{"id":13183,"date":"2026-04-30T05:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T05:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/13183\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T05:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T05:15:10","slug":"ukraine-russia-war-latest-trump-welcomes-putins-offer-of-victory-day-ceasefire-in-very-good-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/13183\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump welcomes Putin\u2019s offer of Victory Day ceasefire in \u2018very good\u2019 phone call"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Trump makes baseless claim Ukraine is ‘military defeated’<\/p>\n

Donald Trump made the baseless claim that Ukraine is \u201cmilitarily defeated\u201d on Wednesday after a phone call with Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters as he met with astronauts from the Artemis II mission in the Oval Office, the US president said he discussed a temporary Ukraine ceasefire to mark the anniversary of the end of World War Two next month.<\/p>\n

He went on to claim that Kyiv had been \u201cmilitarily defeated\u201d, with no evidence. Ukraine is continuing to resist the Russian aggression across the frontline, with no significant gains made by Moscow in recent months.<\/p>\n

“We had a good talk, I’ve known him a long time,” said Trump. The two leaders had their last publicly reported phone call on \u2060March 9, although Trump has indicated \u200bthey \u2060speak regularly.<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai30 April 2026 05:58<\/p>\n

<\/a>Kremlin open to temporary ceasefire with Ukraine to mark Victory Day<\/p>\n

During a phone call with Donald Trump last night it was Vladimir Putin who proposed a temporary ceasefire to mark 9 May and the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War, the Kremlin said.<\/p>\n

Kremlin \u2060aide Yuri Ushakov said the telephone call lasted more than an hour and a half and was “conducted in a friendly manner, candid and business-like”.<\/p>\n

“Trump actively supported this initiative, noting that the holiday \u200cmarks our common victory over Nazism in World War Two,” he said.<\/p>\n

He \u200badded: “Donald Trump believes that a deal to put an end to the \u200cconflict in Ukraine is already close.”<\/p>\n

He \u2060said Putin told the US president that Russian forces in Ukraine “hold the \u2060strategic initiative and are pressing on enemy positions”.<\/p>\n

Putin, Ushakov said, “clearly said that Kyiv was resorting to openly terrorist \u200cmethods by attacking civilian \u200bsites on Russian territory,” a reference to frequent \u200cUkrainian strikes on key infrastructure, \u200bparticularly in Russia’s oil sector.<\/p>\n

\"\"(AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai30 April 2026 05:31<\/p>\n

<\/a>EU considers what perks it can offer Ukraine ahead of full membership<\/p>\n

EU members are looking to compile a package of short-term benefits for Ukraine as the prospect of giving Kyiv fast-track full membership looks increasingly unlikely.<\/p>\n

Interim perks could include greater market access and deeper participation in EU programmes and institutions, four diplomats told Politico.<\/p>\n

This comes after Volodymyr Zelensky rejected the idea of being given \u201csymbolic\u201d membership of the bloc, something suggested by German chancellor Friedrich Merz and French president Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n

One of the diplomats said the EU is looking at \u201caccelerated gradual integration\u201d, under the EU would bring Ukraine into shared markets, funding schemes and political institutions in a phased way.<\/p>\n

Another method being pushed suggests Kyiv be given some kind of \u201cacceding state\u201d status to show that it is firmly on track to join the EU, Politico reported citing the Lithuanian proposal.<\/p>\n

EU leaders in March rejected the European Commission\u2019s \u201creverse enlargement\u201d proposals that would allow Ukraine to join the bloc without completing major reforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the moment of the dinner \u2026 member states have been clear it would be very difficult to see membership in the short term,\u201d one of the diplomats said. \u201cBut we need to have a positive offer for how we can better move forward together before then.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"(AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai30 April 2026 05:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Trump makes baseless claim Kyiv is \u2018militarily defeated\u2019 after phone call with PutinTrump makes baseless claim Kyiv is \u2018militarily defeated\u2019 after phone call with Putin<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai30 April 2026 04:54<\/p>\n

<\/a>Zelensky says Ukraine has enough of some homegrown weapons to share<\/p>\n

Ukraine is manufacturing a surplus of up to 50 per cent of some types of weapons, president Volodymyr Zelensky has said, as part of the country\u2019s defence cooperation with the Middle East, the Gulf, Europe and the Caucasus.<\/p>\n

These deals include the production and supply of drones and missiles along with the technology and software, he said.<\/p>\n

Kyiv has handed a proposal to the US for cooperation on drones, defence systems and other types of weapons for use in the air, on land and at sea, Zelensky said yesterday.<\/p>\n

\"\"(Facebook\/Volodymyr Zelenskyy\ufeff)<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai30 April 2026 04:33<\/p>\n

<\/a>Trump mixes up Ukraine and Iran wars when asked which will end first<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump couldn\u2019t say whether the war he launched against Iran in February would end before the four-year-old Russian war against Ukraine \u2013 and even confused the two countries.<\/p>\n

The president immediately began a question-and-answer session that veered from UFOs to a recent conversation with Russian president Vladimir Putin that had focused on the Ukraine and Iran wars.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talked about Ukraine, and I talked a little bit about Iran. I talked about few different subjects, mostly about Ukraine, and we had a very good conversation. I think we’re going to come up with a solution relatively quickly,\u201d he said yesterday.<\/p>\n

Trump said Putin would \u201clike to be involved\u201d with resolving Iran\u2019s possession of enriched uranium \u2013 something the United States opposes \u2013 and remarked that he\u2019d told Putin in turn that he\u2019d prefer he be \u201cinvolved with ending the war with Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai30 April 2026 04:17<\/p>\n

<\/a>Trump says he discussed a Ukraine ceasefire with Putin<\/p>\n

US president Donald Trump said he discussed a possible ceasefire in the four-year war in Ukraine in a phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

He spoke after the Kremlin reported the \u2060two leaders discussed a temporary Ukraine ceasefire to mark the anniversary of the end of the Second World War next month.<\/p>\n

“We had a good talk, I’ve known him a long time,” said Trump. The two leaders had their last publicly reported phone call on \u20609 March, although Trump has indicated \u200bthey \u2060speak regularly.<\/p>\n

Trump, speaking to reporters as he met with astronauts from the Artemis II mission in the Oval Office, said he suggested “a little \u2060bit of a ceasefire” in the war in Ukraine in his phone call \u200bwith \u2060the Russian leader.<\/p>\n

“And I think \u200che might do that,” Trump said, then asked reporters whether Putin had already announced a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Putin announced a similar truce last year that lasted \u200cthree days but was not agreed with Kyiv.<\/p>\n

Trump \u200chas a history of making positive comments about Putin and sharply criticising Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky for not agreeing to make a deal with Russia to end the war.<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai30 April 2026 04:05<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Russian forces launch drone attack on rescue workers in MarhanetsRussian forces launch drone attack on rescue workers in Marhanets<\/p>\n

Alex Croft30 April 2026 03:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>EU mulls stricter conditions on its 90bn loan to Ukraine \u2013 report<\/p>\n

The \u200bEuropean Union is considering imposing stricter conditions on \u2060its \u20ac90bn loan to Ukraine, including \u2060making \u200bsome \u2060payouts dependent on the introduction \u2060of an unpopular \u200btax \u2060change for businesses, \u200cBloomberg News reported today, \u200cciting people familiar with \u200cthe matter.<\/p>\n

The plan would affect \u2060\u20ac8.4bn in so-called macro-financial assistance expected to be granted this year under the \u200cprogram, the report \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n

Alex Croft30 April 2026 02:02<\/p>\n

<\/a>Russia struggles to contain \u2018massive\u2019 fire at oil refinery after third Ukrainian strike in two weeks<\/p>\n

A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a \u201cmassive\u201d fire at a Russian oil refinery in Tuapse on Tuesday, as Kyiv stepped up its campaign to target a critical generator of funding for Vladimir Putin\u2019s war chest.<\/p>\n

It was the third attack on the Black Sea port facility in less than two weeks as the Ukrainian military sought to disrupt the Russian oil and gas industry, which accounts for a big slice of Moscow\u2019s federal budget.<\/p>\n

After the Ukrainian military claimed responsibility for the latest strike, Russia\u2019s president Vladimir Putin said in remarks that were broadcast on Russian television that “drone attacks against civilian \u2060infrastructure are becoming more frequent\u201d. \u201cThe latest example is the strike against \u200benergy \u2060facilities in Tuapse,\u201d he added, \u201cwhich could potentially cause serious environmental consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

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