Category: Updates
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4/30/2025 — Putin announces ceasefire to protect Moscow parade from Ukrainian attack

From: Atlantic Council By Peter Dickinson Russian President Vladimir Putin has just announced his second unilateral ceasefire in a matter of days, but this emerging trend does not reflect any sincere desire for peace. On the contrary, Putin’s brazen new ceasefire gambit suggests a man emboldened by Western weakness who is now more confident than ever…
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4/30/2025 — Here. In Ukraine.

From: Roman Sheremeta — Here. In Ukraine. Somewhere. There in the world…In Italy, a young woman hurries to a restaurant for a date.In Poland, a little girl braids her favorite doll’s hair and hums a lullaby.In France, a man in an elegant suit selects a necklace for his wife.In Australia, children play on the carpet,…
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4/30/2025 — Stop asking Ukraine what we are willing to give up. Start asking how the world will finally hold ruzzia accountable

From: Mariia Mykhaliyk (1161st day) Meeting with people in the States for just a couple of days, and we already heard all the predictable questions:• Do ruzzian speakers want to be part of ruzzia?• Didn’t Crimea belong to ruzzia in the past?• Why isn’t Zelensky holding elections?• Why is Ukraine not signing a “peace” deal?•…
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4/29/2025 — Who’s countering Russian propaganda now? Expert on US’s declining disinformation defense 

From: Kyiv Independent — On April 16, 2025, the U.S. State Department shut down its Global Engagement Center — a unit tasked with countering foreign misinformation, including Russian propaganda. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration claimed that the Center censored the voices of Americans instead of doing its job. The Kyiv Independent’s Natalia Yermak speaks to…
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4/29/2025 — putin keeps stringing Trump and his envoys along, playing them like amateurs…

From: Mariia Mykhaliyk (1160th day) While putin once again announces a mockery of a ceasefire from May 8 to 10, ruzzia has officially laid out its so-called “peace conditions” — a list that demands Ukraine’s surrender of key elements of its sovereignty and asks the world to legitimize moscow’s territorial theft. According to Foreign Minister…
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4/29/2025 — A Faith Under Siege

From: Roman Sheremeta — If you are in the D.C. area, I highly recommend visiting the Museum of the Bible on May 6 for the theatrical premiere of A Faith Under Siege, sponsored by The Christian Broadcasting Network. A Faith Under Siege is a powerful and inspiring film that tells the story of Ukraine’s Christians…
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4/29/2025 — The Victory Day Mirage: Putin’s Calculated Ceasefire Offer

From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / April 29, 2025 As Russian President Announces a Three-Day Truce for May 9 Celebrations, Attacks Continue Across Ukraine While North Korea Officially Acknowledges Troop Deployments Summary of the Day – April 28, 2025 The diplomatic landscape shifted dramatically today as Vladimir Putin announced a three-day “humanitarian truce” for Victory Day celebrations,…
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4/29/2025 — He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and merciful.

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1160) He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered;the Lord is gracious and merciful.He provides food for those who fear him;he remembers his covenant forever.Psalm 111:4-5 After last week’s ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, I felt extra anxious to get the kids to the basement during an air…
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4/28/2025 — The Dreadful Deal The U.S. Is Pushing On Ukraine Is Dire News For The Free World

From: Forbes Steve Forbes explains why the Trump Administration’s proposed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine War would constitute a big win for Vladimir Putin and only make the world more dangerous.
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4/28/2025 — What Trump’s Vatican meeting with Zelenskyy means for peace in Ukraine

From: DW News — US president Donald Trump has expressed doubts about Russia’s desire for peace – following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral. It comes as Russia says its military has regained control of its Kursk region, which was captured in a cross-border incursion by Ukrainian…