Russian missile penetrates ceiling of Ukrainian apartment. Fortunately didn’t explode.
Zelenskyy had a phone call with Trump and will travel to the US tomorrow.
Ukraine being asked by US to cede entire Donbas region, even those areas not currently occupied by Russia.
As the cease-fires have all failed due to Putin’s resistance, Trump now wants to skip the cease-fires and go directly to negotiations.
Putin insists on addressing “root cause” of war. What is the root cause? Ukraine exists as a separate and independent country.
In Georgia, a provocateur had a knife, protesters took the knife from him and turned it over to the police. Protesters were arrested, provocateur went free.
Georgia regime offers membership in EU at the expense of the LGBT.
US cites the US response to the occupation of Crimea and interference in the Donbas as an example of good statecraft. But it wasn’t. Obama’s NatSec team recommended the course that Obama took, but in hindsight, it was wrong.
Putin says he’ll settle for just the rest of the Donbas. This is territory that contains lots of Ukrainian fortifications.
The extent of US security guarantees will be discussed on Monday.
Europe and Ukraine are urged to reject the Trump-Putin “deal.”
In return for Ukraine cooperating in handing over territory, etc., Putin promises to not attack. As the actions of 2014 required the breaking the Budapest Memorandum, anything Putin “guarantees” is worthless.
“2. Trump recognized Russia as the superpower it no longer is.”
Apparently lousy OPSEC. Papers allegedly found in hotel room giving details about Trump-Putin meeting.
Ukraine struck with missiles and 86 drones.
Ukrainian Army pushes back om Russian advance.
Russian oil pumping station hit.
Oil refinery in Volgograd (Stalingrad) hit.
https://balloon-juice.com/2025/08/16/war-for-ukraine-day-1269-the-aftermath/
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