Brazen Russian soldiers who flew American flag into battle ‘are KILLED on frontline by Ukrainians' after sick taunt
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WARPED Russian soldiers who flew the American flag into battle as a sick taunt have been killed in action, according to reports.
An armoured vehicle was filmed this week adorned with the flags of both Russia and the United States in the wake of Donald Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin.
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Swaggering Putin troops flying the US and Russian flags
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Swaggering Putin troops flying the US and Russian flags
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A firefighter works at the site of a fuel storage facility hit by a Russian drone strike
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The mocking stunt appeared to suggest that the US is now helping Russia in its brutal invasion and occupation of swathes of Ukraine.
But the twisted Russian troops weren't laughing for long.
Military analysts have reported that the vehicle's crew have been killed in battle since it was filmed heading towards Zaporizhzhia.
Blogger MilitaryNewsUA posted on X: "Russian channels write that the Russian crew of the Gaz-71, which had American and Russian flags installed on it, died during the assault on Ukrainian positions."
It comes as Russia continues to sustain heavy casualties in its attempts to push further into Ukrainian territory.
Russia's total casualties - meaning troops killed or wounded - in Ukraine exceeded one million back in June.
The head of the Centre for the Study of the Occupation, Petr Andryushchenko, previously said: "The Russians have already declared the United States an ally and are storming Mala Tokmachka in M113 armoured personnel carriers….with Russian and American flags.
"This is the logical conclusion to all of Trump's absurdity.
"And all of this is on the official propaganda channel of Russia Today. There are no words."
Vladimir Putin came out of the diplomatic deep freeze last Friday when he met with Donald Trump in Alaska for a peace summit.
Ukrainian raid behind enemy lines kills 330 Russian troops
While no ceasefire deal emerged following the meeting, Russia has spun the summit as a diplomatic win for the Kremlin after years of increased isolation.
Trump told reporters: "There were many, many points that we agreed on, most of them, I would say.
"A couple of big ones that we haven't quite gotten there, but we've made some headway."
Fears have since grown in Western capitals that Trump may try to force Ukraine into surrendering further territory to Moscow in exchange for peace.
Putin has signalled that he wants to take control of the whole Donbas region as a pre-condition for an end to the war.
Russian forces occupy large swathes of the two provinces that make up this region - Donetsk and Luhansk.
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Ukrainian firefighters search for survivors after a Russian air strike on a residential building
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But Ukraine still controls the strategically critical "fortress belt" in Donetsk, that analysts fear could be used by Moscow as a launchpad for future invasions.
It prompted European leaders to fly to Washington and accompany Volodymyr Zelensky for crunch peace talks with Trump on Monday.
The Ukrainian war leader sought to shore up American and European security guarantees for his country in the event of a halt to the fighting.
Donald Trump has ruled out putting US boots on the ground - and has dashed Ukrainian hopes of joining Nato.
He said instead: "We've got the European nations, and they'll front-load it.
"When it comes to security, the Europeans are willing to put people on the ground."
The White House is now pushing for a trilateral meeting with Trump, Putin and Zelensky to further peace discussions.
Will there be a summit with Putin?
VLADIMIR Putin has failed to publicly commit to a sit down with Volodymyr Zelensky off back of duelling summits with Donald Trump.
It came after a love-in at the White House yesterday which saw Zelensky and Trump smooth over their differences and appear to pave the way for peace.
The Ukrainian leader said he was "ready" to speak to Putin in-person under any circumstances.
And any face-to-face showdown - which would be their first since the start of the war in February 2022 - could be followed by a trilateral summit with Donald Trump.
So far however the Kremlin have remained coy on any details, despite Vlad reportedly telling Trump he was interested in talks.
Moscow have remained publicly silent - and there have been no details released about when, or where, such a historic summit could occur.
Efforts have previously been made to bring Zelensky and Putin together - with the Ukrainian leader even challenging Vlad to meet in Istanbul back in May.
Silence from the Russian side raises fears that once again the tyrant could torpedo any attempt for talks at the highest level.
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European leaders dashed to Washington in support of Zelensky this week
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