US president Trump has signed a proclamation imposing tariffs of up to 100% on drones and their components in an effort to reduce US reliance on foreign imports, particularly from China.
— @Currentreport1 Aug 15, 2026
Month: August 2026
🇸🇦🇵🇸 Saudi Arabia has continued support for Palestinian and removes phrase from textbook called ‘Muslims will never give up on Jerusalem’ has not abandoned its longstanding positions on Jerusalem (Al-Quds) or a two-state solution.
— @rkmtimes Aug 15, 2026
🇺🇦🇷🇺 In 2014, Zelensky argued for Ukraine to protect the Russian language and the rights of people to speak it:
“In the East and in Crimea, people want to speak Russian… leave them alone.
Legally, provide them with the right to speak Russian.
Language should never divide our country.”
Today, he says Ukrainian is the country’s sole language, and rejects protecting anyone’s rights to speak Russian
How war, and billions in foreign aid, changes people
Writer: Ian
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— @MarioNawfal Aug 15, 2026
Wary of Trump, #Europe Seeks Role in Eventual #Russia– #Ukraine Talks thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com…
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Aug 15, 2026
Ukraine is moving energy infrastructure underground to protect against Russian strikes. Zaporizhzhia is building underground structures at two transformer substations, the first such project in the country. Over half of key transformers are already covered with protective structures.
— @wartranslated Aug 15, 2026
Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Eventual Russia-Ukraine Talks – The New York Times nytimes.com/2026/08/15/world…
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Aug 15, 2026
The US is waking up.
According to a poll by *The Economist*, Trump’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest level of his two terms as president.
Only 33% of Americans approve of his performance in office, while 62% disapprove.
— @jurgen_nauditt Aug 15, 2026
❗️Kyiv has privately informed the Trump administration that Russia is unlikely to be able to capture the remaining Ukrainian-controlled territories of Donetsk Oblast even in 2027, – Kyiv Independent.
— @front_ukrainian Aug 15, 2026








