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21.10.2025

The Day Trump Dismissed Budapest Summit as "Waste of Time"

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 21.10.2025.

It displays 69 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

21.10.2025The Day Trump Dismissed Budapest Summit as "Waste of Time"
Ukrainian media on October 21, 2025, focused heavily on the evolving narrative around a potential Trump-Putin summit. Morning reports from Kyiv Post and UNIAN highlighted warnings that a Budapest meeting could be a "trap" for Trump and might not occur. Throughout the day, Ukrinform and Glavcom consistently reported on ongoing combat engagements, with 202 clashes recorded. In the early afternoon, Ukrainian media, particularly Glavcom, Liga.net, and Ukrinform UA, prominently reported a massive Russian drone attack on Novhorod-Siverskyi, resulting in fatalities and injuries. By late evening, the focus returned to the diplomatic front, with Kyiv Post and UNIAN reporting Trump's statements dismissing a Budapest summit with Putin as a "waste of time" due to "very strange mistakes" in Moscow's demands, marking a significant shift from previous days' discussions about a potential meeting.
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05:56Trump and Putin's Budapest Meeting: A Trap?

Ukrainian media continues to focus on the potential meeting between US President Trump and Russian President Putin in Budapest, with reports highlighting warnings that the summit could be a "trap" and may not even occur (Kyiv Post, UNIAN). Concurrently, ongoing combat engagements persist on the front lines, with 202 clashes reported over the past day (Ukrinform, Ukrinform UA, Glavcom).
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11:38Ukraine Extends Martial Law

Ukrainian media highlights the Rada's decision to extend martial law and mobilization (Glavcom), alongside ongoing discussions about halting hostilities on the current front lines, with statements from Zelenskyy and EU representatives (UNIAN). There's also reporting on new forms of EU assistance beyond money and weapons (Radio Svoboda), and a new appointment for Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy (Ukrinform UA). The previously reported Lavrov-Rubio talks are now delayed or unscheduled (Kyiv Post).
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15:18Novhorod-Siverskyi Attacked

Ukrainian media prominently reports on Russia's massive drone attack on Novgorod-Siversky, detailing fatalities, injuries, and widespread destruction (Glavcom, Liga.net, Ukrinform UA). Kyiv Post also covers border raids in Bryansk, while Radio Svoboda discusses a potential war with NATO by 2030. Unian reports on the expansion of a military contract.
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21:13Storm Shadow Strikes Russia

Ukrainian media prominently features the ongoing discussions surrounding a potential Trump-Putin summit, with Kyiv Post highlighting a "very strange mistake" in Moscow's demands that are delaying the meeting. Concurrently, Liga.net reports Ukrainian forces successfully attacked a Bryansk chemical plant with Storm Shadow missiles, causing power outages in two Russian regions. Glavcom also notes an air raid alert in Kyiv.
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