Live War in Ukraine, day 1158: Trump met Zelenski in Rome / Moscow and Kiev are very close to concluding an agreement, says the American leader / new attacks in Ukraine
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Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine are “very close to an agreement” on the conclusion of the war, after his envoy Steve Witkoff met in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Washington Peace Plan. The US president said after the three -hour meeting that it was a good day of discussion and asked for a high level meeting between Kiev and Moscow to conclude the agreement. “Most important points have been agreed,” Trump said in posting on his social Truth platform, without giving details.
Saturday's evolutions, day 1158 of the Ukraine War, LiveText:
Ukraine's air defense forces brought down 66 Russian drones on Friday night, while 31 unanswered air vehicles disappeared from Radar screens, according to Ukrinform.
On Friday, April 25, starting at 10:00 pm, Russian forces have launched an attack on Ukraine using an oniks anti-naval rocket, two KH-31P anti-Raches and 114 drones.
US President Donald Trump, and Kiev leader, Volodimir Zelenski, “had a very productive discussion” before Pope Francis who takes place on Saturday in Saint Peter Square in the Vatican, according to the White House, quoted by NYT.
Volodimir Zelenski participates in Pope Francis's funerals on Saturday, along with other heads of state. At the arrival of the President of Ukraine in Saint Peter Square, the crowd at applaud, writes The New York Times.
The son of a deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was killed “while fighting in the conflict in Ukraine” in 2024, a CIA spokesman said on Friday, according to NBC News, quoted by The Kyiv Independent.
The envoy of US President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, met in Moscow on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the US plan to put an end to the Ukraine. Trump said that the two parties are “very close to an agreement”, despite the apparent differences between their positions, writes Reuters.
