The Ukraine says the missles/drones used were made in North Korea….
America President Trump has actually asked Russia to ‘Stop missile attacks while he’s trying to get a ‘Deal’….
Trump says he now has his OWN timeline for a cease-fire….(Putin and Zlensky ain’t listening to him)
Zelensky repeats he will NOT accept Russia keeping Crimea….
Russia is trying to bleed resources from the Ukraine captured territory….
Donald Trump….
Nearing the 100-day mark of his administration, President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine hard to accept the terms of a peace deal with Russia to end the three-year war by giving major concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Expressing confidence that “we’re going to get it done,” Trump also stressed on Thursday that he has his “own deadline” for reaching a deal, though he did not specify it. “We want it to be fast,” he continued. “We have a deadline. After that, we will have a very much different attitude.”…
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In a social media post on Wednesday, Trump again made clear that he is mostly frustrated with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He wrote that Zelenskyy’s public opposition to a main plank of the proposed U.S. peace deal — recognizing Russia’s control of Crimea, which Putin annexed in 2014 — was “very harmful” to negotiations with Russia.
“If he wants Crimea, why didn’t they fight for it eleven years ago when it was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired?” Trump wrote — ignoring the fact that the Obama administration and allies in Europe, worried about antagonizing Putin, opted against enforcing the terms of the Budapest Memorandum, under which Ukraine had given up its nuclear weapons based on the promise of Western security backing.
“It’s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy’s that makes it so difficult to settle this War,” Trump continued. “He has nothing to boast about! The situation for Ukraine is dire — He can have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country.”…
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Trump did voice his disapproval Thursday morning for Russia’s overnight bombing of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, but his social media post was far shorter than his screed a day earlier toward Zelenskyy. His stern response to Putin, in fact, was lightened with a plea:
“I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!”
Asked upon greeting [ Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr] Støre outside the West Wing if he thought Putin was still serious about peace, Trump replied that he was.
But some White House allies disagree….
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Russian Foreign Minister…
Russia says it’s still open to an agreement to end its war in Ukraine after launching a deadly bombardment of Kyiv that earned rare criticism from President Donald Trump.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a TV interview that he agreed with Trump’s recent assertion that a deal can be reached if the parties of the conflict are willing.
“The president of the United States believes, and I think rightly so, that we are moving in the right direction,” Lavrov said in a portion of an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” released Thursday. “The statement by the president mentions a deal and we are ready to reach a deal.”
Lavrov said in the interview, which is scheduled to be shown in full on Sunday, that there are still issues that must be resolved, though he gave no details. “There are still some specific points, elements of this which need to be fine-tuned,” he said
A Russian attack on Kyiv early Thursday, one of the largest aerial assaults on the Ukrainian capital in months, killed at least 12 people and injured over 70. Trump invoked Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first name in an angry response.
“I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!”
Trump has tended to be more critical of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has bristled at suggestions that his country agree to cede Crimea, which was seized by Russian forces in 2014….
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy rushed home to Ukraine after a devastating attack on Kyiv, cutting short a diplomatic trip to South Africa. At least 12 people were killed, including a brother and sister, aged 21 and 19. The president said rescue workers were still scouring the rubble to search for survivors.
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Zelenskyy said on X preliminary analysis had linked the Russian attack to a ballistic missile manufactured in North Korea. The president had harsh words for Pyongyang: “If the information that this missile was made in North Korea is confirmed, this will be further proof of the criminal nature of the alliance between Russia and Pyongyang. They kill people and torment lives together.”
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He went on to cite Ukraine’s top military commander, who claimed early on Friday that Russian forces had tried to use the air assault to cover increased ground attacks. Zelenskyy said those forces were “repelled in worthy fashion.”
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Donald Trump issued a rare call on Moscow to stop its assault, writing on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!” The White House has insisted it is amping up pressure to end the war and the US president said Thursday he was “not happy with the Russian strikes.” Trump accused Zelenskyy this week of harming talks and getting in the way of a peace deal.
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Zelenskyy said during his trip to South Africa Ukraine cannot accept US recognition of the Kremlin’s annexation of Crimea.
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Boris Johnson said Trump’s peace proposals offer “nothing” to Ukraine.“Putin indiscriminately butchers more Ukrainian civilians, killing and injuring 100 in Kyiv including children,” Johnson wrote on X. “And what is his reward under the latest peace proposals? 1. The right to keep sovereign Ukrainian territory he has taken by violence and in breach of international law.”
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Alleged former members of a neo-Nazi group claim its Russia-based, American leader is a Kremlin spy. A website claiming to speak on behalf of those former members alleges Rinaldo Nazzaro, the founder of the terrorist-designated group the Base, is a Kremlin intelligence asset.
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Ukraine said Thursday it suspects Russia tortured a Ukrainian reporter who died in captivity. Viktoria Roshchyna, 27, died last September after going missing in 2023 during a reporting trip to Russian held territory in eastern Ukraine…
ISW…Russian Occupation Update, April 24, 2025
- Russia is extracting economic benefits from occupied Ukraine by exploiting Ukrainian infrastructure and logistics networks.
- Despite Russia’s drive to exploit economic resources in occupied Ukraine, some Russian companies are struggling to properly manage coal mines in occupied Ukraine, likely putting residents of occupied areas near these mines at risk.
- Russia is actively recruiting teachers from throughout the Russian Federation to teach in occupied Luhansk Oblast as part of the “Zemskyi Uchitel” (“Rural Teacher”) program.
Daily Kos grunt Report for Today….
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