Friday, April 25, 2025

 Fed-up Trump blasts Putin after Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine in nearly a year, hampering peace talks: ‘Vladimir, STOP!’
President Trump blasted Vladimir Putin on Thursday and urged the Russian president to “STOP!” after Moscow launched its deadliest attack on Ukraine in almost a year overnight.
By Emily Crane and Caitlin Doornbos / NEW YORK POST

President Trump blasted Vladimir Putin on Thursday and urged the Russian president to “STOP!” after Moscow launched its deadliest attack on Ukraine in almost a year overnight.

“I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV,” Trump raged in a Truth Social post.

“Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!”

His rare criticism of Putin came soon after Russia struck Kyiv with an hours-long barrage of missiles and drones — killing at least nine and wounding more than 70.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky branded the attack, which is the deadliest there since last July, as “one of the most outrageous.”

He also pointed out that Russia has continued to rebuke Trump’s cease-fire proposal for a month and a half. 

“This was a proposal from the United States,” he said. “And it has been 44 days of Russia continuing to kill our people and evading tough pressure and accountability for its actions.” Read more, see videos and maps here.

'The Data Doesn't Look Good': Makary Explains Concerns About Petroleum-Based Food Dyes
Leah Barkoukis / Townhall Tipsheet 
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary spoke with CNN about why the administration is moving to remove artificial dyes from the food supply, noting the research on petroleum-based coloring “doesn’t look good.”

“I don't think we appreciated the potential risks to human health and child health when they were first introduced,” he told host Dana Bash when she asked why they're in the food supply and medication in the first place. 

"Yellow Dye No. 5, for example, was noted to be a bright vibrant yellow color as the byproduct of coal tar in the coal ash, and then people decided to put it in fabric and then they thought well we can put it in food," he continued. 

“The studies have caught up with the introduction of these petroleum-based chemical food dyes and the data doesn't look good,” he continued...Read more, see Xs and videos here.