Notices by Meduza in English (meduza_en@masto.ai)

The United States will no longer “fly around the world” to act as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine as part of a shift in Washington’s approach to peace negotiations, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/02/state-department-says-u-s-will-no-longer-fly-around-the-world-to-mediate-russia-ukraine-talks

Over the past week, Zelensky has found himself embroiled in another public dispute with Trump, as the two leaders trade contradictory public statements about the future status of Crimea. Meduza shares a timeline of what they and other officials have said.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/01/there-s-nothing-to-talk-about

In response to mounting public outrage over increasingly aggressive practices by Ukraine’s Territorial Recruitment Centers, the country's top general has ordered military enlistment offices to deploy physically fit personnel without combat experience to the front lines. https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/29/ukraine-s-top-general-orders-draft-officers-to-the-front-if-they-ve-dodged-combat-so-far

‼️ A car explosion in a Moscow suburb has reportedly killed Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy chief of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/25/top-russian-general-killed-in-latest-ied-attack-in-the-moscow-region

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced this week that the country is now fully independent from Russia's Druzhba oil pipeline for the first time in 60 years. https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/17/czech-republic-declares-oil-independence-from-russia

In response to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff's comment that a peace deal with Russia might involve "five territories," Zelensky stressed that Ukraine is a sovereign country and said only Ukrainians have the right to speak about its territories.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/16/these-are-red-lines-for-us-zelensky-responds-to-u-s-envoy-s-statement-that-potential-peace-deal-could-involve-five-territories

"Putin's ultimate goal is to revive the Russian Empire and reclaim territories currently under NATO protection," Zelensky said in his 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday. "...Considering all of this, I believe it could escalate into a world war."
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/14/zelensky-urges-trump-to-visit-ukraine-before-making-any-deals-with-putin

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a lawsuit seeking to transfer the assets of Sayanskkhimplast — the country’s largest producer of PVC — to state ownership.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/07/russian-prosecutors-move-to-nationalize-country-s-largest-pvc-producer

U.S. President Donald Trump’s inner circle has advised him not to call Vladimir Putin until the Russian president agrees to a full ceasefire in Ukraine, NBC News reported, citing two U.S. administration officials.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/04/trump-s-inner-circle-advising-him-not-to-call-putin-until-russia-agrees-to-a-ceasefire-nbc-news

A Russian military court has sentenced two officers to 20 and 18 years in prison, respectively, on charges of murder, torture, and desecration of the bodies of seven fellow servicemen. https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/02/russian-military-court-sentences-two-officers-to-a-combined-38-years-in-prison-for-murder-torture-and-desecration-of-bodies

Trump says he was “very angry” and “pissed off” at Putin for criticizing Zelensky’s credibility and threatened tariffs on Russian oil if Moscow blocks a ceasefire deal. He added that he and Putin have a “very good relationship” and plan to talk this week.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/31/trump-says-he-s-pissed-off-at-putin-and-threatens-russian-oil-tariffs-if-moscow-prevents-ukraine-deal

Russia forcibly switched children with cystic fibrosis to a treatment that’s never been tested on humans — one that’s supplied by a company with ties to Putin’s friends. The effects, parents say, were immediate and catastrophic.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/25/children-shouldn-t-pay-the-price-for-political-games

A Russian court sentenced Soviet dissident Alexander Skobov to 16 years in prison for his anti-war views today. He used his closing speech to slam Putin as “the new Hilter.”
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/21/death-to-putin-the-new-hitler

The opening ceremony of Russia’s premier animation festival this year featured a film about a baby tank dreaming of war. Meanwhile, an anti-war poet originally set to host the event was abruptly replaced before it began. The next day, he passed away.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/21/baby-t-34

Amnesty International is urging Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to “urgently reconsider” plans to withdraw from the international convention banning antipersonnel mines.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/19/amnesty-international-decries-plans-for-poland-and-baltic-countries-to-withdraw-from-antipersonnel-mine-treaty

Update: Trump said his call with Zelensky lasted about one hour. "Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs," he wrote on social media.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/19/trump-and-zelensky-speaking-by-phone-white-house-confirms

Zelensky has appointed Andriy Hnatov to be the new chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/17/zelensky-appoints-new-chief-of-general-staff-to-accelerate-ukraine-s-military-reforms

Romania’s Constitutional Court has denied candidate Calin Georgescu, who is accused of ties with Russia, permission to participate in the next presidential elections. (He led last December's voting.) https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/12/romanian-constitutional-court-upholds-rejection-of-presidential-candidacy-for-calin-georgescu-the-pro-russian-politician-who-won-last-december-s-vote

Moscow launched a massive attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Friday morning. “Russia continues its energy terror,” Ukraine's energy minister wrote on Facebook.
https://buff.ly/xZV7SwE

After a White House meeting yesterday, Trump ordered a pause on all military aid to Kyiv. Here’s what that means for Ukraine.
https://buff.ly/37G9eNR