"President Donald Trump said that Ukraine and Russia “are very close to a deal” following a day of productive conversations.
Trump took to Truth Social just after he landed in Rome to share the details and suggest a meeting between top Russian and Ukrainian officials.
“Just landed in Rome. A good day in talks and meetings with Russia and Ukraine. They are very close to a deal, and the two sides should now meet, at very high levels, to ‘finish it off,'” Trump wrote. “Most of the major points are agreed to.”
“Stop the bloodshed, NOW. We will be wherever is necessary to help facilitate the END to this cruel and senseless war!” he added." Breitbart
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hilariously declared that every single dollar of U.S. taxpayer money sent to Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion has been meticulously tracked and accounted for, dismissing concerns about corruption or misuse. The claim, one of his most audacious yet, came during an interview with Daily Wire co-founder and conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro.
Shapiro, known for his interventionist views regarding foreign affairs, pressed Zelensky on the issue of transparency, zeroing in on the nearly $200 billion in U.S. aid allocated to Ukraine’s defense.“There’s lot’s a questions about where the money is going pensions, to war profiteering, to corruption,” Shapiro noted, before asking: “What kind of transparency can you provide to the American people to guarantee that there taxpayer dollars are being used in the best possible way to fight Russia and defend Ukraine, and to ensure, if the United States wants, would an audit be possible by the United States for where those dollars are going?”"As for the audit, the United States has the understand there’s United States inspectors working, there’s inspectors of European countries, because we’ve also allocated their money and grateful to them," Zelensky replied. “That is why we told them at once we’re ready to have any inspections from the very beginning of the way, inspectors coming from the United States, Europe, and our own inspectors.”
“We have complete reporting and accounting, absolutely transparent within the ministry of defense,” the Ukrainian president added. “There’s access to all the figures starting from the very first year of the war.”
“Funniest thing I’ve read all day,” billionaire Elon Musk tweeted in response, with a pair of laughing emojis." ZH
"Russia launched an attack involving 103 UAVs, including decoy drones, from the Kursk, Bryansk, and Orel regions. The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully shot down 41 Russian drones, while an additional 40 UAVs disappeared from radar." Ukrin
"175 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded along the frontline.
Airstrikes were carried out near towns and villages, including Uhroidy, Krasnopillia, Stepok, Riasne, and Myropilske in the Sumy region; Kremskyi Buhor in the Chernihiv region; Ridkodub and Putnykove in the Kharkiv region; and numerous locations across the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, such as Oleksandro-Kalynove, Myrnohrad, and Huliaipole.
In the Kupiansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy assaults in the areas of Nova Kruhliakivka, Zahryzove, and towards Bohuslavka.In the Lyman sector, Russian forces launched 15 attacks, attempting to breach defenses near Novyi, Kolodiazi, Torske, and Yampolivka, as well as in the directions of Olhivka, Ridkodub, and Novyi Myr.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian forces successfully stopped eight Russian offensives near Bilohorivka and in the directions of Verkhniokamianske and Hryhorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, 13 combat clashes were recorded in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Andriivka, and in the directions of Bila Hora, Predtechyne, and Dyliivka.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy conducted 17 attacks targeting Toretsk, Leonidivka, Shcherbynivka, Dachne, and advancing in the directions of Dyliivka and Novospaske.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled 65 Russian assault attempts across multiple locations, including Vodiane Druhe, Zvirove, Tarasivka, Sukhyi Yar, Berezivka, Malynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlynove, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Nadiivka, Kotliarivka, and Andriivka. Further assaults were thwarted in the directions of Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, Chunyshyne, Oleksiyivka, Stara Mykolaivka, Romanivka, and Myroliubivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, Russian forces launched 10 attacks near Kostiantynopil, Pryvilne, and toward Rozlyv and Odradne, but were ultimately stopped.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy made nine unsuccessful attempts to advance near Novodanylivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Stepove, Shcherbaky, and in the direction of Mala Tokmachka.
Ukrainian forces successfully repelled three Russian attempts to advance in the Prydniprovskyi sector." Ukrin
