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Ukraine Defense Ramstein Meeting Scheduled for July 21
Mezha
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July 16, 2025
As reported by the spokesperson of the German Ministry of Defense The next meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine’s Defense in the Ramstein format is scheduled for Monday, July 21. This information was confirmed by a representative of the German...
Ukraine PM's resignation approved, new cabinet to be in place soon
NHK
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The Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday approved by majority vote Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal's dismissal after he tendered his resignation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier tapped Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia...
Budapest sanctions Ukrainian top brass over brutal attempted enlistment of Hungarian
TASS
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July 17, 2025
BUDAPEST, July 17. /TASS/. Hungary has imposed sanctions against three Ukrainian military leaders in connection with the brutal attempted forced conscription of an ethnic Hungarian in Ukraine leading to his death, Hungarian Minister of Foreign...
Olga Stefanyshina nominated to serve as Ukrainian ambassador to US
TASS
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July 17, 2025
MOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. Kiev has proposed Olga Stefanyshina - former Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and former Justice Minister - as Ukraine’s next ambassador to the United States, Vladimir Zelensky announced,...
US moving ‘with haste’ to enable weapons shipments to Kyiv, says Washington
The Guardian
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July 18, 2025
The US is moving to get weapons to Ukraine quickly under President Donald Trump’s plan for Europe to buy arms and is weighing selling Patriot air defence systems from its own stocks, Washington’s envoy to Nato has said. “We are all moving with...
Brave1 Launches Test in Ukraine Platform for Military Tech Testing
Mezha
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July 18, 2025
The Brave1 defense cluster has announced the launch of a new platform that will allow foreign military technology manufacturers to test their products in Ukraine. This opens up new opportunities for collaboration between arms producers and...
Ukraine pavilion at expo shares peace message, grim realities
The Asahi Shimbun
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OSAKA--“Not for Sale,” the theme of the Ukrainian pavilion at the Osaka Kansai Expo, is sending a message to visitors from around the world. Ukraine will continue striving for world peace but will do whatever it takes to protect its priceless...
Film Shorts // July 16-22, 2025
Fort Worth Weekly - Texas
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July 16, 2025
OPENING The Banished (NR) This Australian horror film stars Meg Eloise-Clarke as a woman searching the outback for her missing brother. Also with Gautier de Fontaine, Vicky Gard, Cassandra Hughes, Tony Hughes, and Leighton Cardno. (Opens Friday in...
Donald Trump buys time with weapons for Kyiv
Bangkok Post
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July 17, 2025
There was rejoicing when US President Donald Trump announced that he was going to let Ukraine have weapons after all, but it was conspicuously contained joy. Half-smiles and sighs of relief were plentiful; cheers were absent or faked. The...
Washington diverts Patriots bound for Switzerland to support Ukraine
Breaking Defense
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July 17, 2025
German Air Force’s Patriot air defense missile system deployed to Slovakia. (Bundeswehr/Tom Twardy) WASHINGTON — The United States is reshuffling its Patriot air defense queue as European nations rush to support Ukraine, with Switzerland...
Ukraine Opens Submissions for 98th Oscar National Selection 2025
Mezha
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July 16, 2025
The Ukrainian committee for participation in the “Oscar” has announced the start of applications for the national selection. The deadline for submitting documents is August 3, 2025. The award ceremony for the 98th Oscars is scheduled for March 15,...
Ukraine battles Russian invasion, thousands flee fighting
Eleven Myanmar
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KYIV/MARIUPOL, UKRAINE (REUTERS) - Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides on Thursday (Feb 24) after Moscow unleashed the biggest attack on a European state since World War II, prompting tens of thousands of people to flee their...
Vadim Gluzman: A bridge to the future for Music in the Mountains
The Durango Herald - Colorado
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July 16, 2025
Violinist Vadim Gluzman takes the helm as artistic director for Music in the Mountains. (Courtesy of www.vadimgluzman.com) × Musician steps into artistic director position for annual festival Internationally known, globe-trotting violinist Vadim...
Dance, food mark Ukrainian Festival
The Chronicle - Oregon
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July 17, 2025
SPRINGFIELD – Vibrant costumes, energetic music, and complex choreography reflected a celebration of Ukrainian culture last week. Families, friends, coworkers, and other community members gathered on the lawn of the Nativity of the Mother of God...
Germany And Britain To Transfer Long-range Systems To Ukraine
Charter 97
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20 Soon. Ukraine will "very soon, in the near future" receive additional support that will help it strike at greater distances, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, according to a July 17 report by the British Sky News. "Ukraine will be in a...
ICE HOCKEY - Coventry Blaze sign Ukrainian forward Artem Buzoverya
Coventry Observer
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COVENTRY Blaze have confirmed the signing of Ukrainian forward Artem Buzoverya for the 2025/26 Elite League season. The 25-year-old centreman joins Blaze from Bentley University (NCAA) where he recorded 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 32...
Mysterious Death Could Aggravate Tensions Between Ukraine and Hungary
Transitions
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July 17, 2025
A few days after being mobilized, an ethnic Hungarian man from Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region was hospitalized and consequently died on 6 July. From Telex. There are many questions surrounding the death of 45-year-old Jozsef S., and given the...
NATO Commander Says Patriots to Move to Ukraine ‘as Soon as Possible’
The Epoch Times
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July 17, 2025
A Patriot air defense system of the Ukrainian Air Forces on the ground in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Aug. 4, 2024. Valentyn Ogirenko /Reuters Arrangements are being made to transfer additional Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine,...
Ukrainian human rights activists urge authorities to “stop using justice system for political reprisals”
Gwara Media
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July 16, 2025
UKRAINE, Jul 16 — The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) suspects Ukrainian top anti-corruption activist and soldier, Vitalii Shabunin, of fraud and evasion of military service. Ukrainian human rights activist platform Zmina published a public...
Media: Danish company helped Russians export stolen grain from Berdyansk
Babel
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The Danish surveying services company Baltic Control helped the Russians remove stolen grain from occupied Berdyansk. This is stated in the investigation of journalists KibOrg and NGL.media. Journalists managed to gain access to documents on ship...