From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / April 26, 2025
As a Russian General Dies in Moscow, Peace Proposals Reveal Deep Divides Between US and Ukraine While Trump Declares “Crimea Will Stay With Russia”
Summary of the Day – April 25, 2025
The fragile dance between war and diplomacy took center stage as US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, just hours after Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik was killed in a car bombing outside the Russian capital. Meanwhile, the full text of competing peace proposals revealed stark differences between the US position and Ukrainian-European counterproposals – with US recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea emerging as a critical flashpoint. President Donald Trump declared that “Crimea will stay with Russia,” even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky firmly rejected territorial concessions. As diplomatic maneuvering intensified, Russian forces launched 103 drones overnight across northern and central Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials revealed that a North Korean missile fired at Kyiv contained at least 116 components made by US companies.
Blood on Moscow’s Streets: Russian General Killed as Witkoff Arrives
The shadow war between Russia and Ukraine came to Moscow’s doorstep when Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy chief of the main operations directorate of Russia’s army, was killed in a car bombing in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast. According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, “the explosion occurred as a result of the detonation of a homemade explosive device” rigged to a vehicle as Moskalik passed.
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