Day: August 24, 2025

(NewsNation) — Ukrainians are marking their Independence Day Sunday with daily drone and missile attacks from Russia amid the ongoing three-year war. 

President Donald Trump and other world leaders sent a letter of support to Ukraine on its Independence Day, which marks 34 years since Ukraine broke from the Soviet Union. Russia was one of the republics that made up the Soviet Union. 

“Now is the moment to bring an end of the senseless, senseless killing. The United States supports A negotiated settlement that leads to a durable, lasting peace that ends the bloodshed and safeguards Ukraine from threats over series, safeguards, Ukraine, sovereignty, and dignity,” Trump said.

Zelenskyy posted a letter he received from Trump on social media. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to that, writing, “We appreciate your kind words for the Ukrainian people, and we thank the United States for standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in defending what is most valuable: independence, freedom, and guaranteed peace.” 

“We believe that by working together we can put an end to this war and achieve real peace for Ukraine,” he continued. 

Whereas two weeks ago, it appeared a path to peace was possible with President Donald Trump meeting separately with both countries’ presidents, Russian forces are continuing their advance. The Kremlin claimed two more communities in the Donetsk region. 

Trump has said he wants a bilateral meeting between Russia and Ukraine before a trilateral involving the U.S. Nothing is on the calendar for a bilateral summit. 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in an interview with NBC, said, “There is no meeting planned, and I’m not challenging this, but you cannot, I think, understand what I am saying. Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy. When the agenda would be ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all.”

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews former CIA Director and retired Gen. David Petraeus on the fallout from Trump and Putin’s Alaska summit on “This Week.”

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@RulerOfThunder1 @ukraine_map @Shellz_80 @NOELreports Youre forgetting the said they dont owe use for anything we gave them during the period of time bisen was president. Also that 40 billion is Russian frozen assets so not even their own money. Europe is actually said they won’t buy the weapons then give them to urkaine. Do your HW

@RulerOfThunder1 @ukraine_map @Shellz_80 @NOELreports Youre forgetting the said they dont owe use for anything we gave them during the period of time bisen was president. Also that 40 billion is Russian frozen assets so not even their own money. Europe is actually said they won’t buy the weapons then give them to urkaine. Do your HW

No Anna, that only goes for US weapons, Ukraine can use its weapons to best effect and give Trump the middle finger

— Francis van Staa (@Francis_NL) August 24, 2025