Peace efforts theme
Which EU citizen will be the first to propose that we could take the opportunity to pay the industry to manufacture military equipment for Ukraine using the frozen Russian assets as compensation for the decrease in sales due to the tariffs that the Americans may impose of 50% on June 1?
The war in Ukraine: The largest Russian drone attack. Last night, Russia carried out the largest assault on Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion. Civilian targets across the country were hit. "Talk is of no use. We need a large amount of weapons to stop them because Russia only understands strength. The more they talk about negotiations, the more they attack us. That's how it is," says military veteran Aleksandr in Kiev, Ukraine. Watch the report on SVT Rapport.
Kellogg: A shameless killing of women and children. Keith Kellog, the U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, condemns the massive Russian airstrike during the night. "The indiscriminate killing of women and children at night in their homes is a clear violation of the Geneva Peace Protocols of 1977 designed to protect the innocent," he writes on X, adding: "These attacks are shameful. Stop the killing. Ceasefire now."President Donald Trump has not commented. He urged Ukraine and Russia last week to begin direct negotiations for a ceasefire. Moscow has set tough conditions for such a ceasefire, while Kiev has been ready for a 30-day ceasefire since March 11. See the article on SVT Nyheter.