Ukraine and its allies are working on security guarantees that offer “the protection that Article 5 provides to NATO countries,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 25. U.S., U.K., German, French, and Ukrainian officials met in London on April 23. A copy of a peace proposal given to the U.S. by Ukrainian and European officials […]
Ukraine is “at least three weeks late” in signing a minerals deal with Washington, and peace talks with Ukraine and Russia are “going smoothly,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 25. The U.S. and Ukraine have signed a memorandum on a minerals deal that is yet to be finalized, Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko […]
Key developments on April 25: High-ranking Russian general killed in car bombing near Moscow, as Witkoff meets with Putin Full text of US peace proposal at odds with Ukrainian, EU positions, Reuters reports Trump says Crimea ‘will stay with Russia,’ blames Ukraine’s NATO aspirations for war Putin, US envoy Witkoff discuss direct talks with Ukraine, […]
Russia is waging small-scale assaults across the entire front, but the situation on the battlefield is nowhere near bad enough for Ukraine to be forced into an unfavorable peace deal, military analysts and soldiers told the Kyiv Independent. Since Ukraine announced the start of the Russian spring offensive in early April, Moscow has made “incremental […]
The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the New York Department of Education (NYDOE) Friday over a Long Island high school’s mascot. The NYDOE banned Native American-inspired logos and mascots for high school sports teams, which has made Massapequa School District on Long Island a target due to its continued use of the […]
“Vladimir, STOP! 5,000 soldiers a week are dying. Let’s get the peace deal DONE,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday. Oh, the frustration of negotiating with Russia. But this sounded like the cry of a hoop-skirted heroine tied to the railroad tracks. President Donald J. Trump is a master communicator, but with the single-word […]
Former Secretary of State John Kerry took a defensive posture after an MSNBC host pointed out that Russia had annexed Crimea under his watch during the Obama administration. MSNBC’s Chris Jansing spoke with Kerry from inside the Vatican on Friday ahead of Pope Francis’ Saturday funeral. Jansing mentioned how Pope Francis was a “voice for […]
A copy of the peace proposal given to the U.S. by Ukrainian and European officials earlier this week includes “robust security guarantees” including from Washington, and no talks on territorial concessions until a “full and unconditional ceasefire in the sky, on land and at sea” has been implemented, Reuters reported on April 25. The document, […]
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed eight people and injured at least 22 others over the past day, regional authorities said on April 25. Ukrainian forces downed 41 out of 103 Shahed-type drones and other drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Forty more drones disappeared from radars without causing any damage, according to […]
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes that a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia could be announced by this summer, he said in an interview with the Telegraph published on April 24. “It’s got to be a ceasefire that is on terms that all parties can accept, including Ukraine, and it’s got to be a lasting […]
Russian troops attacked the city of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with drones on April 25, killing three people, including a child, and injuring at least 14 others, Governor Serhii Lysak said. A five-story building in Pavlohrad came under attack and several fires were reported in the city. The drone strike also damaged infrastructure and partially […]
Ukraine may be forced to temporarily give up some territories to Russia, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in an interview with BBC published on April 25, as U.S. pressure mounts for a peace deal with Moscow. “Right now (there are) a lot of conversations about a possible solution. One of the scenarios is… to give […]