Ukraine August 2025

European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump (LINK) 17 August 2025

In major shift, Trump agrees with Putin that Ukraine war should aim for peace deal rather than interim ceasefire (LINK) — ground.news: 21 media reports (LINK) 16 August 2025

Heather Cox Richardson: the Putin-Trump meeting (LINK) 16 August 2025

Putin echoes Trump's claim that if he'd beaten Biden in 2020 there would be no war in Ukraine (LINK) — ground.news: 69 media reports (LINK) 15 August 2025

Ukraine blows up Russian port Olya ship loaded with Iranian drone parts, hits oil refinery (LINK) 14 August 2025

Trump threatens 'severe consequences' if Putin refuses to end Ukraine war (LINK) 13 August 2025

Zelensky says Trump 'expressed support' for ceasefire during call with EU leaders (LINK) 13 August 2025

German chancellor Merz says Trump 'largely shares' European positions on Ukraine after virtual meeting between European leaders and the U.S. president (LINK) 13 August 2025

Switzerland follows the EU with new sanctions against Russian oil (LINK) 12 August 2025

— A total of 14 new individuals and 41 new companies and entities are now subject to the sanctions, the Federal Department of Economic Affairs said. In addition, 105 new vessels are subject to extensive bans on buying and selling, as well as on using maritime services. In addition, the ceiling price for Russian crude oil has been lowered to $47.60.

Russia and Ukraine hold fast to their demands ahead of a planned Putin-Trump summit (LINK) 9 August 2025

Ukraine will not cede land, Zelenskiy says, as Trump, Putin plan meeting (LINK) 9 August 2025

President Donald Trump said Friday that he'll be meeting "very shortly" with Russian President Vladimir Putin and previewed terms of a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine that could include "some swapping of territories" (LINK) 8 August 2025

ITC: For Ukrainians fleeing war, online businesses offer fresh start: almost all of Ukraine's businesses are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMES). Supporting them is crucial for economic recovery (LINK) 8 August 2025

— ITC Executive Director Pamela Coke-Hamilton told the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Romethat Ukraine has $30 billion in untapped export potential, according to the ITC Export Potential Map.

Ukrainian drones strike train station in Russia's Volgograd Oblast, governor reports (LINK) 7 August 2025

US is auctioning a seized $325M Russian yacht with 8 state rooms, a helipad, a gym and a spa: first American sale of a seized Russian luxury ship since the start of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine (LINK) 6 August 2025

Netherlands to buy US arms for Ukraine under new NATO scheme (LINK) 5 August 2025

— The $577 million package is the first funding of US military equipment for Ukraine under a new NATO mechanism. It includes US Patriot missile parts.

2 Russian oil refineries cut production after Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reports (LINK) 5 August 2025

Al Jazeera: Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,258 (LINK) 5 August 2025

Ukraine claims attacks on Russian drone storage airbase and military plant (LINK) 2 August 2025

Ukraine MP, heads of district and city administrations and several National Guard service members held in military drone corruption probe 2 days after independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies restored (LINK) 2 August 2025

— Charges involve state contracts with suppliers being signed at prices inflated by up to 30%.