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At Least 8 Killed in Russian Attacks on Ukraine as Trump Criticizes Zelenskyy
Above: Rescue workers carry the body of a killed resident of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile on April 24, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Image copyright: Ivan Antypenko/Suspline/Global Images Ukraine/Contributor via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
If Zelenskyy wants Crimea so badly, why didn't Ukraine fight for it when it was handed over to Russia without a single bullet being fired nearly a decade ago? Inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy's make peace harder to achieve and what for end? So the war can keep going? So Ukraine can lose more soldiers and more territory?
Pro-Ukraine narrative
Tempers have flared today, but there was once a time when Ukraine and the U.S., alongside other partners, agreed on a shared vision for peace in the territory. That shared vision included rejecting Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and respect for all of Ukraine's sovereign territory.