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Russia to launch 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies on Aug. 20 to study spaceflight effects

Russia is readying its Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite for a planned Aug. 20 launch. The mission will send 75 mice and other specimens on a monthlong mission to Earth orbit.

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The hard work on a peace deal has only just begun

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As the Trump-Putin summit takes place in Alaska, the prospects for a lasting settlement in Ukraine are, at best, only at the ‘end of the beginning’ stage

The Independent UK

Putin’s envoy Dmitriev meets a bear in Alaska before US-Russia summit

Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev met a bear in Alaska ahead of upcoming crunch talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Putin team trolls its way to Ukraine summit with Trump as it serves ‘Chicken Kyiv’ for in-flight meal

Russia has been accused of sending ‘signals’ ahead of the summit in Alaska

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy to fly to Washington as Merz says US ready to be part of Ukraine security guarantees – as it happened

German chancellor will join Macron and Starmer in leading talks with Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ on Sunday before the Ukrainian and US presidents meet on Monday

The Guardian - US

Falsehoods Swirl Around Trump-Putin Summit

From false claims of a Ukrainian assassin shot dead in Alaska to baseless reports of Russia declaring the sale of the territory to the United States illegal, misinformation has swirled around the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

International Business Times

Russia gains in east before Trump-Putin summit, Ukraine says holding off

Zelenskyy decries Russia’s attempt to gain battlefield edge pre-US summit maintains its army is holding back ‘occupier’.

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Putin stops off at fish factory on way to Alaska for crunch Trump meeting

Vladimir Putin stopped at a fish factory whilst on his way to Alaska to meet Donald Trump to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Independent UK

Pushing Kyiv to give up land 'will force Ukrainians to take to the streets,' expert says

The US president said that a possible deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine would include certain “land swapping”. But for the Ukrainian society, this is an impossible step, seen not as a compromise but rather a capitulation, neither Trump nor even Zelenskyy can force them into.

Euronews

Donald Trump making ‘decisions without peace’ as he plots Ukraine’s fate without inviting its president

They're really trying to strongarm Ukraine.

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Bizarre cyberattack blamed on Russia and China-linked hackers permanently breaks dozens of speed cameras in the Netherlands — authorities decline to reveal location of affected cameras, for obvious reasons

A hack reportedly left "dozens" of speed cameras in the Netherlands inoperable and unrecoverable.

Tom’s Hardware

Russia hacked and took control of a Norwegian dam, police chief claims — released over 1,900,000 gallons of water before attack was noticed

Moscow is to blame for a cyberattack on a dam, which remotely opened the floodgates for a period of around four hours, says Norway's security chief.

Tom’s Hardware

Taliban Mark Fourth Year In Power In Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities marked the fourth anniversary of their takeover on Friday buoyed by Russia's first official recognition of their government, a step they hope other countries will follow.

International Business Times

Ukraine says it has bombed Russian ship carrying drone parts at Caspian port

Attack on cargo vessel more than 500 miles from frontline is show of force before Trump-Putin meeting

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Marjorie Taylor Greene smells defeat, tucks her tail, and reverts to her default Donald Trump factory settings

But will Trump forgive her?

Benzinga

Trump Meets Putin In 'High Stakes' Summit, But Polymarket Traders Are Skeptical About Peace In Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump described his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as "HIGH STAKES" in a Truth Social post on Friday, underscoring the geopolitical significance of the talks.

The Independent UK

Hillary Clinton says she’d nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he helps broker a deal to end Ukraine war

Clinton, a longtime rival of Trump’s, said she would personally nominate the president for the elusive price if he brokered a peace deal that did not ‘capitulate’ to Putin

Evening Standard

Putin ‘prepares nuclear-armed missile test' ahead of Trump talks on Ukraine

Satellite images show heightened activity at Russia’s nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya, a remote archipelago in the Arctic Ocean

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A ‘basic mistake’ may have just derailed Trump’s entire Ukraine peace plan before it even started

It may have become much harder for Trump to fulfill his flimsy promises.

The Independent UK

Munich 1938 tells us Trump must not give anything away at Putin summit

Ukraine – and Europe – will be hoping that Trump can hold his nerve when he meets Putin in Alaska on Friday

The Independent UK

Ukrainian civilians and soldiers released in exchange with Russia

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Donald Trump to open Alaska to Vladimir Putin – Republicans, Adam Kinzinger is waiting to know how you’ll defend this ‘betrayal’

The August 15 meeting that could change everything.

Euronews

At least seven civilians killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine on the eve of Trump-Putin meeting

The strikes, which damaged homes and a school, come ahead of a high-stakes peace summit between Presidents Trump and Putin.

The Independent UK

Ukraine strikes ship ‘carrying ammunition from Iran’ at Russian port on day of Trump-Putin summit

Kyiv says it struck the Syzran oil refinery and Caspian Sea port of Olya in separate attacks

The Independent UK

University of Alaska dorms to host up to 750 Russian delegates in town for Trump-Putin summit

President Trump and President Putin are set to hold ‘peace talks’ Friday afternoon

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