The Daily Populous

Tuesday August 19th, 2025 night edition

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated on Sunday that Kyiv will not surrender any territory to Moscow, pushing back against mounting international speculation about potential land-for-peace negotiations.

"The constitution of Ukraine makes it impossible to give up territory or trade land," Zelenskyy said during a press conference at the European Commission on Sunday.

"Since the territorial issue is so important, it should be discussed only by the leaders of Ukraine and Russia at the trilateral [talks with] Ukraine, United States, Russia," Zelenskyy said.

PUTIN DEMANDS CONTROL OF KEY UKRAINIAN TERRITORY IN EXCHANGE FOR PEACE: EUROPEAN DIPLOMAT.

Still, SSecretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed claims that Trump would pressure Zelenskyy to give up large swaths of its sovereign land to Russia.

"You can't have a peace deal between two warring factions unless both sides agree to give up something.

Zelenskyy said he hopes the upcoming meeting with European allies and Trump "will be productive," contrasting it with the heated Oval Office exchange during his February visit. »

A Nation of Lawyers Confronts China’s Engineering State

Authored by theatlantic.com
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The United States, by contrast, has a government of the lawyers, by the lawyers, and for the lawyers.

You can see the remnants of the engineering state amid the mighty industrial works scattered all over the country.

America needs an engineering culture to build homes, build mass transit, and build the energy systems necessary to decarbonize. »

Angry Trump Accidentally Blurts Out Unnerving New Plot to Rig Midterms

Authored by newrepublic.com
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“It exposes that this is not about election integrity and national security, it’s about election rigging.”.

It’s no accident that this comes even as Trump is expanding the use of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and other cities, based—again—on a manufactured pretext, this time about crime.

Fortuitously, Trump has told us himself exactly what he intends to do. »

Zelensky shows up to White House in all-black suit - but no tie - after Trump complained about his previous attire

Authored by independent.co.uk

“That’s the one that attacked you,” Trump said to Zelensky, to which he replied with a knowing smile: “I remember.”

open image in gallery Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky arrived for his meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office wearing an all black suit after Trump criticized him for his attire during a February meeting.

However, Monday’s meeting seemingly had a far more positive outcome, with Zelensky later telling reporters that the bilateral with Trump had gone well. »