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08\/05\/2025August 5, 2025Zelenskyy says Trump talks covered war end and drone deal<\/p>\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he held a “productive”\u00a0call with US\u00a0President Donald Trump on Tuesday, focusing on ending the war, sanctions against Russia, and a planned US-Ukraine drone production deal.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy posted on X that Trump was “fully informed”\u00a0about ongoing Russian strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. The conversation came amid growing frustration from Trump<\/a> toward Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

Trump has given Putin until August 8 to make peace or face tougher sanctions.<\/p>\n

“Of course, we spoke about sanctions against Russia,” said Zelenskyy. “Their economy continues to decline, and that’s exactly why Moscow is so sensitive to this prospect and President Trump’s resolve. This can change a lot.”<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy also said Ukraine was prepared to finalize a drone production deal with the US, calling it “one of the strongest agreements”\u00a0of its kind.<\/p>\n

“The draft agreement on drones has already been prepared by the Ukrainian side, we are ready to discuss it in detail and conclude it,”\u00a0Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n

Kyiv is increasingly turning to foreign investment to build up its domestic defense industry.<\/p>\n

Russian drones cut access to medics saving Ukraine’s wounded

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08\/05\/2025August 5, 2025Trump says falling oil prices could force Putin to end war<\/p>\n

US\u00a0President Donald Trump<\/a> has said that declining global energy prices could pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

“If energy goes down enough, Putin is going to stop killing people,”\u00a0Trump told CNBC on Tuesday. “If you get energy down another $10 a barrel, he’s going to have no choice because his economy stinks.”<\/p>\n

Trump set an August 8 deadline for Putin to move toward ending the war or face tougher US\u00a0sanctions. His administration has also ramped up pressure on India and China to stop buying Russian oil.<\/p>\n

The US president\u00a0said falling oil prices were driven by increased production worldwide, including by OPEC and allied countries. “If you notice OPEC and OPEC+, they\u2019re drilling more because I think they want me happy,”\u00a0Trump said.<\/p>\n

Why sanctions won’t stop Russia

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08\/05\/2025August 5, 2025Trump again threatens steep India tariff hike over Russian oil ties<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump has repeated his threat to sharply raise tariffs on Indian goods<\/a> within the next 24 hours, citing the country’s continued oil trade with Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We settled on 25% but I think I’m going to raise that very substantially over the next 24 hours, because they’re buying Russian oil,” Trump told broadcaster CNBC on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“They’re fueling the war machine,” he added. “And if they’re going to do that, then I’m not going to be happy.”<\/p>\n

Trump’s remarks come ahead of the deadline he set for Russia to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine. That 10-day window, which began last Tuesday, is set to expire soon.<\/p>\n

If no agreement is reached, Trump said he plans to impose sanctions on Russia\u2019s trading partners<\/a>, including India.<\/p>\n

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08\/05\/2025August 5, 2025Russian strikes kill 6 in Ukraine as Trump deadline nears<\/p>\n

Russian strikes across eastern Ukraine have killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more, Ukrainian authorities\u00a0said on Tuesday, as Moscow<\/a> ramps up attacks ahead of a looming US deadline for peace progress.<\/p>\n

“Russian terrorists inflicted a massive strike on the railway infrastructure of Lozova,” Ukrainian Railways said in a Telegram post.<\/p>\n

Among the dead was a railway mechanic. A passenger train was left mangled and scorched, and the station building was partly destroyed.<\/p>\n

Kharkiv Governor Oleg Synegubov confirmed two deaths in Lozova and said several trains had been rerouted. President Volodymyr Zelensky said 25 Shahed drones hit the city, damaging civilian infrastructure including a depot and station, with 10 people injured.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s air force reported that Russia fired 46 attack drones and one ballistic missile in the barrage.<\/p>\n

Lozova Mayor Sergiy Zelenskyy called it “the most massive attack”\u00a0on the city since the war began<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, two people were killed in Sumy region at an agricultural facility, and two more died in Zaporizhzhia when a Russian drone hit a house, officials said.<\/p>\n

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