"Trump's latest comments on Ukraine peace progress suggest a direct meeting with Zelensky may not happen after all. The Ukrainians are pushing a face-to-face by Thursday, or at least this week. But President Trump is not going to meet with Zelensky until a deal is agreed to. Thus it appears the US president is serious about seeing a real compromise reached. Zelensky is seeking to convince Washington to nix the territorial concessions part of the now 19-point peace plan. Below are the key lines of Trump's Tuesday Truth Social post:
"Over the past week, my team has made tremendous progress with respect to ending the War between Russia and Ukraine.
I have directed my Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Putin in Moscow and, at the same time, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll will be meeting with the Ukrainians.
I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages." ZeroHedge
"A strong magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred in the Bering Sea near the coast of Alaska, United States, in the morning at 8.16 am local time (GMT -9). The quake had a shallow depth of 69 km (43 mi) and was not felt." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit 75 km (47 mi) away from Mati, Davao, Philippines, in the late afternoon at 6.45 pm local time (GMT +8). The quake had a moderate depth of 74 km (46 mi) and was felt widely in the area." VD
"Ukrainian forces engaged in 156 combat clashes with Russian invaders.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy carried out two missile strikes using 24 missiles and launched 66 airstrikes, dropping 178 guided aerial bombs on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
Additionally, Russian forces conducted 4,494 attacks, including 153 using multiple launch rocket systems, and deployed 6,925 kamikaze drones.Russian airstrikes targeted areas around Bilohiria, Velykomykhailivka, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, and Novoyakovlivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, as well as Sadove in the Kherson region.
Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck five areas where Russian personnel were concentrated, three artillery systems, and two Russian UAV command posts.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, three combat engagements occurred. The enemy launched five airstrikes with 16 guided bombs and conducted 181 attacks, including three with MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian troops attempted three assaults near Vovchansk, Synelnykove, and Kamianka.
In the Kupiansk sector, four enemy attacks were recorded. Ukrainian forces repelled assault operations near Petropavlivka, Kupiansk, and toward Novoplatonivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces launched five attacks trying to break through near Zarichne, Stavky, Torske, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 11 enemy attempts to advance near Serebrianka, Yampil, Dronivka, Vyimka, and Sviato-Pokrovske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled one attack near Chasiv Yar.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 20 assaults near Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Kostiantynivka, Shcherbynivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and in the directions of Mykolaipillia and Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector – where one-third of all combat clashes occurred – Ukrainian defenders stopped 52 Russian assault operations near Shakhove, Zatyshne, Nove Shakhove, Dorozhne, Vilne, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Zvirove, Udachne, Hryshyne, Molodetske, Muravka, and Filiia.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the invaders conducted 13 attacks near Ivanivka, Zelenyi Hai, Vorone, Verbove, Sosnivka, Pryvilne, and Krasnohirske.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 16 enemy assaults near Dobropillia and Huliaipole, and in the vicinity of Vesele, Zatyshshia, Zelenyi Hai, and Vysoke.
In the Orikhiv sector, one Russian attack was repelled near Prymorske.
In the Dnipro River sector, Ukrainian forces repelled one assault toward the Antonivskyi Bridge." Ukrin
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