Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
Zelensky calls again for European participation in negotiations with Russia amid this week’s maybe-progress as Trump maybe-agrees to meetings with Putin that will maybe-happen.
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
“Putin must meet with Zelensky for the meeting [with Trump] to occur,” a White House official tells NY Post. I still struggle to see Putin agreeing to this meeting, though I suppose it's possible that Moscow will conclude that throwing Trump this bone costs them little. https://nypost.com/2025/08/07/us-news/trump-to-meet-putin-in-coming-days-with-venue-to-be-announced-later-kremlin-says/
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
Trouble in paradise: ABC News also reports that White House officials are “pushing back” on Kremlin claims that a meeting has been set, repeating the Trump administration’s demand that Putin must also agree to meet with Zelensky later. https://abcnews.go.com/International/kremlin-trump-putin-agreed-meeting-coming-days/story?id=124438908&cid=social_twitter_abcn
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
“Putin must meet with Zelensky for the meeting [with Trump] to occur,” a White House official tells NY Post. I still struggle to see Putin agreeing to this meeting, though I suppose it's possible that Moscow will conclude that throwing Trump this bone costs them little. https://nypost.com/2025/08/07/us-news/trump-to-meet-putin-in-coming-days-with-venue-to-be-announced-later-kremlin-says/
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
Leaked drafts of the State Dept’s long-delayed annual human rights reports indicate that the Trump admin intends to dramatically scale back U.S. govt criticism of certain nations with extensive records of abuse, including El Salvador, Israel, and Russia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/06/trump-human-rights-el-salvador-israel-russia/
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov (not press secretary Dmitry Peskov) confirms that Putin will meet with Trump in the coming days. Location still TBD. https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1040054
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
"Ukrainian support for the war effort collapses," reports Gallup. "Most now favor ending the war with Russia through negotiations, as support for fighting until victory has dropped sharply since the early days of the conflict." They've lost faith in the US too. https://news.gallup.com/poll/693203/ukrainian-support-war-effort-collapses.aspx
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
It's unclear what territorial concessions most Ukrainians would accept to end Russia's invasion, but the mood does seem to contradict the signals from the Zelensky administration, which becomes quite tricky given that martial law has suspended elections and frozen democratic accountability.
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
"Ukrainian support for the war effort collapses," reports Gallup. "Most now favor ending the war with Russia through negotiations, as support for fighting until victory has dropped sharply since the early days of the conflict." They've lost faith in the US too. https://news.gallup.com/poll/693203/ukrainian-support-war-effort-collapses.aspx
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
lol
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
"It seems that Russia is now more inclined towards a ceasefire, the pressure on them is working.” — Volodymyr Zelensky https://www.president.gov.ua/news/shozhe-rosiya-teper-bilshe-nalashtovana-na-pripinennya-vogny-99377
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange
Donald Trump is “open” to meeting Vladimir Putin as well as the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he seeks to broker an end to the war in Ukraine, the White House has said. https://www.ft.com/content/d788a7b7-051e-4b81-a0a7-faf673b6cb6d