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Monday, August 18
Russian strikes kill 8, injure 35 across Ukraine ahead of Zelensky-Trump meeting
The strikes come as Moscow continues rejecting calls for an unconditional ceasefire, instead intensifying its use of drones and missiles against Ukraine.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,070,890 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 940 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Trump says no NATO path or Crimea return for Ukraine as Zelensky comes to Washington for peace talks
Donald Trump has stepped up pressure on Zelensky ahead of Aug. 18 peace talks in Washington with European leaders, saying on Truth Social that the Ukrainian president could end the war "almost immediately."
Rubio denies European leaders coming to White House to 'keep Zelensky from being bullied'
"Oh, this is such a stupid media narrative that they're coming here tomorrow because Trump is going to bully Zelensky into a bad deal," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told CBS.
Monday, August 18
Ukraine's long-range Flamingo cruise missile enters serial production, media reports
The domestically developed cruise missile has a reported range of 3,000 km (1,864 miles). The military has not yet publicly commented on the official technical specifications.
Monday, August 18
Russian strike on Kharkiv kills 4, including toddler, injures 18 as Zelensky arrives to Washington to meet with Trump
Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks against Ukrainian cities late on Aug. 17, mere hours before President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to meet for peace talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.
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Sickening. Shameful. And in the end, useless. Those were the words that came to mind when we watched the Alaska Summit unfold. On our screens, a blood-soaked dictator and war criminal received a royal welcome in the land of the free — as his attack drones headed for our cities. In the lead-up to the meeting in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump declared he wanted a “ceasefire today” and that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would face “severe consequences” if he didn't go for it. Yet
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