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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,143: The US wants what RU demands, UKR surrendering what RU occupies [1]

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Date: 2025-04-11

Not so much a brokering as trading your 1962 Corvair for a 1972 Pinto.

These four oblasts aren't even occupied — they're *partially* occupied. Witkoff is proposing Ukraine surrender territory that *it still holds.*

Keith Kellogg opposed Witkoff, stating that Ukraine would never agree to unilaterally cede full ownership of the territories to the Russian Federation, Reuters sources said.

x Speaking of Witkoff, seems like he is keen to turn over all four of the illegally annexed Ukrainian provinces of Ukraine to Russia. If he supports this, you can bet Trump does too. www.reuters.com/world/trump-...



[image or embed] — Phillips OBrien (@phillipspobrien.bsky.social) April 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev in St. Petersburg on April 11 to discuss the war in Ukraine.[5] Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed that the Putin-Witkoff meeting would continue discussions about the war in Ukraine, that Putin would listen to the points that Witkoff delivers from US President Donald Trump, and that the meeting is a good chance for Russia to convey its "main concerns" to Trump via Witkoff.[6] Peskov claimed that the officials may discuss a future meeting between Trump and Putin and that Trump and Putin could "theoretically" have a phone call following the Putin-Witkoff meeting.[7] Peskov claimed that one should not "expect any breakthroughs" during the Putin-Witkoff meeting and that Russia and the United States are in the process of normalizing relations and "searching" for a way to settle the war in Ukraine.[8] Peskov claimed that the Putin-Witkoff meeting and the April 10 US-Russian bilateral meeting in Istanbul are not related but are "two different tracks with one common process."[9] White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated on April 11 that the Putin-Witkoff meeting is another step in the negotiating process toward a ceasefire and an "ultimate peace deal" in the war in Ukraine.[10] Dmitriev stated that his meeting with Witkoff was "productive."[11]

Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of April 10 to 11.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 39 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Kursk and Oryol cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai on April 10 to 11.[82] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 24 drones over northern, southern, eastern, and central Ukraine and that 13 decoy drones were "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian drones damaged infrastructure in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Zhytomyr oblasts.[83] The Ukrainian Air Force reported on April 11 that Russian forces have launched 67,000 glide bombs, thousands of missiles, and 22,400 Shahed drones against Ukraine since February 2022.[84] The Ukrainian Air Force noted that Ukrainian forces have downed 2,496 cruise missiles, 465 guided missiles, 97 ballistic missiles, 40 Kinzhal ballistic missiles, and 17,575 Shahed drones since the beginning of the war and attributed much of the successes to Western-supplied air defense systems. understandingwar.org/... The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 24 drones over northern, southern, eastern, and central Ukraine and that 13 decoy drones were "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukraine's European partners announced new military aid during the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (the Ramstein format) meeting on April 11. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on April 11 that Germany will provide Ukraine with four IRIS-T air defense systems, 33 missiles for the systems, 120 man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), 25 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 15 Leopard tanks, 14 artillery systems, and 130,000 155mm artillery shells.[1] Pistorius stated that Germany recently provided 30 Patriot missiles to Ukraine as well. The German Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on April 11 that Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) are establishing an electronic warfare (EW) coalition for Ukraine.[2] The UK MoD announced a military aid package worth 450 million pounds (about $588 million) drones, radars, and anti-tank mines.[3] Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur stated that Estonia will deliver 10,000 155mm artillery shells and 750,000 rations packages to Ukraine; Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans stated that the Netherland will provide 150 million euros (about $170 million) to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses; and Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė announced that Lithuania will allocate 20 million euros (about $22 million) to Ukraine for the purchase of ammunition.[4] understandingwar.org/...

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