26 April 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Trump Calls For High-Level Meeting After Envoy Holds Talks With Putin At Kremlin RFE/RL 26 Apr 2025 -- US President Donald Trump on April 25 called for Ukraine and Russia to meet for high-level talks to complete a deal to end the conflict between them after White House envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov President of Russia 26 Apr 2025 -- The Supreme Commander-in-Chief heard a videoconference report by Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov on the final defeat of the Ukrainian formations which had invaded the Kursk Region.
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on liberation of the Kursk Region Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Apr 2025
Russia's FSB Detains Ukrainian Agent Who Planted Bomb That Killed Lt. Gen. Moskalik Sputnik 26 Apr 2025 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained Ukrainian intelligence agent Ignat Kuzin, who planted an explosive device that killed Russian Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, the FSB said on Saturday.
Russia's Kursk Region Completely Liberated From Ukrainian Forces - Kremlin Sputnik 26 Apr 2025 -- The operation to liberate the Kursk region from the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been completed, and President Putin has received the relevant report from Gerasimov, Peskov said.

N Korea's Solidarity on Liberating Kursk Region Demonstrates High, Allied-Level Relations - Moscow Sputnik 26 Apr 2025 -- North Korea's solidarity regarding the liberation of Russia's Kursk Region reflects the allied level of bilateral relations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.

Trump, Zelenskyy Talk Peace Deal On Sidelines Of Pope Francis Funeral RFE/RL 26 Apr 2025 -- US President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, as the two leaders look to make progress on high-stakes peace talks for the war in Ukraine.
Trump, Zelensky hold 'productive' talks ahead of Pope's funeral in Rome Press TV 26 Apr 2025 -- US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have met one-on-one inside St Peter's Basilica, minutes before the start of the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican on Saturday.

US Makes Move Toward Europe in Ukraine Peace Deal Push Sputnik 26 Apr 2025 -- Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff presented Europe and Ukraine with a list of proposals for a Ukrainian settlement at talks in Paris on Friday, while the EU and Zelensky's regime outlined their key provisions aimed at resolving the conflict .
Trump Says 'Most Major Point' on Ukraine Agreed Sputnik 26 Apr 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has called on Russia and Ukraine to hold high-level talks to conclude a peace deal, with "major points" already agreed to.

Senior NATO advisors meet in Kyiv to discuss priorities for joint NATO-Ukraine lessons learned centre NATO 26 Apr 2025 -- The Senior Advisory Board (SAB) of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) met in Kyiv, Ukraine on 25 April 2025, to discuss key priorities. Since its opening in February 2025, the Centre has already carried out its first projects focused on air defence, protection of critical infrastructure, and resilience and total defence.

On Chernobyl Disaster Anniversary, Repairing Damaged Shield Poses 'Enormous Challenge' RFE/RL 26 Apr 2025 -- As Ukraine marks the 39th anniversary of the world's worst civilian nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power plant, engineers are struggling to find ways to repair the complex's protective shield more than two months after a Russian drone left a large hole in the structure.

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