https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp7DR3bktLk

Col. Douglas Macgregor: Walking Away from the Ukraine War & Restoring Strategic Clarity

 

Colonel Douglas Macgregor argues the US needs to return to strategic clarity about its interests, objectives and priorities. This entails ending the Ukraine War by walking away. Colonel Macgregor is a combat veteran, a PhD, an author of many books on war strategy, and served as a senior official in Trump's Department of Defense during his first administration. Colonel Macgregor is also the CEO of Our Country Our Choice

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm-KDhp2DZ4

Trump Thrown Under the Bus Again! by Zelensky / Lt Col Daniel Davis

 

The speaker is criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for being unrealistic and dismissive toward U.S. leaders, including Donald Trump and his team, despite Ukraine having less leverage in the ongoing conflict with Russia. Zelensky is portrayed as arrogant, rejecting Trump's diplomatic efforts and refusing to compromise on issues like Crimea, which Russia has annexed and now considers its territory.

The speaker argues that Crimea is de facto Russian and claims that most locals support this. Zelensky's refusal to acknowledge this or entertain a compromise is viewed as a major obstacle to peace. The 2022 war is traced back to Zelensky’s 2021 decision to reclaim Crimea, and the earlier civil conflict is linked to the 2014 coup in Ukraine, which the speaker sees as illegitimate.

Trump’s proposed seven-point peace plan includes recognizing Crimea as Russian, acknowledging Russian control of other territories, banning Ukraine from NATO, lifting sanctions, resuming U.S.-Russia economic ties, sharing Ukrainian resources, and resolving the status of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The plan is seen as very unfavorable to Ukraine, but the speaker claims it's the best remaining option due to missed diplomatic opportunities earlier in the conflict.

The speaker warns that if Ukraine and the West reject this deal, Russia will abandon diplomacy and take more territory by force, potentially ending in Ukraine’s total defeat. They conclude that the Ukrainian government is still clinging to unrealistic positions and that time is running out to avoid a much worse outcome.

 

'Vladimir, STOP!' Trump tells Russian president

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the deadly overnight attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, came at a bad time and enjoined his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to finally agree on a peace deal.

"I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV," Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

"Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Let's get the Peace Deal DONE!" his statement continued.

Trump's statement represents a rare reprimand by the US president of Putin over Moscow's continued acts of aggression against Ukraine.

His remarks come after Russian missiles hit Kyiv in an attack in which at least nine people were killed and more than 70 injured.

It was the deadliest assault on the city since July last year, when 33 people died after an aerial barrage targeted a hospital and residential areas.  

https://www.dw.com/en/trump-issues-rare-rebuke-for-putin-after-kyiv-attacks/live-72328966

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Zelenskyy says sees no signs of pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that he did not see signs that Kyiv's allies were putting strong pressure on Russia, as Washington pushes for a peace deal to end Moscow's invasion of his country.

Speaking at a press conference in South Africa alongside that country's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, Zelenskyy said, however, that Ukraine was doing the things its allies were proposing, though it could not go against its own constitution.

His remarks came in response to a question about Ukraine's position on ceasefire talks, with both the US and Moscow claiming that Kyiv is hindering a peace agreement by refusing to recognize Crimea as Russian territory, an idea floated by US President Donald Trump.

The Ukrainian leader said it was already a big compromise on Kyiv's part that it had agreed to negotiate with Russia if a truce is established.

"Russia understands that Ukraine is standing up, defending its rights and [it] is putting pressure on our people. It is also putting pressure on America," Zelensky told journalists in South Africa. "This is what I also link today's attack with," he added, in reference to Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv. 

After his talks with Zelenskyy,  Ramaphosa said South Africa was deeply concerned about the continuing conflict in Ukraine and believed the only path to peace was through diplomacy.

South Africa initially refused to condemn its ally Russia's aggression against Ukraine but in February, in an apparent shift of policy, joined a UN resolution that did so.

https://www.dw.com/en/trump-issues-rare-rebuke-for-putin-after-kyiv-attacks/live-72328966

 

Kyiv attacks death toll rises to 12

At least 12 people were killed after a Russian missile overnight attack on Kyiv, the deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since July.

Ukrainian rescuers said on Thursday that two people had been pulled from the rubble, after 10 had already been confirmed dead.

"As of 5:30 pm (14:30 UTC), the death toll in Kyiv's Sviatoshinsky district has risen to 12," Ukraine's state emergency service said on social media.

Officials say that the number of wounded has risen to 90 people.

The attack on Kyiv lasted for about 11 hours, with many of the city's residents staying awake all night, as loud explosions shook the Ukrainian capital.

The strikes began around 1 a.m. local time (2200 UTC/GMT), hitting at least five neighborhoods and causing heavy damage to multiple residential buildings.

https://www.dw.com/en/trump-issues-rare-rebuke-for-putin-after-kyiv-attacks/live-72328966

 

Ukraine says no deal reached on minerals with US

Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said his country and the US have made progress on a critical minerals deal, but it will "definitely not" be finalized this week.

Last week, the two countries signed a memorandum that paved the way for signing the deal, which would provide the US with access to Ukraine's rare earths, crucial for high-tech industries. In return, Ukraine hopes the deal will reinforce its relationship with the US and secure Washington's long-term support in the war with Russia.

Marchenko was in Washington this week, along with other senior Ukrainian officials, including Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

"There was progress and now our teams are working very closely together,” Shmyhal said after an event hosted by the Ukrainian embassy. "There are still some questions which we are discussing,” he said, without providing any details.

Marchenko added that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants the issue of frozen Russian assets to be part of broader discussions. Kyiv argues Russian assets frozen over its invasion of Ukraine should be made available to Kyiv to cover war damages and losses.

https://www.dw.com/en/trump-issues-rare-rebuke-for-putin-after-kyiv-attacks/live-72328966

 

Moscow discloses details of massive precision strike on Ukraine
The attack targeted military-related industries, as well as facilities producing rocket fuel and gunpowder, the Defense Ministry has said

The Russian military carried out a “massive” overnight strike on targets across Ukraine aimed at crippling Kiev’s military effort and defense industrial base, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.

In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said Russian forces launched attacks using high-precision, long-range sea- and land-based weapons, as well as drones. The attack targeted Ukraine’s aviation, missile, and space industries, as well as facilities that produce heavy equipment, armor, rocket fuel, and gunpowder.

“The goal of the strike has been accomplished. All targets have been hit,” the Defense Ministry stated.

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky claimed that the barrage involved around 70 missiles and nearly 150 strike drones. He added that nine people were killed in Kiev, with over 80 injured across the country.

https://www.dw.com/en/trump-issues-rare-rebuke-for-putin-after-kyiv-attacks/live-72328966

 

French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on Thursday that parties involved in the Russia-Ukraine peace process are waiting to hear whether Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to an unconditional ceasefire proposed by the United States and backed by European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "The only thing we need is for Putin to stop lying," Macron said, explaining that the Russian president says he wants peace during talks with the US but "continues to bomb Ukraine."

Macron said that, if Russia rejects the ceasefire, it must face consequences. However, if it accepts, "we will be able to build a just and lasting peace, a peace that would allow us to find territorial concessions and firm security guarantees." He also saluted US diplomacy efforts but stressed that Russia is "the only aggressor" in the conflict after US President Donald Trump attacked Zelensky over his refusal to cede Crimea to Russia.

https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Macron:-We-need-Putin-to-stop-lying/63973939

 

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A total of 87 UAVs were downed over Russia, with 45 over the peninsula, the Defense Ministry has said 

The Russian military has downed almost a hundred Ukrainian drones overnight across several Russian regions, including half of them over the Crimean Peninsula, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.

In a statement on Thursday morning, the ministry said Russian air defense forces destroyed or intercepted a total of 87 fixed-wing Ukrainian drones.

Of the total, 45 drones were shot down over Crimea. Elsewhere, ten each were intercepted in the border Belgorod and Kursk regions, and eight in Voronezh. Four drones were downed in each of Bryansk, Lipetsk, and Nizhny Novgorod regions, while two were intercepted near Moscow. The statement did not specify whether any of the drones caused damage or casualties.

Crimea, which joined Russia after voting in a public referendum in 2014 following a Western-backed coup in Kiev, is home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and has frequently been targeted throughout the conflict with Ukraine. Moscow has accused Kiev of attacking the peninsula’s civilian infrastructure, including the strategic Crimean bridge that connects it to the mainland.

The issue of Crimea is reportedly at the center of negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict. According to multiple media reports, US President Donald Trump has floated a draft proposal that includes American recognition of Crimea as part of Russia and an agreement to bar Ukraine from NATO membership, which has long been a key concern for Moscow.

However, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has refused to discuss recognition of Crimea as Russian, with a Washington Post report claiming that his rebuttal of the US peace roadmap had “angered” officials in Washington.

Trump has described Zelensky’s stance as “very harmful to the peace negotiations with Russia in that Crimea was lost years ago,” while accusing the Ukrainian leader of prolonging the conflict.

https://nato.news-pravda.com/world/2025/04/24/36787.html

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