EU leaders are worried Trump’s stepping back from Ukraine peace efforts — and letting Putin call the shots. After calls with both leaders, Trump said Russia & Ukraine will "immediately start negotiations,” but one EU official said it’s clear he’s “not ready to put greater pressure” on Moscow.

“Putin said he has great respect for my wife,” — Trump

“I jokingly replied: ‘What about me?’ Seems like he likes Melania more than he likes me,” the U.S. president added.

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🇺🇸 Trump: "The war in Ukraine should've remained Europe’s problem — the U.S. shouldn't have intervened."

He says if there's no real progress, the U.S. will hand over the lead role in resolving the conflict to Europe — though he's also open to increasing arms supplies if needed.

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Russian losses per 20/05/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

+1030 men
+1 tank
+5 AFVs
+58 artillery
+1 MLRS
+118 UAVs

🇺🇦 Ukrainian air defense—including aircraft, air defense units, EW systems, and mobile fire teams—intercepted 93 drones (35 shot down, 58 jammed) out of 108 launched.

Trump: “Zelensky is a strong person, though not easy to deal with.” He believes the Ukrainian President wants to end the war. Meanwhile, the Kremlin states there is no set timeline for preparing a memorandum between Russia and Ukraine.

Exactly 6 years ago, on May 20, 2019, Volodymyr Zelensky was inaugurated as President of Ukraine — officially assuming office.

"Our next challenge is returning the lost territories. In all honesty, this wording does not seem entirely correct to me because it is impossible to return what has always been ours. Both Crimea and Donbas have been our Ukrainian land, but the land where we have lost the most important thing — the people," he said in his Inaugural Address.

Trump keeps saying he wants peace—his actions tell a different story. After talking to Putin for two hours, he refuses to impose new sanctions on Russia. Again, it’s all about appeasing the Kremlin. At some point, Europe and Ukraine need to stop pretending this is about peace. It’s not. It’s betrayal dressed up as diplomacy—and deep down, it’s all about money, not morals.

🇺🇦 On the Kursk front, the "Steel Border" brigade of Ukraine’s Border Guard struck Russian forces. Over the past day, Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian personnel shelter, a communications antenna, and two ATVs.

A sniper from Ukraine’s E40 group disabled a Russian MT-LB armored vehicle from a distance of 1.7 km using a Barrett M82A1 rifle. Precision that makes a difference.

An airstrike on Russian positions, captured by drones from the 30th Mechanized Brigade.

Trump talks "peace" with Putin, but it’s just more empty showmanship. After a 2-hour call, he handed the Kremlin everything it wanted—no new sanctions, no pressure, just vague talk and zero spine.

It’s not diplomacy—it’s Putin-pleasing.

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha heads to Brussels today to brief EU counterparts on the battlefield situation and the state of peace talks after recent meetings in Turkey.

🇱🇹 Lithuania’s Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė didn’t hold back on Trump’s latest call with Putin—she says it’s starting to feel like a broken record. Same hopeful tone, same promises of progress, but no actual change on the ground.

"Putin’s just buying time. If we want real results, it’s not more talk we need—it’s tougher sanctions."

Footage from Ukraine's 225th Asssault Regiment. Three Russians tried to cross the border from Belgorod into Ukraine, but FPV drones from PENTAGON unit prohibited that. Three man taken out by one strike.

Kremlin spokesman Peskov: "There are no and can’t be any timelines for agreeing on a peace memorandum with Ukraine." He claims contacts with Ukraine have been resumed and are ongoing, and that a potential Zelensky–Putin meeting was discussed during Trump’s call.

Classic Kremlin playbook—talk a lot, say nothing.

Ukrainian forces scored a direct hit on a Russian Msta-S self-propelled howitzer on the Zaporizhzhia front.

What does Trump really want? He promised “turkey time” toughness with Putin—but delivered only more talk, no consequences, The Economist.

Trump calls the war a “bloodbath”. But he seems blind to the reality that just wooing Mr Putin will not stop it