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  • Just completed my two hour call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia

    05/19/2025 10:42:00 AM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 117 replies
    Just completed my two hour call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. I believe it went very well. Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War. The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of. The tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent. If it wasn’t, I would say so now, rather than later. Russia wants to do largescale TRADE with the United States when this catastrophic “bloodbath”...
  • Kyiv seeks deeper defense ties with Raytheon

    05/19/2025 8:51:29 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 25 replies
    Defence Blog ^ | 5/19/2025 | Dylan Malyasov
    Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov held a high-level meeting with senior executives from U.S. defense contractor Raytheon on May 19, focusing on expanding collaboration in air and missile defense systems, particularly the Patriot platform. In a statement released after the talks, Umerov said he had a “productive meeting” with Joseph DeAntona, Raytheon’s Vice President for Land and Air Defense Systems. The conversation, he noted, centered on Ukraine’s urgent need for additional missile systems and interceptors to strengthen the country’s defenses against continued Russian air attacks. “The main topic was strengthening the protection of Ukraine’s skies,” Umerov said. “We discussed the...
  • JD Vance holds Ukraine peace talks with Zelensky in first meeting since Oval Office clash

    05/18/2025 5:27:01 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 33 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5/18/2025 | KATELYN CARALLE
    Vice President J.D. Vance came face-to-face with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time since their Oval Office showdown earlier this year. The two attended Pope Leo XIV's first Sunday mass after being elected the new leader of the Catholic Church – and the first American to ever hold the top post in Vatican City. After the service, Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Vance and Zelensky in Rome for talks aimed at advancing the goal of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. 'The leaders discussed their shared goal of ending the bloodshed in Ukraine and provided updates...
  • Ukraine Situation Report: Third F-16 Viper Lost

    05/18/2025 12:28:34 PM PDT · by delta7 · 20 replies
    TWZ ^ | 16 May 26 | Howard Altman
    Ukrainian F-16 Viper pilot repelling Russian air attacks ejected before his donated aircraft crashed, the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday. The incident took place about 3:30 a.m. local time. “According to preliminary data, the pilot destroyed three air targets and was working on the fourth, using an aircraft cannon,” the Ukrainian Air Force stated on Telegram. “However, an emergency situation arose on board. The pilot took the plane away from the settlement and successfully ejected.”…. ….For Ukraine, this is at least the third loss of a Viper… Ukraine is bracing for what could be a large-scale Russian summer offensive.…..attacking on...
  • Trump Issues Ultimatum, Saying Russia, Ukraine Should Hold Direct Talks — Witkoff

    05/13/2025 8:48:44 AM PDT · by marshmallow · 26 replies
    TASS ^ | 5/13/25
    According to the US President special envoy, if direct talks between Russia and Ukraine bring any result, there will be "a strong chance to getting an end to this conflict"WASHINGTON, May 13. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump insists that Moscow and Kiev should hold direct negotiations, Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said, warning that Washington will otherwise walk away. "The [US] president has issued an ultimatum to both sides that without those direct talks and if they don’t occur quickly, then he believes the United States ought to step back from this conflict whatever that means and just not be...
  • Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he will be waiting for Russian leader Putin in Ankara on Thursday for talks

    05/13/2025 8:16:45 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 27 replies
    ABC News AP ^ | 5/13/2025 | ILLIA NOVIKOV
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will be waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Turkish capital this week to conduct face-to-face talks about the more than three-year war. -snip- Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv he will be in Ankara on Thursday to conduct the negotiations. He plans to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the two will wait for Putin to arrive, he said. Zelenskyy said if Putin chooses Istanbul to hold the meeting, then both leaders will travel there.
  • European leaders push for ceasefire as Medvedev lashes out

    05/10/2025 7:10:23 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 11 replies
    Daily Wrap MSN News ^ | 5/10/2025 | Paweł Buczkowski
    The leaders of four European countries, Ukraine, and the United States are urging Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire to initiate peace talks. Dmitry Medvedev has already responded to the politicians in a vulgar manner. -snip- "Macron, Merz, Starmer, and Tusk were supposed to discuss peace in Kiev. Instead, they are blurting out threats against Russia. Either a truce for the respite of Banderite hordes or new sanctions. You think that’s smart, eh? Shove these peace plans up your pangender ar**s!" Medvedev wrote on the X platform.
  • Trump says no planned meeting with Putin in Saudi Arabia

    05/09/2025 12:23:12 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 19 replies
    News Azerbaijan ^ | 5/9/2025 | Staff
    A possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in mid-May in Saudi Arabia is not on the schedule, US President Donald Trump told journalists. Asked at a news conference in the White House whether a meeting with Putin was possible later in the month in Saudi Arabia, Trump replied: "I don't think so, but we're having very good conversations. Very, very good," News.Az reports, citing TASS.
  • US Embassy in Kyiv warns of imminent air attack over next several days

    05/09/2025 12:17:02 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 13 replies
    Al Arabiya ^ | 5/9/2025 | Staff
    The Embassy in Kyiv says it has received information concerning a potentially significant air attack that may occur at any time over the next several days. Developing.
  • US, Europeans finalising 30-day Ukraine-Russia ceasefire proposal, says diplomatic source

    05/09/2025 12:05:35 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 11 replies
    Reuters Yahoo News ^ | 5/9/2025 | John Irish
    The United States and its European allies are finalising a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine that if refused would see them jointly impose new sanctions on Russia, a French diplomatic source said on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, warning that Washington and its partners would impose further sanctions if the ceasefire was not respected. Ukraine has expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal.
  • Russia's Putin and China's Xi continue Moscow talks at tea ceremony

    05/08/2025 2:54:14 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 4 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 5/8/2025 | Associated Press Videos
    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping sat for one-on-one talks over tea on Thursday as they continued meetings in Moscow. The Kremlin released a video of Putin serving the drink to Xi after wider talks with their delegations.
  • Trump demands ‘30-day unconditional cease-fire’ between Russia and Ukraine after Zelensky call

    05/08/2025 2:47:19 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 60 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/8/2025 | Caitlin Doornbos
    President Trump again pushed for a 30-day cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine Thursday after speaking by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, promising to “stay committed to securing Peace” after earlier threatening to walk away from talks between the warring nations. “Talks with Russia/Ukraine continue,” Trump, 78, posted to Truth Social. “The U.S. calls for, ideally, a 30-day unconditional ceasefire. Hopefully, an acceptable ceasefire will be observed, and both Countries will be held accountable for respecting the sanctity of these direct negotiations.” “If the ceasefire is not respected, the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions,” he added. Zelensky,...
  • BFFs Putin and Xi blast Trump’s proposed Golden Dome missile shield

    05/08/2025 1:12:43 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 18 replies
    Politico EU ^ | 5/8/2025 | LOLA BOOM
    Russia and China warned on Wednesday that Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Iron Dome for America” missile defense system would destabilize global security and turn outer space into a new arena for armed confrontation. “The recently announced large-scale ‘Golden (Iron) Dome for America’ program is deeply destabilizing,” the two sides said in a joint statement during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow. The U.S. plan “explicitly provides for a significant strengthening of the arsenal for conducting combat operations in space,” it added. -snip- Moscow and Beijing claimed nuclear states must “reject Cold War mentality” and avoid seeking military...
  • Why Is Russia Sending Assault Troopers Into Battle On Crutches?

    05/06/2025 4:43:04 PM PDT · by Apparatchik · 40 replies
    Forbes ^ | 6 May 2025 | David Hambling
    It is no secret that Russia ‘recycles’ wounded soldiers, sending them back to the front line as soon as they are mobile. Commanders have made sure that getting wounded is not a ticket out of danger. But now we are seeing more extreme cases, with soldiers still on crutches or even in wheelchairs being pushed forward in assaults. What is behind this bizarre phenomenon? There may be method behind this gruesome madness, but there are competing explanations. It would be easy to dismiss this sort of claim as Ukrainian propaganda. Except that apart from the many cases captured on drone...
  • Mass drone attack on Moscow: Airports shut as Russia claims to have shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones

    05/06/2025 4:13:55 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 52 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5/6/2025 | JAMES REYNOLDS
    Moscow closed all four of its main airports for several hours into Tuesday after state media reported the military had shot down 105 Ukrainian drones overnight. Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, said that at least 19 drones were destroyed on their way to the capital as it prepares for Victory Day celebrations this week. Debris fell on a major avenue in the city's south without causing injuries, Sobyanin wrote on Telegram. Governors in other Russian cities, including Penza and Voronezh, said they had also been targeted by Ukrainian drones. It was the second night in a row that Russia...
  • Ukraine claims strike in Russia's Kursk amid reports of fresh incursion

    05/05/2025 12:06:28 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 18 replies
    BBC News ^ | 5/5/2025 | Hafsa Khalil
    Ukraine said it hit a drone command unit in the Kursk region, amid reports of fresh attempts to cross into Russia. Sunday's attack on the unit was located near the Russian village of Tyotkino, according to the Ukrainian general staff. Multiple Russian military bloggers also reported that Ukrainian forces had attempted to cross into the village, posting images - as yet unverified by the BBC - of vehicles breaking through tank traps on the border. The reports come after Moscow claimed in April to have regained control of the entire region, nine months after a Ukrainian forces launched a surprise...
  • Trump says he had ‘productive’ call with Turkey’s Erdogan about Russia-Ukraine war, Gaza

    05/05/2025 11:36:28 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 5 replies
    Fox News ^ | 5/5/2025 | Stephen Sorace
    President Donald Trump on Monday said he held a "productive" call with Turkish President Recep Erdogan on a range of topics, including the war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump shared details of the call in a post on his TRUTH Social platform. "I just had a very good and productive telephone conversation with the President of Turkey, Recep Erdoğan, concerning many subjects, including the War with Russia/Ukraine, all things Syria, Gaza, and more," Trump wrote. The president added that he is looking forward to working with Erdogan to end the "ridiculous, but deadly" Russia-Ukraine war.
  • Putin ‘hopes’ Russia won’t have to nuke Ukraine as he brags on state TV about ‘logical conclusion’ of war

    05/05/2025 7:01:49 AM PDT · by dennisw · 68 replies
    NY Post ^ | May 4, 2025 | By Ryan King
    Shortly after Russia’s unprovoked invasion, Putin put his military’s nuclear forces on high alert. Putin formally reduced the requirements for the Kremlin to deploy its nuclear weapons last year following Ukrainian attacks on the western Russian city of Kursk. That cleared the way for Russia to use nukes against any nation that attacks its territory and has the backing of a nuclear power. Recently, Trump has begun to sound more glum about the prospects of getting a deal done between the two sides. “Maybe it’s not possible to do,” Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview that aired...
  • Patriot air-defense system based in Israel to be refurbished, sent to Ukraine – NYT

    05/04/2025 4:03:51 PM PDT · by dennisw · 9 replies
    Times of Israel ^ | 5- 4 | By ToI Staff
    US made deal with Israel under Biden, report says, as Russia fires missiles, drones at Ukrainian cities several times a week; Israeli Air Force decommissioned Patriots last year A Patriot air-defense system that was based in Israel will be refurbished and sent to Ukraine, The New York Times reported Sunday, citing four current and former US officials. The Biden administration secured the agreement with Israel to move the system, a former White House official told the Times, though the delivery has not previously been reported. The Patriot is an older model, two US officials told the Times. It is expected...
  • More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine

    05/04/2025 9:59:34 AM PDT · by Cronos · 34 replies
    New York times ^ | May the 4th, 2025 | Kim BarkerHelene CooperLara Jakes and Eric Schmitt
    Ukraine is getting more help in its war with Russia. A Patriot air-defense system that was based in Israel will be sent to Ukraine after it is refurbished, four current and former U.S. officials said in recent days, and Western allies are discussing the logistics of Germany or Greece giving another one. ...The White House’s National Security Council does not provide details on the strength and placement of defense systems, said James Hewitt, a spokesman for the council The delivery, which has not been previously reported, comes as Russia has stepped up its attacks on Ukraine, including an April 24...