Month: August 2026

🇺🇸‼️🇺🇦 Trump did not support the idea of ​​providing Ukraine with Starlink for long-range strikes against Russia, – FT

Zelensky raised this issue during a meeting with Trump at the White House in late July. Specifically, he asked the American president to speak with Musk about allowing Ukrainian drones to use satellite internet for strikes against Russian military installations.

The discussion focused primarily on the possibility of attacking ballistic missile launch infrastructure up to 200 km from Ukraine’s borders.

However, Trump has not made any commitments on this matter, FT sources noted. They added that Musk is also unlikely to agree to Kyiv’s request.

— @Maks_NAFO_FELLA Aug 21, 2026

South Korea suggests that the number of “very powerful nuclear weapons” Kim Jong Un has is far higher than the 57 cited publicly by President Trump.  nbcnews.com/world/asia/trump…

— @NBCNews Aug 21, 2026

⚡️ Exclusive: Coalition of the Willing to hold Independence Day meeting in Kyiv.

The meeting will take place on Ukraine’s Independence Day and be the third time the grouping has met in Kyiv since it was established by France and the U.K. in March 2025, with the aim of agreeing on security guarantees for a post-ceasefire Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/coalitio…

— @KyivIndependent Aug 21, 2026

Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is planning a trip to the US focused on defense technology projects, his team says.

They denied reports that the visit is intended for political meetings or outreach.

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— @KyivPost Aug 21, 2026

Ukraine seeks Musk’s help to hit Russian missile launchers  ft.trib.al/SnjGpDy

— @FT Aug 21, 2026

Russian-Australian man charged over alleged foreign interference  trib.al/r07prTM

— @DailyMail Aug 21, 2026

JUST IN:

Russia has received North Korea’s heavier Hwasong-11C ballistic missile for the first time, according to Ukrainian intelligence.

North Korea has claimed the missile can carry a 2.5-ton warhead.
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— @Currentreport1 Aug 21, 2026

The U.S. war against Iran has drained vital missile interceptor stockpiles, leading allies to question America’s capacity to sustain multi-front conflicts  on.wsj.com/3SrpdaK

— @WSJ Aug 21, 2026

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s former defence minister called for wartime elections and pretty much lost his own protesters.

Mykhailo Fedorov had thousands of people protesting after Zelenskiy suddenly fired him last month.

But then Fedorov decided to turn the pressure up and called for elections while Ukraine is still at war.

That apparently wasn’t what his supporters signed up for.

One protester basically said: we came here to get you your job back, not to hold elections.

And Ukrainians seem pretty clear on this. A recent poll found 57% want elections only after the fighting ends.

By yesterday, parliament had approved Fedorov’s replacement and the protests that once had thousands of people were down to just a few dozen.

He had people fighting to get him back in government. Probably should’ve stopped there.

Source: Reuters / Writer: Daniyal

— @MarioNawfal Aug 21, 2026