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#news - Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 21, 2025: Democracy Now

21 February 2025

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#NATO #Russia #Trump - 'Only one hope for NATO' as Trump's deal making causing chaos in Europe | Former NATO commander: Times Radio

21 February 2025

"The NATO alliance, which has kept the peace in Europe and the trans-Atlantic region for just over 70 years, is now under real jeopardy." Trump's "parroting" of Russian talking points and his teams putting article 5 under question has pushed Europe and Russia closer to war, wanrs Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Richard Shirreff

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#Ukraine #Russia #Europe #USA - Great news to Zelensky: EU made the Tough Decision against Russia despite the US: Oracle Eyes

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21 February 2025

The peace process that has begun to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is causing a major rift between the United States and the European Union.

One side is holding talks in Riyadh and the other in Ankara for an end to the war and a transition to a peace process.

In Riyadh, there was an important summit between the United States and Russian delegations, while in Ankara there was a critical meeting between Turkish President Erdoğan and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. The EU wing announced that it would consider talks in support of Ukraine's territorial integrity.

This signaled that Europe was paying attention to the Erdogan and Zelenskyy summit in Ankara.

The Turkish government has been supporting Ukraine militarily and has also argued that Ukraine's territorial integrity must be preserved while respecting its independence.

However, there was a moment at the summit in the United States that the EU wing did not expect.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the solution to the Russian Ukrainian conflict must be agreed by all parties.

He also hinted that this could be a justification for the EU to lift sanctions against Russia. After these statements, Europe was on its feet.

Following Marco Rubio's call for easing sanctions against Russia, senior EU officials said that they would not listen to the United States on this issue, that the restrictions would continue and that even new steps would be taken.

We will now explore these historic details that led to the divergence between the EU and the United States on sanctions against Russia.

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#USA #Russia #Trump - 'Complete and utter capitulation' to Russia: Fmr. National Security staffer blasts Trump: MSNBC

21 February 2025

Relations between the U.S. and Ukraine have soured as President Trump continues to attack Ukrainian President Zelensky. NBC News’ Kelly Cobiella reports more. Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes and New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker join Alex Witt to share their analysis.

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The War in Donbass (also known as the War in Ukraine or War in Eastern Ukraine) is an ongoing armed conflict in the Donbass region of Ukraine. From the beginning of March 2014, demonstrations by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine, together commonly called the "Donbass", in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and the Euromaidan movement. These demonstrations, part of a wider group of concurrent pro-Russian protests across southern and eastern Ukraine, escalated into an armed conflict between the separatist forces of the self-declared Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, and the Ukrainian government Prior to a change of the top leadership in August, the separatists were largely led by Russian citizensRussian paramilitaries are reported to make up from 15% to 80% of the combatants.


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Aug 7, 2021 — On August 8, 2008, Russian forces began the invasion of Georgia, marking the start of Europe's first twenty-first century war.


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#Ukraine #Crimea #Donbas #Russia - Life in occupied Ukraine: Crimea - The Global Jigsaw podcast: BBC World Service

21 February 2025

Russia’s land grab playbook aimed at erasing local identity and russifying “liberated” territories. Three years into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we ask what life is like in areas under Russian control. Part 1 looks at “ripe for russification” Crimea, which was annexed 11 years ago. Part 2 focuses on Moscow’s subsequent efforts to assert itself in the separatist East. And in Part 3 we explore the Kremlin’s challenges in subjugating the newly occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. As time passes, the uncertainty over the future of what Ukraine calls “temporarily occupied territories” grows bigger.


2014

The War in Donbass (also known as the War in Ukraine or War in Eastern Ukraine) is an ongoing armed conflict in the Donbass region of Ukraine. From the beginning of March 2014, demonstrations by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine, together commonly called the "Donbass", in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and the Euromaidan movement. These demonstrations, part of a wider group of concurrent pro-Russian protests across southern and eastern Ukraine, escalated into an armed conflict between the separatist forces of the self-declared Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, and the Ukrainian government Prior to a change of the top leadership in August, the separatists were largely led by Russian citizensRussian paramilitaries are reported to make up from 15% to 80% of the combatants.


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Aug 7, 2021 — On August 8, 2008, Russian forces began the invasion of Georgia, marking the start of Europe's first twenty-first century war.


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#investment #finance - US Puts Russian Sanctions In Ukraine Talks & German Election Countdown | Daybreak: Europe 02/21/2025

21 February 2025

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. On today's show, we're counting down to Sunday's German election. The Group of Seven is struggling to agree on a draft communique to mark three years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It comes as the US is prepared to either ramp up or take down penalties on Russia based on the Kremlin's willingness to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Alibaba surges after reporting its fastest revenue growth in more than a year. Today's Guests: DeepL CEO & Founder Jarek Kutylowski, Standard Chartered CFO Diego De Giorgi & Sudha David-Wilp, VP of External Relations and Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund.


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#F1 - Max Verstappen wants a "more stable" Red Bull car in 2025: The Inside Line

21 February 2025

Four-time Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen is on the hunt for his fifth-straight this season, in a bid to equal the late, great Maestro, Juan Manuel Fangio’s total haul. And the Dutchman is ready to get started, with a new teammate in Liam Lawson and pre-season testing held in Bahrain next week.

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