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Ukraine may recover $10 billion with adequate cryptocurrency regulation
Cryptopolitan
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August 29, 2025
Ukraine has been losing billions of U.S. dollars in budget revenues as a result of crimes related to cryptocurrencies, a new report has indicated. Proper crypto oversight can help the war-torn country’s government to recover some $10 billion or...
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine calls emergency UN Security Council meeting over Russian strike on Kyiv
The Kyiv Independent
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August 29, 2025
Key developments on Aug. 29: Ukraine calls emergency UN Security Council meeting over Russian strike on Kyiv EU member states ready to deploy military instructors to Ukraine after potential truce, Kallas says Russian losses amount to nearly...
Ukraine Enacts National Memory Policy Law to Strengthen Unity
Mezha
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August 29, 2025
On Friday, August 29, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed Bill No. 13273 “On the Principles of State Policy of National Memory of the Ukrainian People.” The corresponding document is published on the Verkhovna Rada’s website. “The...
Ukrainian woman who moved to US to escape war stabbed to death at train station, family says
WOWT 6 - Nebraska
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August 29, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A Ukrainian woman who came to the U.S. to escape war in her country was stabbed to death in Charlotte, according to authorities. On Aug. 22, Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on the light rail in Charlotte’s...
Ukraine Independence Day celebrated in Canora
SaskToday.ca
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Fr. Yurii Obukh detailed how "Today, in 2025, our people continue to fight for their right to be free, for their land, for their dignity." CANORA - In this time of hardship for the people of Ukraine, recognition of the 34th anniversary of...
MEDIA MALPRACTICE: Vance Blasts Politico Reporter for Anonymous Source Smear Job on Steve Witkoff
Sean Hannity
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August 29, 2025
Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday accused Politico diplomatic correspondent Felicia Schwartz of “journalistic malpractice” for leaving out on-the-record quotes defending Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in a story critical of his role in Russia peace...
House GOP launches probe of Wikipedia editors over alleged bias in Ukraine, Israel articles
New York Post
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August 29, 2025
WASHINGTON — House Republicans launched an investigation this week into claims that US academics and foreigners are conspiring to make bad-faith edits to Wikipedia to manipulate public opinion about Israel and Ukraine. The collaborative online...
Ukrainian drone сauses fire near Vladimir Putin's Black Sea palace and winery, media reports
The Kyiv Independent
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August 29, 2025
Parts of a Ukrainian drone have fallen on a forest near a palace and winery on the Black Sea used by Russian President Vladimir Putin, causing a fire, Russian independent media the Insider reported on Aug. 29. The fire started as a result of a...
How Kharkiv celebrated Ukraine’s Independence Day during fourth year of Russia’s full-scale war
Gwara Media
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August 29, 2025
Ukraine’s Independence Day on August 24 is one of three significant holidays that Kharkiv locals celebrate in the last month of summer. Before that, on August 23, there is National Flag Day and the Kharkiv City Day. A city that’s located less than...
Putin humiliated as Ukraine claims major strike on key Russian target fuelling army
Daily Express
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August 29, 2025
Ukraine has claimed to have struck a diesel pumping station which provides fuel for Russian forces in an apparent blow to Vladimir Putin's war machine. Ukraine's General Staff said on Friday (August 29) that the facility was hit in the village of...
Is Putin stringing Trump along to sidestep US sanctions while bombing Ukraine?
Fox News
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Fox News senior strategic analyst Ret. Gen. Jack Keane weighs in on the recent strikes in the Russia-Ukraine war and Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions since his meeting with President Donald Trump on 'The Story.' NEWYou can now listen to...
A Deadly Night in Kyiv Makes a Mockery of the Peace Process
Washington Monthly
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August 29, 2025
It was already clear at 10:00 p.m. that it would be a tough night in Kyiv. The air alert sounded at 9:24 p.m., blaring outside and shrieking out of the state-supported app on my phone. Like many in Ukraine, I checked a couple of privately run...
France, Germany up pressure on Putin over Ukraine-Russia talks
The Bryan Times - Ohio
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August 29, 2025
France and Germany on Friday vowed to step up pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine, threatening further sanctions if President Vladimir Putin failed to turn up for talks with Ukraine's leader. French President Emmanuel Macron said that...
Weapons to start flowing to Ukraine under European deal with Trump
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Europe has begun buying American weapons for Ukraine in earnest, only weeks after President Donald Trump struck a deal with NATO allies to do so. The latest sale, announced by the State Department on Thursday, will send 3,500 extended-range cruise...
Russian strike on Kyiv kills 23, hits EU offices
The Week Magazine
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August 29, 2025
What happened Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine Thursday, killing at least 23 people in Kyiv and damaging the European Union's diplomatic office and the nearby British Council office, along with scores of other civilian buildings....
Hungary declines to condemn Russian attack on Kyiv which damaged EU building
Euronews
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August 29, 2025
Published on 29/08/2025 - 17:51 GMT+2 Hungary has refused to sign an EU statement condemning the latest Russian attack on Ukraine. The document, prepared by the High Representative Kaja Kallas, was supported by the remaining 26 member states....
White House Reacts to Report of 'Chinese Peacekeepers' in Post-War Ukraine
Newsweek
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August 29, 2025
The Trump administration has denied any support for Chinese peacekeepers in a hypothetical demilitarized zone as proposed in peace talks with Ukraine and Russia as the three nations continue to seek a path towards resolving the ongoing war. The...
JD Vance shoots down 'outright lies' in report smearing envoy on Ukraine: 'A literal foreign influence operation'
The Blaze
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August 29, 2025
Vice President JD Vance forcefully rejected a report in Politico that tried to undermine the reputation of the administration's envoy for peace in the Ukraine-Russia war. Vance said the Politico reporter had participated in a "literal foreign...
Hungary Bans Ukrainian Drone Commander Over Druzhba Pipeline Attack
Mezha
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August 29, 2025
As reported by online media Suspilne. Hungary responded to the strike on the Russian Druzhba oil pipeline by imposing a ban on entry for the Ukrainian commander of unmanned systems forces with the callsign “Magyar” – Robert Brovdi. Such a decision...
The Art of the Crypto Deal
The Atlantic
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August 29, 2025
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Right at the beginning of the second chapter of...