From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / June 15, 2025
As Moscow’s forces close within 20 kilometers of Sumy while Trump’s “two-week deadline” passes without consequence, Ukraine launches devastating strikes on Russian weapons factories and brings home 1,200 fallen defenders.
Summary of the Day – June 14, 2025
The war’s relentless mathematics revealed themselves with stark clarity on June 14, as Russian forces continued their methodical advance toward the city of Sumy while Ukrainian drones penetrated deep into Russia to strike the industrial heart of Moscow’s war machine. President Donald Trump’s self-imposed “two-week deadline” to gauge Russian sincerity about peace came and went without consequence, even as Moscow launched record-breaking drone swarms that shattered previous attack records. Yet amid the grinding territorial losses and diplomatic stalemate, Ukraine demonstrated both its capacity for long-range retaliation and its unwavering commitment to bringing its people home, recovering the bodies of 1,200 fallen citizens while preparing for high-stakes talks with Trump at the upcoming G7 summit. The day encapsulated the war’s cruel paradox: simultaneous escalation and negotiation, territorial loss and strategic strikes, death and homecoming.
Trump’s Missed Deadline: The President’s Two-Week Test Expires
A “two week” deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to see if Russia is serious about peace in Ukraine has come and gone, with Moscow’s escalation of attacks on civilians during this period failing to draw the slightest condemnation from the White House. “We’re going to find out very soon. It’ll take about two weeks, or a week and a half,” Trump told reporters on May 28, responding to a question on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end the war.
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