In Feb 2025, Trump pushed a 30-day cease-fire. Zelensky agreed. Putin said no. Talks stalled. U.S. shifted focus to Crimea, NATO bans, and sanctions. No side moved. War ground on. 4/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Ukraine halted Istanbul talks after pushing Russian forces out of Kyiv
Ukraine halted the Istanbul talks after pushing Russian forces out of Kyiv in April 2022. Military momentum shifted priorities. Leaders paused diplomacy and focused on battlefield gains. 3/
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Ukraine’s neutrality offer failed after Western allies refused support
In March 2022, Ukraine and Russia wrote the Istanbul Communiqué. Ukraine offered neutrality. In return, it demanded security guarantees stronger than NATO’s Article 5. The deal collapsed. Western allies refused to back it. Ukraine involved the U.S. only after signing. 2/
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Trump’s Ukraine War Stance: Repeating Istanbul Error by Skipping Cease-fire
Trump spent 3 months trying to end the war in Ukraine. Talks stalled. Why? Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko in Foreign Affairs say he repeated the Istanbul error: skipped real cease-fire terms and went straight to a political deal instead. 1/
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Post by @mylovanov sharing a WSJ article on Russia
Source: https://wsj.com/world/russia/russia-putin-ukraine-war-economy-7e410058?mod=russia_news_article_pos2 …
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1,000 daily sign-ups, huge bonuses, Moscow refuses peace talks, Trump frustrated
Over 1,000 people were signing up each day, with signing bonuses reaching the equivalent of a year’s salary. Moscow remains unwilling to engage in peace negotiations. Trump has expressed growing frustration with Putin's refusal to end the war. 3/
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Ukrainian high-schoolers hold graduation at cemetery after missile kills classmate
Ukrainian high-schoolers hold graduation ceremony at a cemetery. A Russian missile killed their classmate and his two siblings. Their parents survived. https://t.co/igXLEsvM57 pic.twitter.com/fg04lo6AAd
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) 31 mai 2025Ukrainian high-schoolers hold graduation ceremony at a cemetery. A Russian missile killed their classmate and his two siblings. Their parents survived. https://
euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/31/ukr
ainian-high-schoolers-hold-graduation-ceremony-at-cemetery-russian-missile-killed-their-classmate-and-his-two-siblings/
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Russie : pertes estimées en Ukraine au jour 1193
Russia's estimated losses in Ukraine as of day 1193 of its all-out war, according to the Ukrainian Army's General Staff.
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Drone operators of the Rubizh Brigade strike Russian positions
Після останнього штурму окупанти залишили осиротілий мотоцикл.
— НГУ (@ng_ukraine) 31 mai 2025
Оператори БПЛА 4-го батальйону оперативного призначення "Сила Свободи" Бригади "Рубіж" НГУ виписали штраф за порушення правил паркування 🔥 pic.twitter.com/O487PWIPlVПісля останнього штурму окупанти залишили осиротілий мотоцикл. Оператори БПЛА 4-го батальйону оперативного призначення "Сила Свободи" Бригади "Рубіж" НГУ виписали штраф за порушення правил паркування
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Korostyshiv mourns siblings killed in Russian strike on Last Bell day.
In Korostyshiv, Zhytomyr Obl, students marked the Last Bell not with dances but with mourning.
Three siblings killed in a Russian strike were buried the day before. Classmates brought cake, toys, and postcards to their graves.
There were no waltzes, no applause – only tears.