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14-07-2025
President Trump is set to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte amid plans to sell weapons to Ukraine, with Senator Lindsey Graham confirming that he and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal will be meeting with Rutte. Trump has announced plans to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine and to sell NATO allies weapons that can be passed on to Ukraine. The move comes as Russia intensifies drone attacks on Ukraine and as Trump faces calls to support legislation that aims to cripple Russia's oil industry and impose US sanctions on Moscow. The legislation, sponsored by Graham and Blumenthal, has overwhelming support in the Senate and would give Trump the authority to impose 500% tariffs on countries that continue to buy Russian oil and gas. Trump is also considering authorizing fresh funding for Ukraine and has the authority to seize around $5 billion in foreign Russian assets and direct the funds to Ukraine.
14-07-2025
Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal discussed the ongoing Ukraine war on "Face the Nation," revealing they met with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Europe. Graham stated a "turning point" is coming regarding Russia's invasion, with a potential new sanctions package that could give President Trump the authority to impose up to 500% tariffs on countries supporting Russia. The senators, along with 83 other co-sponsors, are backing the measure, which aims to pressure Russia and its allies, including China, India, and Brazil. Blumenthal emphasized the importance of unity among allies and using seized Russian assets to support Ukraine. Graham also hinted at a potential plan to sell weapons to Ukraine and for NATO to purchase military assets from the US, and criticized countries that continue to trade with Russia, saying they will "get hurt big time" if they don't stop supporting Putin.
14-07-2025
NATO countries have agreed to purchase US weapons, which will then be given to Ukraine, as part of a new deal reached at last month's NATO summit, according to President Donald Trump. Trump stated that the US will send weapons to NATO, and NATO will reimburse the full cost, then provide the arms to Ukraine. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also announced that Berlin is prepared to buy additional Patriot systems from the US for Ukraine. The deal comes amid escalating Russian attacks on Ukraine and growing frustration from Trump towards Russian President Vladimir Putin.
14-07-2025
President Trump announced that the US will send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine to aid in its fight against Russia, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has requested more defensive capabilities to fend off daily Russian missile and drone attacks. Trump stated that the European Union will reimburse the US for the cost of the missiles. This decision comes after Trump's efforts to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia were met with resistance from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who Trump criticized for being deceitful in his words and actions. Trump plans to discuss Ukraine and other issues with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte this week.
14-07-2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and warned the US, Japan, and South Korea against forming a military alliance targeting Russia and North Korea, calling their relationship an "invincible fighting brotherhood." The warning comes as the three countries have been expanding their trilateral military exercises in response to North Korea's advancing nuclear program, including a joint air drill involving US nuclear-capable bombers near the Korean Peninsula. Lavrov expressed Russia's support for North Korea and criticized the formation of alliances "directed against anyone, including North Korea and, of course, Russia."
14-07-2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting North Korea for three days, potentially indicating deepening relations between Moscow and Pyongyang, amid heightened tensions and Russia's ongoing conflict with Ukraine, where it has been launching large-scale drone attacks.
14-07-2025
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China-Russia ties are more mature and stable than any major global relationship, highlighting their bilateral ties' depth and uniqueness ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to China. Wang made the statement during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, who is in China for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers' meeting, and emphasized that both countries view their cooperation from a historical, strategic, and long-term perspective.
14-07-2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to Pyongyang signals Moscow's growing reliance on North Korea for troops and engineering support for its war effort in Ukraine. Analysts suggest that North Korea may send more soldiers to directly participate in combat roles, potentially in a Dnieper River-crossing operation to seize Kherson. Lavrov stated that Russia would welcome further North Korean military involvement and that the forms of their strategic defence treaty would be determined by Pyongyang.
14-07-2025
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) says it has killed two Russian agents in response to the killing of a senior Ukrainian intelligence officer, Col Ivan Voronych, who was shot dead in a Kyiv car park on July 10. The SBU head, Vasyl Malyuk, stated that the agents, working for Russia's FSB security service, were tracked down and "liquidated" after resisting arrest on Sunday. The incident comes amid escalating violence between Ukraine and Russia, with Ukraine facing record Russian strikes and significant civilian casualties.
14-07-2025
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said it tracked down and killed two individuals, a suspected male and female duo, involved in the daylight assassination of SBU Colonel Ivan Voronych in a bold attack caught on surveillance footage. The alleged Russian agents were shot after they resisted arrest in a Kyiv region operation. Voronych was reportedly involved in organizing Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region and covert operations in occupied territories. The SBU released a video of the two suspects' bodies. Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine raged on, with Russia carrying out massive drone strikes and Ukrainian forces reporting casualties.
14-07-2025
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) announced that they have killed two Russian operatives accused of assassinating one of its senior officers, Colonel Ivan Voronych, in a broad daylight ambush in Kyiv on July 10. Voronych was involved in covert operations in Russian-occupied territories and was shot five times outside an apartment building. The SBU said the suspected killers, a man and a woman, were instructed by Russia's FSB to track Voronych and carry out the hit. The two Russian agents were "eliminated" during a special operation on Sunday after they resisted arrest.
