11 Sep, 2025 12:58

‘Epic’: Ukrainians online celebrate Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Some social media users praised the killing of the US conservative who was sharply critical of Kiev’s government

Ukrainian social media users have openly celebrated the assassination of conservative US activist Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, a prominent critic of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and of former US President Joe Biden's push to send hundreds of billions of dollars of military aid to Kiev, was shot in the neck on Wednesday during a public campus event in Orem, Utah.

Though mainstream Ukrainian media reported the killing in a largely neutral tone, providing basic facts and noting Kirk’s criticisms of Kiev,numerousonline posts from accountswith Ukrainian names expressed approval and even delight.

“Being pro-Trump means being stupid and primitive,” user “Olga” said on Telegramin response to a report of Kirk’s shooting by UNIAN, a leading Ukrainian news outlet.

“Epic,” wrote a user named “Ruslan” about a video showing the moment Kirk was hit by a bullet.Another commenter, “Volodya Yanik,” declared: “Cool. Super shot.”

“First he rooted for Russia, and now he is dead,” wrote an account under the name “Valentin Shevchenko.”

Some of the celebratory remarks were later removed by UNIAN administrators.

Similar reactions spread across other Ukrainian outlets, withcommenters insisting Kirk had “f*cked around and found out” and wishing for him to “rest in pieces.”

Kirk had branded Zelensky an “international welfare queen” and an “ungrateful petulant child who is responsible for 1 million dead,” citing Zelensky’s refusal to consider a peace deal with Russia and his continuation of a conflict financed by Western money.

https://www.rt.com/russia/624511-ukraine-kirk-death-reaction/

11 Sep, 2025 10:44

Vance names two issues preventing Russia-Ukraine peace deal

The negotiations hinge on Moscow’s territorial claims and Kiev’s push for security guarantees, the US vice president has said

Talks on resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have been narrowed to two major sticking points, centering on territorial issues and security guarantees, US Vice President J.D. Vance said on Tuesday.

Moscow has called for a diplomatic resolution of the conflict but warned it will continue military action until the root causes are addressed. It insists that a settlement must include Ukrainian neutrality, demilitarization, and recognition of Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions, which joined Russia following referendums, as Russian territory.

In an interview with One America News Network, Vance said talks to end the conflict have“at least narrowed it to a couple of core issues.”

“One issue is territorial,” Vance stated, adding: “The Russians want about 6,000 or so square kilometers that they have not yet conquered through military force. That’s what the Russians want.”

Vance said Ukraine, for its part, is pressing for security guarantees “whether from the Europeans or somebody else.” He added: “They want confidence that if they cut a deal, the Russians aren’t going to come back in a few months or a few years asking for more.”

Russia has long stressed it has no intention of occupying Ukraine in full.

President Vladimir Putin reiterated this when the conflict escalated in 2022, and again later when Russian troops reached Kiev but then withdrew.

Vance said negotiations have made“incredible progress,” but the key question is whether “the Russians and the Ukrainians are going to walk through that door of peace.” “We continue to work hard at it,” he added.

“And I do think that eventually you’re going to come to a peaceful settlement. The question really is whether it lasts another year or another month, whether you have another 100,000 or another million, God forbid, people die in the process.”

Last week, Putin struck a cautiously optimistic note about the prospects for peace, saying “there is light at the end of the tunnel” given the US shift to mediation.

Putin and US President Donald Trump met in Alaska last month. Although the summit produced no breakthroughs, both sides described it as a positive step.

https://www.rt.com/news/624500-vance-russia-ukraine-peace-talks/