Then, there is implementation. Deal 2 is an agreement between the U.S. DFC and a Ukrainian agency to form a joint fund. That’s a commercial deal. It can’t be signed by the government of Ukraine 3/
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Government-to-government deal a win for Trump and Ukraine
Deal 1 is government to government. This is what Ukraine’s delegation is authorized to sign today. It wants to sign it. It is happy to sign it. The deal is good, fair. It is a win for Trump and a win for Ukraine (I know the details of the deal, but that’s not the point here) 2/
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US demands Ukraine sign three mineral deals, legally impossible
This is what is happening. The U.S. wants Ukraine to sign all three mineral deals, not one, today or else. (Yes, there are 3!). But this is legally impossible. The courts will annul 2 out of 3 deals later. Yet, the U.S. side insists. Details: 1/
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Ukraine criticizes separate EU accession talks; Hungary blocks Ukraine’s.
Ukraine criticized suggestions to advance Moldova’s EU accession talks separately from Ukraine's. Hungary blocked talks with Ukraine, citing concerns about the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine.
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Farrell interviews Tom Brewer on US-Ukraine relations and Nebraska’s interest
The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell sits down with retired U.S. Army officer and former Nebraska State Senator Tom Brewer, to discuss U.S.-Ukraine relations under the Trump administration and why Nebraska is interested in Ukraine's post-war recovery.
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Zelensky urged Trump to toughen stance on Putin at Vatican meeting
Zelensky urged Trump to toughen stance on Putin during Vatican meeting, Axios says. President Zelensky reportedly pressed U.S. President Donald Trump to return to his original proposal of an unconditional ceasefire as the starting point for peace talks.
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Nord-Coréens en Russie pourraient combattre en Ukraine
North Korean troops fighting for Russia could be redeployed to fight in Ukraine itself, experts and Ukrainian officials have told the Kyiv Independent, though there is still much uncertainty about the next steps Pyongyang's soldiers could take.
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UN Briefing: Russia’s Strikes Cause Civilian Loss and Deaths
"Regrettably, during the past few months, Russia has continued high-profile strikes on Ukraine, causing needless loss of life, including of innocent civilians," Acting US Alternate Representative to the UN John Kelley said during the UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/J5aTPBxHHY
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 30 avril 2025"Regrettably, during the past few months, Russia has continued high-profile strikes on Ukraine, causing needless loss of life, including of innocent civilians," Acting US Alternate Representative to the UN John Kelley said during the UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine.
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SBU accuses Russian soldiers of beheading POW
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) charged in absentia two Russian soldiers who ordered the beheading of a captured Ukrainian soldier in Staromayorske, Donetsk Oblast, in the Volnovakha district on June 17, 2024, and were involved in the mass murder of prisoners of war, the SBU reported.
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Russian authorities transfer seized Ukrainian coal mines to private firms for export
Over the past year, Russian occupation authorities transferred two dozen seized Ukrainian coal mines to five private companies, most of which have set up illicit exports of the stolen Ukrainian coal to the global market.