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Wednesday, August 27
'Very dangerous from a legal perspective' — Belgian, German leaders wary of confiscating frozen Russian assets
"I know that there are governments that are trying to seize the money. But I would like to warn that this is not so easy legally," Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said, warning that assets belonging to Russia's central bank hold legal immunity and the seizure likely lead to economic retaliation from other countries.
'It's all bullsh*t' —Trump responds to Russia's attacks on Zelensky's legitimacy
"It doesn't matter what they say. Everybody's posturing," U.S. President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet Meeting on Aug. 26.
Wednesday, August 27
Germany, Poland, Czech Republic named first countries included in Ukraine's multiple citizenship law
The new law will be extended to these three countries first, and then to the U.S. and Canada, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukraine to privatize one of nation's largest chemical plants
The Odesa Portside Plant (OPZ) will be put up for an open electronic auction with a starting price of 4.5 billion UAH (around $108 million), Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said.
US may provide intelligence, air defense assets to European peacekeepers in Ukraine, FT reports
Air defense support for Ukraine would involve U.S. aircraft, logistics, and ground-based radar facilitating a no-fly zone enforced by Europe, officials familiar with the discussions told the Financial Times.
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian government allows men aged 18-22 to go abroad
Key developments on Aug. 26: * Ukrainian government allows men aged 18-22 to go abroad * Monitors claim Russia captured 2 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast villages for first time * Nearly 150 Ukrainian miners rescued after Russian attack on mines, 1 worker killed * Next Ramstein summit scheduled for Sept. 9 in London * Ukraine targets Russian logistics in occupied Crimea, military says after reported railway strikes Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has revised travel rules and allowed men aged 18 to 2
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