Ukraine Insights

There Was No Trump Pivot Towards Ukraine He Has Protected Putin Well And Might Even Have Zelensky/Ukraine In A Trap

"Trump and Putin have what Trump and Putin always wanted, a potentially isolated Ukraine, which they can bully into taking a bad deal—and then Trump and Putin can declare victory."

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So Ukraine gives Putin a large army base on the right bank of the Dnipro ready for his next attack, and Putin gives Ukraine his meaningless signature on another piece of meaningless paper?

Babies born in bomb shelters as Ukraine population plummets | Context by TRF Men are dead, women have fled and births halved; experts say demographic collapse may be Ukraine's lasting war legacy

The costs of Russia's war on Ukraine will be felt for generations.

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🕯️🇺🇦 During the combat mission, 39-year-old Maryna Hrytsenko “Mary” — a combat medic of the 3rd OSHB, the chief custodian of the funds of the Chernihiv Art Museum — died.

Maryna died on the morning of August 7, 2025, along with two comrades, as a result of an attack by a Russian drone.

Ukraine - don’t hold your breath on peace talks Putin played hard to get, and in the end he got exactly what he wanted, which was a bilateral “Great Power” summit with Trump.

Why Russia isn't interested in peace: "Putin sees weakness from the Trump administration, and division in Europe, and assumes that in a long war the Russian military industrial complex will inevitably triumph over that of Ukraine, and Europe."

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Russian budget deficit has already significantly exceeded full-year target Russia’s federal budget deficit is continuing to grow rapidly, already surpassing the target set for the entire year.

Russian budget deficit has already significantly exceeded full-year target

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Europe faces the prospect of decades of war and insecurity A truly grim outlook

"Europe faces the prospect of decades of war and insecurity"

It may sound extreme, but it's true.

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A chart showing the cumulative growth of US aid delivered to Ukraine over time in five categories, stacked on top of one another.

📊 @econ4ua.bsky.social research found that the total economic value of US aid delivered to Ukraine from 2022-2024 was around $51 billion—a fraction of official figures. This amount includes budgetary grants, old and new weapons, and humanitarian aid.

#EconSky

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If We Want to Discourage Nuclear Weapons, We Need to Get Tougher on Russia The world’s most dangerous lesson has been reinforced over the past few months: if you want to wage war without...

In my latest op-ed, I discuss why it's essential to get tougher on Russia if we want to discourage nuclear weapons.

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Even during wartime, and perhaps ESPECIALLY during wartime, it's crucial to hold leaders accountable.

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Lithuania blames Russia for large rise in GPS jamming incidents Vilnius says it has identified more than ten locations in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad "from where Russia is causing this interference".

More European hybrid warfare, courtesy of Russia.

✅ Zelensky submitted his bill to Rada with provisions on independence of NABU and SAP

🇺🇸 U.S. State Department has greenlit $322 million in arms sales to Ukraine: $150M for Bradley, $172M for Hawk.

🇺🇦 Ukrainian bodies employees who have access to state secrets will undergo a polygraph test.

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Share of Russian companies planning layoffs has nearly doubled in six months — Meduza Halfway through 2025, the share of businesses in Russia that are planning to cut jobs has nearly doubled from the beginning of the year, rising from 6.9 percent in January to 11.5 percent in July,…

The Russian economy is weak and cannot hold out under pressure much longer. Time to finish the job.

Over 1,300 residents remain in embattled Pokrovsk, governor says Vadym Filashkin said the situation in the region is growing more difficult by the day as Russian forces intensify their offensive.

⚡️ Over 1,300 residents remain in embattled Pokrovsk, governor says.

Vadym Filashkin said the situation in the region is growing more difficult by the day as Russian forces intensify their offensive.

Shocked Ukrainians leave apartment block after Russian bomb hits Kharkiv – video Authorities say at least 33 people were injured in the attack

Shocked Ukrainians leave apartment block after Russian bomb hits Kharkiv – video #Ukraine

Putin is stepping up ‘aggressive’ hybrid attacks on Germany, spy chief warns Russia’s attempts to disrupt German society have grown significantly this year, according to Germany’s military counterintelligence chief. “We are talking about a sharp increase in cases of e…

Russia continues to wage hybrid warfare in Europe.

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You've found the start of another daily thread. I've not missed one day since Russia's full invasion, bringing all the Ukraine news in one handy thread every single day.

It's Day 1246, let's begin.

Russia is already a threat to all of Europe, not just Ukraine.

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UK sanctions Russian spies at the heart of Putin’s malicious regime The UK has exposed Russian spies responsible for spreading chaos and disorder on Putin's orders.

Here's your periodic reminder that Russia is already waging war on Europe. And Europe knows it.

The next logical step is doing something more than half-hearted sanctions and meek and slow weapons provision to Ukraine.

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A pregnant woman stands amid the ruins of her home, destroyed by a russian drone last night in Kyiv.

Germany, Norway Vow To Step Up North Atlantic Surveillance NATO allies Germany and Norway agreed on Monday to step up surveillance against maritime and airborne "threats" in the northern Atlantic region amid high tensions with Russia over the Ukraine war.

🇩🇪🇳🇴 #NATO allies Germany and Norway agreed on Monday to step up surveillance against maritime and airborne "threats" in the northern Atlantic region amid high tensions with #Russia over the Ukraine war.

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Ukrainian soldiers look completely different after returning from russian captivity. Often, their families can barely recognize them. But despite all the horrors of captivity, they endured and made it back to native land. We keep waiting for the day when all Ukrainians will be home.

Russia’s increasing use of chemical weapons in Ukraine ‘unbearable,’ says top EU diplomat Moscow is using banned chemical weapons to inflict as “much pain and suffering” as possible to force Ukraine to surrender, Kaja Kallas said.

Russia is a terrorist state.

Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas reports that the EU just approved 18th sanctions package, one of its strongest sanctions package against Russia to date.

Autocratic countries are already waging war on the West. And the price of not responding to them forcefully will be high.

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Russia has no problem seizing Western assets for no good reason whatsoever.

The West can't seem to act decisively even in the least morally ambiguous case possible. Shameful.

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Should the West give Ukraine more weapons? Few takes on Russia’s war on Ukraine are more backwards than the argument: “We shouldn’t give Ukraine more weapons.

"It’s a shameful reality that autocracies appear to have acted with more unity and urgency than the world’s leading democracies."

#Ukraine

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Only a DECISION "within days or weeks"? And then delivery "within months"? Europe still does not appear to appreciate the urgency of acting, and it's costing lives.

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What Trump's announcement on Monday really did was DELAY a Russian sanctions package that would have likely made its way through the Senate and House.

Trump is still helping Russia.

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Should the West give Ukraine more weapons? Few takes on Russia’s war on Ukraine are more backwards than the argument: “We shouldn’t give Ukraine more weapons.

"It’s a shameful reality that autocracies appear to have acted with more unity and urgency than the world’s leading democracies."

#Ukraine

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