Kallas commented on the conversation between Trump and Putin; Magyar discussed with the EU the opening of negotiation clusters for Ukraine's accession; the Israeli Foreign Ministry states that Ukraine has not provided evidence that grain on board the Panormitis vessel could be stolen from the TOT; the SBU announced in absentia suspicion of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Trutnev — Suspilne collected the main news on the morning of April 1.
Kallas commented on the negotiations on Ukraine after the conversation between Trump and Putin
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaia Kallas said peace talks on Ukraine had reached an impasse. Her comments came after a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.
Separately, Kallas drew attention to the lack of signs of additional pressure on Russia. She emphasized that the EU would like to see increased influence over Moscow.
“Of course, when we see these phone calls between President Trump and Putin, as you understand, there are always a lot of unanswered questions, given that Russia is openly praising Iran's heroic fight against America. Does that mean that there is also more pressure on Russia because it is helping, you know, Iran wage war against them? So we would like to see that pressure as well, and we did not see that during that call,” she stressed.
Context: On April 29, US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had an hour and a half phone conversation. They discussed, among other things, the Russian leader's willingness to declare a “truce” for the period of May 9.
Peter Magyar discussed with the EU the opening of negotiation clusters for Ukraine's accession
The future Prime Minister of Hungary, Peter Magyar, discussed with EU representatives the prospects for opening negotiation clusters on Ukraine's accession to the European Union.
Bloomberg writes that Magyar wants Ukraine to grant the Hungarian minority more rights in exchange for approval of progress in EU accession. The European Commission's press service told Suspilny that Ukraine had already adopted an Action Plan on National Minorities last year, which the EC positively assessed.
Israeli Foreign Ministry: Ukraine has not provided evidence that grain aboard the Panormitis vessel could be stolen from the TOT
The Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that Ukraine's request for legal assistance regarding the bulk carrier Panormitis contained “no evidence” that the Russians had taken this grain from the temporarily occupied territories.
They noted that the Israeli police have asked the Ukrainian prosecutor's office to provide additional information and relevant evidence, as required by Israeli law. Context: It was previously reported that the bulk carrier Panormitis arrived at the port of the Israeli city of Haifa. On board, it is likely carrying wheat and barley from the occupied territories of Ukraine.
A source for the Public from diplomatic circles reported that the Ukrainian side warned Israel about a possible deterioration in interstate relations due to the arrival of the Panormitis ship with Ukrainian grain in Haifa.
On April 28, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry officially invited the Israeli ambassador to deliver a note of protest over the second ship with stolen Ukrainian grain that arrived in Haifa.
On April 29, the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine sent the Israeli side a package of documents for the arrest of the vessel and its cargo, which, according to the investigation, may be part of a scheme to legalize illegally exported Ukrainian grain.
On April 30, it became known that the importing company “Centsiper” refused to unload grain from the Panormitis due to the risk of being subject to EU sanctions. According to the ship tracking service MarineTraffic, the bulk carrier Panormitis has weighed anchor and left the port of Haifa.
The SBU announced in absentia suspicion against Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Trutnev: he faces life imprisonment
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reported in absentia to Yuri Trutnev, the deputy head of the Russian government and plenipotentiary representative of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in the Far Eastern Federal District, about suspicions. He is allegedly involved in ideological support, financing, and logistical support for the Russian Federation's full-scale war against Ukraine. For this, the official faces life imprisonment.
According to the investigation, Trutnev, who is under sanctions, periodically visits frontline areas to transfer weapons, ammunition, and supplies to the occupying Russian troops.
“During just one of the episodes of “business trips” to the temporarily captured part of the Donetsk region in 2025, the official handed over almost four hundred units of sniper systems and drones to the militants,” the SBU said.
Thus, based on the collected evidence, investigators of the Security Service in absentia informed Trutnev of suspicion under Part 5 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 437 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (complicity in waging an aggressive war). The sanctions of these articles provide for life imprisonment. Comprehensive measures are underway to put the Russian official on the international wanted list.