🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦❗️ — Donald Trump administration approves transfer of 125 long-range artillery missiles and 100 Patriot missiles from Germany to Ukraine

🇺🇸❌🇷🇺 — Wall Street Journal: In recent weeks, Trump has privately griped to advisers that Putin doesn’t want to end the war, and that both sides refuse to compromise.

➡️ Trump has also asked advisers if they believe Putin has changed since Trump’s last time in office, and expressed surprise at some of Putin’s military moves, including bombing areas with children, according to people familiar with the remarks.

🇺🇸❌🇷🇺 — The Wall Street Journal: Earlier this year, Trump said he believed Kyiv would be harder to convince than Russia unless the deal terms were Ukraine’s terms, resulting in a combative Oval Office encounter with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky live on television.

➡️ More recently, senior Trump administration officials have acknowledged that Russia remains the biggest holdout, refusing to agree to an unconditional 30-day cease-fire that Kyiv has already supported and instead seeking more concessions from Ukraine.

“I wouldn’t say that the Russians are uninterested” in ending the conflict, Vice President JD Vance told a Munich Security Forum event in Washington on Wednesday. “We think they’re asking for too much.”

🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱🇬🇧🇺🇦📃 — 🇺🇦 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky:

"Joint statement by the leaders of France, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine following the meeting in Kyiv

On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the leaders of France, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine met in Kyiv.

They agreed that there should be a complete and unconditional ceasefire for at least 30 days, starting Monday, May 12.

They agreed that an unconditional ceasefire, by definition, cannot be limited by any conditions. If Russia were to put forward such conditions, it could only be seen as an attempt to prolong the war and undermine diplomacy.

They demand that the ceasefire be comprehensive: in the air, at sea, and on land.

They emphasized that this requires effective monitoring, which can be successfully implemented in close coordination with the United States.

They agreed that the ceasefire should last for at least 30 days to create space for diplomacy. During this period, diplomatic work should focus on outlining the security, political and humanitarian foundations of peace.

They welcomed the fact that the call for a ceasefire and meaningful negotiations is supported by both Europe and the United States.

They stressed the utmost importance of strengthening the Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine as the main guarantee of Ukraine's sovereignty and security. The guarantee forces (contingent) should also become a key element of Ukraine's security guarantees.

They agreed that if Russia refuses a full and unconditional ceasefire, tougher sanctions should be applied to its banking and energy sectors, targeting fossil fuels, oil, and the shadow navy.

They agreed to adopt a powerful 17th package of EU sanctions and coordinate it with sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom and Norway, as well as the United States.

They agreed to continue working on the effective use of frozen Russian assets and to discuss this issue at the next G7 summit.

They expressed their readiness to further strengthen Ukraine's defense, especially the Ukrainian army. This should include financing defense resilience and investments in weapons production both in Ukraine and in European countries within the framework of joint projects."

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