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Combat Operations

• Russian Drone Strikes On Ukraine Kill 1 In Dnipro, Injure Dozens In Kharkiv RFE/RL 30 Apr 2025 -- Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro late on April 29, killing one person and setting several homes on fire, the regional governor said.

Ukraine

• The Strikes Must Stop, the Killings Must Stop, and Only Then Can a Solution Be Sought Through Negotiations - Address by the President President of Ukraine 30 Apr 2025
• Bilateral Cooperation, Strengthening of Sanctions Against Russia, and Partnership within the Coalition of the Willing: The President of Ukraine Holds a Conversation with the Prime Minister of Canada President of Ukraine 30 Apr 2025
• Strengthening Air Defense, Steps Toward a Just Peace, and Reliable Security Guarantees: Meeting with NATO Parliamentary Assembly Delegation at the Office of the President President of Ukraine 30 Apr 2025
• Russia's War Is a Threat to the Entire Free World - Iryna Mudra at the AJC Global Forum President of Ukraine 30 Apr 2025
• Ukraine's New Deal with US Could Include Military Aid as Part of Rare Earths Agreement Sputnik 30 Apr 2025 -- The draft rare earths agreement between the United States and Ukraine includes the possibility of receiving "military aid," Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Wednesday.

Russia

• Putin's Remark on Readiness for Talks on Ukraine Without Preconditions Relevant - Kremlin Sputnik 30 Apr 2025 -- The statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow is ready for negotiations on Ukraine without preconditions is still relevant, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
• Russian Forces Liberate Novoye Settlement in DPR Sputnik 30 Apr 2025 -- Russian troops have taken control of the settlement of Novoye in the Donetsk People's Republic in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

United States

• Trump Reiterates That Putin Wants to Stop Ukraine Conflict Sputnik 30 Apr 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to end the conflict in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said in an interview with ABC News, aired on his 100th day in office.
• Treasury Announces Agreement to Establish United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund US Treasury 30 Apr 2025 -- On April 30, the United States and Ukraine signed an agreement to establish the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. In recognition of the significant financial and material support that the people of the United States have provided to the defense of Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion, this economic partnership positions our two countries to work collaboratively and invest together to ensure that our mutual assets, talents, and capabilities can accelerate Ukraine's economic recovery.
• Rubio Says Progress Needed In Ukraine War Negotiations Or US Will Step Back RFE/RL 30 Apr 2025 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on April 29 that unless Russia and Ukraine put forward "concrete proposals" for ending the war in Ukraine, the United States will "step back as mediators."

NATO

United Nations

• Update 289 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 30 Apr 2025 -- Ukrainian engineers and construction workers are carrying out temporary repairs of the Chornobyl site's New Safe Confinement (NSC) that was severely damaged in a drone attack earlier this year, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

Foreign Reactions

• Europe Will Not Be Able to Send 25,000 Troops to Ukraine - Reports Sputnik 30 Apr 2025 -- European countries that support the deployment of the so-called "deterrence" force in Ukraine will not be able to muster 25,000 troops for this purpose due to a shortage of troops and funding, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources.
• Germany continues to stand firmly by Ukraine's side Germany - Federal Government 30 Apr 2025 -- Germany is providing substantial support - almost 48 billion euro in total to date - to the people in Ukraine, and it stands firmly by their side, making available much more than just military equipment. Read on for more information about what Germany is doing to help.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna: Contributing to the security of Ukraine will also ensure the security of Estonia Estonia MFA 30 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that the government's decision to contribute to the deterrence force in Ukraine is an important part of ensuring Estonia's own security.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna at the meeting of Nordic-Baltic, Polish, German and French ministers: the common understanding is that peace in Ukraine requires putting pressure on Putin Estonia MFA 30 Apr 2025 -- On 28 and 29 April, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna was in Denmark on the island of Bornholm, where a meeting of the foreign ministers of NB8 (Estonia, Denmark, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Finland) and the Weimar countries (Germany, Poland, France) took place. Discussions covered the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine and its impact on European security.
• Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Prime Minister of Canada 30 Apr 2025 -- Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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