We are steadfast in our prayers for peace in Ukraine and Russia. We weep at the killings and the kidnapping of Ukrainian children. Putin is so very evil! Satan controls him. The List Is Long: Russians Who Have Died After Running Afoul Of The Kremlin
Return of Russian-abducted Ukrainian children must be linchpin in US peace talks
President Trump stated he would have this war settled before he took office. Trump also promised he would have the Israel and Hamas war settled. The killings continue. I was taught as a little boy to under promise and over deliver. Many politicians make a living by over promising. Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no choice’ but to continue fighting in Gaza
U.S. says civilian nuclear program without enrichment is possibility as Iran fortifies nuclear sites
Putin is blinded by Satan. You cannot deal with this man or ever trust him.
“So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts” (Eph 4:17-18).
The Scriptures call the mind of the natural man “blinded” (2 Corinthians 4:4), “depraved” (Romans 1:28), “corrupt” (1 Timothy 6:5), and “unspiritual” (Colossians 2:18). The natural mind thinks from a humanistic, sin-debased viewpoint. The viewpoint of the flesh directs its thoughts. The sinful mind is under the control of Satan and can never please God because it concentrates on things of the world and not things of the Spirit. The natural mind walks the road of hopelessness and self-destruction.
‘Russian peace in all its glory’ — Mass Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv kills 9, injures 63. At least nine people have been killed and another 63 injured, including six children, in Russia’s large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on April 24, Ukrainian officials said.
Trump: ‘I think we have a deal with both,’ Russia, Ukraine. “I think we have a deal with both, I hope they do it,” U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on April 23. Trump then expanded on his comments, saying “I think we have a deal with Russia. We have to get a deal with Zelensky.”
Trump’s reported ‘final’ peace plan includes accepting Russian occupation, few benefits for Ukraine. The U.S. reportedly presented its peace proposal last week during a meeting with Ukrainian officials in Paris.
Ukraine insists on unconditional ceasefire at London peace talks. The London meeting, originally intended as a ministerial-level summit involving the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, and Ukraine, was notably downgraded after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff declined to participate.
Trump says ‘nobody is asking’ Ukraine to recognize Crimea as Russian. “Nobody is asking (President Volodymyr) Zelensky to recognize Crimea as Russian Territory, but if he wants Crimea, why didn’t they fight for it eleven years ago when it was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired?” Trump wrote.
‘This is a very dangerous moment’ — Zelensky warns against US withdrawal from peace effort. Ukraine would not want the U.S. to withdraw from peace talks on ending Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 22 during a press conference.
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US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in Moscow on April 25, media reports. The visit comes as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to broker a ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Washington has warned it may withdraw from the mediation process if no progress is made in the coming days.
Kremlin spokesperson reiterates demands for Ukraine to give up territory in exchange for end to war. In an interview with French outlet Le Point, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov laid out Moscow’s demands for a ceasefire in Ukraine, including the full recognition of Russia’s claim over four Ukrainian oblasts it partially occupies, neutral status for Ukraine, and an end to all Western military support.
‘Ukraine ready to negotiate, but not surrender,’ Deputy PM says amid strained peace efforts. Ukraine will not accept a peace agreement that would give Russia a chance to regroup for further attacks and sees a full ceasefire as “the necessary first step,” Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said on April 23.
Ukrainian drone strike hits Russian drone factory over 1,000 kilometers from border, military claims. The strike, carried out by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces in coordination with other branches of the military, targeted a plant in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, the General Staff said.
Ukraine’s, UK’s defense and foreign ministers meet in London. “We are grateful to the UK for its leadership and support. We will discuss ways to strengthen Ukraine and guarantee long-term peace and security,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
Rubio skeptical Ukraine-Russia peace deal will happen this week. “I don’t know about by the end of the week. I’m hopeful that we can get to something quickly,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with the Honestly podcast on April 23.
