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Hanse MinaChina's Foreign Ministry justified its imports of Russian oil on Aug. 8, suggesting Beijing will continue to purchase oil from Moscow despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
https://kyivindependent.com/china-vows-to-continue-buying-russian-oil-amid-trumps-tariff-threats/
#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #China
Hanse Mina#Armenia, #Azerbaijan sign peace deal at White House ceremony, plan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize.
https://kyivindependent.com/armenia-azerbaijan-sign-peace-deal-at-white-house-ceremony-plan-to-nominate-trump-for-nobel-peace-prize/
#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump
Hanse MinaPutin offered Trump a Ukraine cease-fire deal demanding major territorial concessions and global recognition of Russia’s claims. Trump said he’ll meet Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15.
https://kyivindependent.com/putin-proposed-halting-war-in-exchange-for-ukraines-eastern-regions-wsj-reports/
#Ukraine #Russia #US #Putin #Trump #Alaska
Hanse MinaRussian occupation authorities in Ukraine posted a catalog of 294 abducted children, sorted by physical traits, for adoption. Ukraine says over 19,500 have been taken since the invasion, with estimates reaching up to 300,000.
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-catalogue-of-ukrainian-children-for-adoption-sorted-by-eye-and-hair-color/
#Ukraine #Russia
Hanse MinaGreek ministers are suspected in a €100M+ EU farm aid scam, but PM #Mitsotakis is blocking a full probe, likely letting them evade justice, saying Greece needs “truths” not scandals.
https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-mitsotakis-farm-funds-fraud-eppo-opekepe-agriculture-farmer-pasture/
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Greece
Hanse MinaThe Polish outlet Onet has reported having learned the details of a "favourable" American proposal regarding Ukraine, which was presented to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin during talks with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy, in Moscow.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/08/7/7525141/
#Ukraine #Russia #US #Putin #Trump
Hanse MinaRussia and India stressed their commitment to a "strategic partnership" in bilateral security talks in Moscow on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on imports from India because of its purchases of Russian oil.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/russia-india-talk-up-strategic-partnership-after-trump-tariff-hike-2025-08-07/
#Ukraine #Russia #India #Putin #Modi
Hanse MinaAs Russia sought to ratchet up military production for the war in Ukraine, a state-owned explosives manufacturer circumvented Western sanctions by purchasing equipment made by Germany's #Siemens from a middleman that imports technology from China.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/despite-western-sanctions-russian-bomb-factory-bought-siemens-tech-via-middleman-2025-08-07/
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Germany #China
Hanse MinaMasked men wearing the insignia of the far-right nationalist group Russian Community attempted to disrupt a ceremony honoring victims of Stalinist purges in Russia's northwestern #Karelia region, the Sova Research Center reported on Aug. 7.
https://kyivindependent.com/far-right-group-disrupts-ceremony-honoring-victims-of-stalinist-purges-which-included-ukrainians/
#Ukraine #Russia
Hanse MinaTrump told European leaders and President Volodymyr Zelensky that Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to negotiations if land swaps are included in the talks, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 7, citing its undisclosed sources.
https://kyivindependent.com/trump-reportedly-tells-european-allies-zelensky-that-putin-open-to-land-swap-talks/
#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #Putin #Zelensky