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The chief editor of The Atlantic, who was the center of the Trump administration’s Signal scandal, has described the interview as “fascinating and illuminating.”

US President Donald Trump discussed aid and support for Ukraine, sanctions on Russia, and ending the war in an interview with The Atlantic published on Monday, April 28.

The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was at the center of the Trump administration’s Signal scandal when the former was invited by top officials in a private chat on Yemen war plans by mistake.

Ukraine announced the results of its debut attempt to agree the terms of VRI restructuring – the initial offer was rejected by investors. Weekly Insight for April 28

Bonds: MoF updates auction schedule

The Ministry of Finance updated its bond auction schedule last week, but the revision of the offer structure was postponed to June.At last week’s primary auction, the MoF’s proceeds from the placement of three UAH bonds exceeded UAH9bn.

The demand was the highest for a 14-month military bill and a regular three-year note. Despite the significant demand, interest rates remained unchanged. 

The home improvement hypermarket chain has opened for business again despite still facing technical issues caused by the cyberattack in some stores.

Epicentr, Ukraine’s largest home improvement hypermarket network, was able to resume operations across all of its stores after a cyberattack disrupted business on the night of April 27-28.

The hack still caused serious damage to the company’s systems, with many stores facing problems during the day on Monday but its main outlets were working normally by the evening, although some of its smaller stores still have issues, the company wrote.

A 57-year-old woman working for a city council in southern Ukraine has been caught sending troop locations and arms movements to a Russian intelligence agency , authorities said.

A 57-year-old woman working for a city council in southern Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region has been arrested for sending troop locations to Russian intelligence, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Tuesday. 

The SBU said the woman recorded equipment movements to the front and sent new locations of the troops to a chatbot managed by an agent called Serhiy Lebedev, who then collected the information and relayed it to both the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and its military intelligence agency. 

In 2015, ATP28 – posing as Islamic State militants – hacked the French-language channel TV5 Monde “to manipulate public opinion” and “create a panic in France,” France’s foreign ministry said.

France on Tuesday accused Russian military intelligence of being behind a series of cyberattacks against the country over the last decade, including against an organisation involved in the 2024 Paris Olympics and Emmanuel Macron’s first presidential campaign in 2017.

Since 2021, a branch of Russian military intelligence (GRU) dedicated to such attacks has also targeted a dozen French entities including “defense, financial and economic sectors,” the foreign ministry said.

Kyiv Post asks Ukrainian soldiers on the front line how they feel about Trump’s recent claims, including blaming Ukraine and warning of “big problems” for Zelensky.

Records show that Natalia Dmitrieva, sister of Putin’s top negotiator Kirill Dmitriev, entered Ukraine on a US passport just days before US-Russia talks in Riyadh earlier this year. But why?

Multiple family members of top Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev have held American passports as recently as this year – and used them to enter Ukraine and the US, official sources told Kyiv Post.

Just days before US and Russian negotiators gathered in Saudi Arabia for talks over Ukraine’s future, Dmitriev’s sister – Natalia Dmitrieva – crossed into Ukraine on a US passport.

Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

I know it looks like the main thing in the war is all these peace talks and all this shameless US pressure on Ukraine to capitulate to Russia. Some of you will have noticed the Russians fired off another big drone/missile attack against Kyiv.

I have sections on that below, but, for us here in Ukraine, honestly, this looks like one of those weeks when the Ukrainians took it to the Russians more than usual. But a war week. Image of a 43rd Brigade soldier being calm and smoking a pipe.

Former green beret Waltz told Fox News and its viewers a pair of tall tales about Ukraine, the first about corruption and second about a mineral development deal Trump wants Kyiv to sign.

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz in an interview published by Fox News misled millions of viewers and subscribers about US support to Ukraine in the past and a minerals development deal expected to be signed by Kyiv in the near future.

The former US special forces operator and Congressman made the inaccurate and misleading comments about Ukraine during an interview with Fox’s Brian Kilmeade.

The Kremlin dismissed Zelensky’s call for a 30-day ceasefire, saying it’s “impossible without resolving all the nuances,” as Ukraine insists “we value lives, not parades.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has effectively rejected Volodymyr Zelensky’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire during a Tuesday press briefing.

Peskov said that the 30-day ceasefire is “impossible without resolving all the nuances,” according to The Moscow Times.

France, which holds the current presidency of the UN Security Council, called the meeting in response to the recent escalation in Russian attacks on civilians.

The UN Security Council is set to convene Tuesday, April 29, to examine the latest upsurge in Russian attacks on Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed.

France, which is the current Security Council president, called the meeting in response to growing concerns about the recent escalation in Russian attacks on civilians.

Sergii Koretskyi, a prominent senior manager in Ukraine’s oil and gas industry will become CEO of Naftogaz on May 14.

The Supervisory Board of Naftogaz announced that Sergii Koretskyi is to be appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Naftogaz Group and to take over the role on May 14, Ukraine’s state-owned energy giant reported on Thursday. 

Koretskyi is currently CEO of Ukrnafta and Ukrtatnafta – Ukraine’s largest state-owned group of oil extraction and production companies. 

Kyiv’s self-imposed hold on long-range drone attacks against Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure seems to be holding, but the promise not to hit Kremlin energy may have run out on Friday.

Authorities in Russia’s Black Sea region Novorossiysk on Tuesday said that a fierce fire and explosions at a seaside fuel storage site was caused by accident and not by Ukrainian long-range drones, official statements and news reports said.

A fire breaking out in a diesel fuel reservoir in an industrial region near the Novorossiysk suburb Kirillovka mid-evening on Monday engulfed a parking lot and set five automobiles ablaze, but no one was hurt, said Andrei Kravchenko, Novorossiysk mayor, in an early Tuesday morning statement to local media.

Leading analysts say that Putin’s move calling for a holiday ceasefire is not a step toward peace, but a tactic to strengthen Russia’s military position by allowing for a pause.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s May 9 ceasefire is aimed at giving Russia an advantage on and off the battlefield, not at achieving a lasting peace in Ukraine, according to US analysts.

In a new report released on April 28, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), said Putin is using the truce to rest troops, prepare for more attacks, and send a message to both Russian citizens and international audiences during Victory Day celebrations.

Telephone, internet and lights were working again, train services resumed, shops reopened and workers flocked back to offices following the outage that struck on Monday afternoon.

Spain and Portugal recovered their electricity supply and a semblance of normalcy on Tuesday after a crippling blackout of unknown causes that disrupted daily life for millions.

Telephone, internet and lights were working again, train services resumed, shops reopened and workers flocked back to offices following the outage that struck on Monday afternoon and lasted up to 20 hours in some places.

The agreement, which has been under preparation for months, will replace the existing treaty signed between the two countries in the early 1990s,

The treaty will be signed in Nancy, northeastern France, Macron added.

The agreement, which has been under preparation for months, will replace the existing treaty signed between the two countries in the early 1990s, following the end of Communist rule in Poland.

US Vice President said negotiations between Washington and both Kyiv and Moscow are underway, though he declined to give details while underlining for a swift end.

US Vice President JD Vance issued a warning about the long-term risks of Russia’s continuing war in Ukraine, saying millions more could die, with the risk of the conflict escalating into nuclear war the longer it drags on.

Speaking to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, Vance dismissed the notion that prolonging the war would result in a Ukrainian victory or Russia’s collapse.

Families with children are being compulsorily evacuated in areas of the Dnipropetrovsk region close to the front line, as Ukraine moves to enforce new rules on child safety during martial law.

Mandatory evacuation of families with children in several settlements of the Mezhova community in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region began on April 25, according to an announcement on the official page of the Mezhova Village Territorial Community. The decision was made by order of the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak.

Some of the settlements in this central-eastern region of Ukraine lie just a few dozen kilometers from the Donetsk region’s front line. The area is frequently targeted by missile and drone attacks, particularly its more easterly parts, some of which border active combat zones.

As military analysts suggest Russian forces will increasingly use motorcycles during assaults, Kyiv’s troops may turn to two wheels to improve the mobility of its defending infantry units.

The Washington DC based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its April 26 Russian offensive campaign assessment that Moscow’s troops are systematically preparing to use motorcycles in their war against Ukraine. It referred to a video posted by Russia’s Defense Ministry of two- or three-soldier teams from its 299th Regiment, part of Russia’s 98th Airborne Division, practicing offensive and defensive motorcycle tactics.

Despite Western commentators mocking Russia’s “Mad Max” tactics, using motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles with high casualty rates, it appears that Moscow deems them as the key to avoiding Ukraine’s increasingly successful first-person view (FPV) drone attacks – even though commentators suggest that the noise of the motorcycles prevents the riders from hearing the approach of Ukrainian drones.

Trump’s initial record in office for a second time has fueled concern and dismay.

After 100 days of political chaos and economic shock that have sent his approval ratings tumbling, Donald Trump hopes to regain the unqualified adulation of his supporters Tuesday at one of his bread-and-butter events: a public rally.

To mark the symbolic milestone in his second term, the Republican US president is visiting the site of one of his last campaign events, in Michigan, a battleground state that swung his way in November’s election.

Make a note the time and date - April 2, 2025, turned out to be an April Fool’s Day indeed.

One might be forgiven for mistaking the plummeting Standard and Poor (S&P) futures for a scene from ancient prophecy – markets ablaze, portfolios reduced to ash, and investors left to survey the wreckage of what was, until Wednesday two weeks ago, a reasonably buoyant economic landscape.

The precipitous 4.8% fall in the S&P 500 and 6% collapse in the Nasdaq represents the most violent market reaction since the great COVID lockdown of March 2020. Including a pre-announcement decline measured by Motley Fool as 5.8% from the Feb 19 to March 31 peak.

The articles filed by Democratic Congressman from Michigan would be the first formal impeachment attempt of Trump’s second term. But there is little chance the attempt will succeed.

Rep. Shri Thanedar, a Democrat from Michigan, introduced seven articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump on Monday, April 29, accusing him of abusing power and undermining democracy.

The articles, the first formal impeachment attempt of Trump’s second term, are unlikely to succeed. Thanedar announced them in a video on X, claiming Trump has “done real damage to our democracy” and ignored constitutional checks and balances.

Ukrainian intelligence eliminated a high-ranking Russian general – a top military planner who selected civilian targets for attack – using a car bomb near Moscow,Ukrainian MP Roman Kostenko confirmed.

Ukrainian intelligence services have eliminated Russian Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, who served as Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Operational Directorate, Secretary of the National Security Committee Roman Kostenko confirmed in an interview.

“What can I say? I’m pleased. This is the right work by our intelligence services,” Kostenko said. “I believe we must understand that even if we reach a ceasefire soon, the work of intelligence services will only be beginning.”

Denk’s appointment breaks with the tradition of diplomats and politicians heading the agency.

The EU and its capitals have plumped for high-ranking military officer André Denk to lead the European Defence Agency (EDA) instead of former Dutch minister Kajsa Ollongren as many had expected.

The appointment of Denk – a German who holds the rank of major general and is currently the effective number two at the EDA – is significant as the agency is seeking to persuade its member countries that it should take on a ramped up role coordinating ammunition and missile procurement across the bloc.

The strikes follow a major Russian assault on April 24 that involved over 200 missiles and drones. One North Korean-made missile hit a residential building in Kyiv, killing 12 people.

Russian drone strikes killed a 12-year-old girl and injured several others in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, local officials said Monday.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down seven drones over the region, but one attack caused significant damage in a residential area, said Serhiy Lysak, head of the regional military administration.

Canada’s Conservative leader pledges unity against Trump after election loss.

Prime Minister Mark Carney won Canada’s election Monday, leading his Liberal Party to a new term in power after convincing voters his experience managing crises had prepared him to confront US President Donald Trump.

The public broadcaster CBC and other outlets projected the Liberals would form Canada’s next government, but it was not yet clear if they would hold a majority in parliament.

An intercepted call reveals Russian soldiers plotting to kill a comrade after dividing his belongings, exposing the brutal reality of life – and death – in Russia’s army.

The “I Want to Live” [Хочу жить] project published a new intercepted call between Russian soldiers, vividly illustrating the harsh reality of service in the Russian army.

In the intercepted call, one of the speakers, a soldier, explains that there was a problem within his group: “He 500-ed,” the soldier says.

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

Key Takeaways from the ISW:

• Russian President Vladimir Putin announced another unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine – this time in honor of a major Soviet and Russian military holiday, while continuing to reject the March 2025 US-Ukrainian 30-day general ceasefire proposal. Putin continues to refuse any ceasefire other than on terms that advantage his war effort.
• Putin is leveraging unilateral ceasefires to achieve informational and battlefield advantages in Ukraine, counter to US President Donald Trump’s goal of using a general ceasefire as a stepping stone towards an enduring and sustainable peace agreement in Ukraine.
• Ukraine – in contrast to Russia – continues to demonstrate its support for Trump’s desired full, permanent ceasefire.
• The Kremlin continues attempts to hold legitimate ceasefire negotiations hostage in order to secure additional concessions from Ukraine and the United States.
• Lavrov reiterated on April 28 Russia’s longstanding demands for Ukraine’s surrender and concessions from the West, as Russia continues to offer no concessions of its own.
• Russian and North Korean officials touted the success of their joint military operations in Kursk Oblast in order to highlight the international community’s inability to deter Russian efforts to involve its allies directly in Russia’s war against Ukraine, as the Kremlin pledged to offer North Korea reciprocal active military support.
• Russia is reportedly expanding its military infrastructure along its border with Finland and stockpiling new tanks, likely in preparation for future aggression against NATO.
• Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová announced on April 27 that the Czech Ammunition Initiative will have delivered another 400,000 rounds of large-caliber artillery ammunition to Ukraine by April 30.
• Russian forces recently advanced in Sumy Oblast and near Kupyansk, Siversk, Toretsk, and Novopavlivka.

Seeing leeway given by Trump, another conservative senator comes out and blasts the Kremlin leader for killing children and bombing civilians, leaving a “trail of broken promises.”

WASHINGTON DC – As US President Donald Trump’s political pendulum swings back toward punishing Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin for starting the war in Ukraine, more Republican senators are finding a safe space to air their positions about the atrocities that Putin has committed there.

On Monday, Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), the high-profile chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged a “different approach” to Putin, labeling him a “deceptive war criminal,” Kyiv Post’s Washington correspondent reports from Capitol Hill.

The Kremlin leader’s proposal for a truce to start on the commemoration of the end of World War II is all optics, Kyiv says, as BRICS leaders gather in Rio de Janeiro.

President Volodymyr Zelensky and his aides on Monday said that a three-day truce announced by Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, to coincide with the sacrosanct anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, was nothing less than an “attempt at manipulation.”

On the heels of an iconic and much-photographed meeting in St Peter’s Basilica this weekend between Zelensky and US President Donald Trump, after which the mercurial American leader said he had the impression that Russia was only “tapping him along” with mere promises of peace.

“The United States is serious about facilitating an end to this senseless war,” State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a readout of Rubio’s call with the Russian foreign minister.

WASHINGTON DC - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his Russian counterpart at Sergey Lavrov’s request, the State Department said on Monday.

“After [US] Special Envoy [Steve] Witkoff’s April 25 visit to Moscow, the Secretary underscored to his Russian counterpart the next steps in Russia-Ukraine peace talks and the need to end the war now,” State spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a readout of the call.