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Could US diplomacy on Ukraine end within days?
Summary
A look back at the security picture around 22 April 2025, shaped by a US ultimatum on peace talks and a deadly drone attack on Dnipro.
Was Washington about to walk away from efforts to end the war in Ukraine? That was the question hanging over 22 April 2025, following a warning issued days earlier.
On 18 April 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Trump administration was ready to abandon its diplomatic efforts and "move on" if the war could not be ended in "a matter of days". The statement set a short and uncertain window for the peace negotiations.
The fighting continued to take a toll on civilians in the meantime. On 16 April 2025, a large-scale drone attack on Dnipro, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killed two people and injured 16 others.
The two developments framed the situation on 22 April 2025: a negotiating track under public time pressure from Washington, and continued strikes on Ukrainian cities.
