestan head says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/18/top-russian-commander-seriously-wounded.html

Trump says no NATO path or Crimea return for Ukraine as Zelensky comes to Washington for peace talks: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/18/trump-says-no-nato-path.html

'Call the Ayatollah'— Senator Graham backs Trump's 50-day Russia ultimatum, alludes to response against Iran: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/16/call-the-ayatollah-senator-graham.html

Ukraine eyes building its own private military companies — their role, legal framework remain unclear: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/15/ukraine-eyes-building-its-own.html