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August 22, 2025

Kremlin Rules Out European Troops in Ukraine, Casts Doubts on Putin-Zelensky Summit
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Russia's Foreign Ministry said Thursday a European proposal to deploy
troops in a future postwar Ukraine would amount to "foreign
intervention" and is therefore unacceptable to Moscow. The statement
cast further doubt on President Trump's bid to bring Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin together for peace
talks. On Thursday, Zelensky said Russia had already telegraphed its
intentions to continue its war on Ukraine, through large-scale drone and
missile strikes, including a cruise missile attack on a U.S.-owned
electronics factory in western Ukraine Thursday that left 15 people
injured.

President Volodymyr Zelensky: "The Russians knew perfectly well where
they were aiming. It was a missile strike. We believe it was a
deliberate strike precisely on American property here in Ukraine, a very
telling strike, like this whole massive attack, at the very time when
the world waits for a clear answer from the Russians, an answer
regarding negotiations to end the war."



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