European countries vow billions in military support for Ukraine as US envoy meets Putin

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By LORNE COOK
Updated 3:12 PM CDT, April 11, 2025

BRUSSELS (AP) — European countries vowed Friday to sends billions of dollars in further funding to help Ukraine keep fighting Russia’s invasion, as a U.S. envoy pursued peace efforts in a trip to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing questions about the Kremlin’s willingness to stop the more than three-year war.

Russian forces hold the advantage in Ukraine, with the war now in its fourth year. Ukraine has endorsed a U.S. ceasefire proposal, but Russia has effectively blocked it by imposing far-reaching conditions. European governments have accused Putin of dragging his feet.

“Russia has to get moving” on the road to ending the war, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media. He said the war is “terrible and senseless.”

In Russia, the Kremlin said Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin in St. Petersburg. Witkoff, who has been pressing the Kremlin to accept a truce, initially met with Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev, footage released by Russian media showed.

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[blue-wave]

1. So how many unsecured signal

chats did Witkoff have about this meetings agenda? All we need now is some moonshining hillbilly with a pickled brain screaming at the Ukrainian President........oh wait!!! Silly me!!

No Ukrainian land to Russia and no coerced mineral deal. Ukraine will need that money to rebuild the country when the war is over.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. He sure has been publicly kneeling to Putin.

[BobTheSubgenius]

3. Thank Heaven for Europe's resolve!!!

Sadly, nothing can replace the incredibly powerful intelligence that Ukraine used to get from the US. This situation is so blatantly F'ed up that it's hard to believe it's actually happening.

Drumpf: "Land of the free, home of the brave? Hold my imaginary, virtue-signalling beer."

[maxsolomon]

4. Will Witkoff even mention yesterday's ballistic missile attack on civilians?

"Russia has to get moving", or what, MFer? You were going to end this in 24 hours.

Guess you were bullshitting.