{"id":2427706,"date":"2025-04-25T17:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-general-killed-in-car-bombing-as-trump-envoy-meets-with-putin\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T17:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:24:19","slug":"russian-general-killed-in-car-bombing-as-trump-envoy-meets-with-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-general-killed-in-car-bombing-as-trump-envoy-meets-with-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian general killed in car bombing as Trump envoy meets with Putin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-general-killed-in-car-bombing-as-trump-envoy-meets-with-putin%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2427706&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A high-ranking Russian general, Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, was killed by a car bomb in Balashikha, a suburb of Moscow, while a U.S.envoy was meeting with President Vladimir Putin to negotiate peace in Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed that Ukrainian intelligence might be involved in the attack, citing Moskalik&#8217;s past roles in military diplomacy and conflict resolution in Ukraine. The incident complicates U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-biden-admin-colluded-with-iran-to-derail-president-trump\/\" title=\"Reports: Biden admin. colluded with Iran to derail President ...\">peace efforts<\/a> amid increasing frustrations over the ongoing war.Trump has emphasized the need for concessions, suggesting that recognizing Crimea as Russian territory is essential for negotiations, which has strained relations with ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The assassination adds to a series of high-profile killings linked to Ukrainian intelligence operations against Russian officials during the conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Russian general killed in car bombing as Trump envoy meets with Putin<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2105046\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A high-ranking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russian\">Russian<\/a> general was killed by a car bomb Friday in a suburb outside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/moscow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Moscow\">Moscow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, was killed on Friday when a car laden with explosives detonated as he passed by outside his home. A video of the explosion was posted on social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3390726\/nova-scotia-trump-testing-canadian-patience\/\">Trump testing Canadians&#8217; patience even in famously friendly Nova Scotia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3391152\/zelensky-trump-ukraine-recognize-crimea-russian-territory\/\">Zelensky claims Trump caught Ukraine off guard with push to recognize Crimea as Russian territory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3390708\/hong-kong-cardinal-pope-francis-funeral-joseph-zen\/\">Hong Kong gives cardinal his passport back for Pope Francis&#8217;s funeral after 2022 arrest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another angle of today&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-ambassador-to-afghanistan-we-are-in-moment-of-crisis\/\" title=\"Fmr. ambassador to Afghanistan: We are in moment of crisis\">car bomb explosion<\/a> in the town of Balashikha to the east of Moscow, which eliminated the Deputy Head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Major General Yaroslav Moskalik. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nisIi7UutA\">pic.twitter.com\/nisIi7UutA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1915756401915232686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In U.S. parlance, a lieutenant general is a three-star general, the second-highest military position outside of the rare five-star position.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Investigators work the scene where Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main operational department in the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, was killed by an explosive device placed in his car in Balashikha, just outside Moscow, Russia, on Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1949655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"quickly cast blame on\">quickly cast blame on<\/a> Ukrainian intelligence services.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are reasons to believe that Ukrainian intelligence agencies could be involved in the killing, given their ties to Yaroslav Moskalik going back to his time in the Minsk Contact Group and at the Normandy Four platform on resolving the conflict in southeastern Ukraine,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Moskalik primarily worked in military diplomacy, taking part in the formation of the Minsk agreements as part of the Normandy Format talks in 2015, alongside Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitri Peskov, and senior Russian adviser Yuri Ushakov, to end the 2014-2015 war in the Donbass. He also took part in the Astana talks to conclude the Syrian civil war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the investigation confirms that Ukraine is behind this, it will again demonstrate to the international community the barbaric and treacherous nature of the Kiev regime, which chooses to escalate military confrontation with Russia and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">irresponsibly ignores constructive proposals aimed<\/a> at finding a peaceful solution to the conflict,&rdquo; Zakharova added.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the car bomb that killed Moskalik was &ldquo;triggered by the detonation of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-issues-list-conservative-guide-to-the-culture-wars\/\" title=\"Crenshaw Issues List: \u2018Conservative Guide To The Cu...ure Wars\u2019\">improvised explosive device<\/a> containing destructive elements.&rdquo; The killing is being investigated by the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The bombing is likely to complicate the Trump administration&rsquo;s peace efforts, especially due to its timing. The killing occurred on the same day that Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump&rsquo;s special envoy, personally met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine and reestablish relations between Russia and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This conversation allowed the Russian and U.S. positions to be further brought closer together, not only on Ukraine, but also on a number of other international issues,&rdquo; Ushakov told reporters in a call.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has been growing increasingly frustrated with Ukraine and Russia over their inability to reach common ground to end the war, threatening to walk away from peace talks altogether if a deal can&rsquo;t be reached soon.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Russian concessions on Thursday, Trump told reporters that not &ldquo;taking the whole country&rdquo; is a &ldquo;pretty big concession,&rdquo; suggesting he sees Ukraine in a far weaker negotiating position.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made waves earlier this week when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3391152\/zelensky-trump-ukraine-recognize-crimea-russian-territory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hit back<\/a> against the U.S. aim of recognizing Crimea as a part of Russia, angering Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy&rsquo;s that makes it so difficult to settle this War. He has nothing to boast about! The situation for Ukraine is dire &mdash; He can have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country,&rdquo; he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114388111141848447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted on Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7280114\/donald-trump-2025-interview-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Time<\/em>&nbsp;magazine interview released<\/a>&nbsp;Friday, Trump suggested that Zelensky knew Crimea would remain part of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Crimea will stay with Russia,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;And Zelensky understands that, and everybody understands that it&rsquo;s been with them for a long time. It&rsquo;s been with them long before Trump came along. Again, this is Obama&rsquo;s war. This is a war that should have never happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump criticized Zelensky separately on Friday for failing to sign the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-previews-zelensky-visit-on-pending-deal-for-ukraines-minerals-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... previews Zelensky visit on pending ... for ...&#039;s minerals - Washington Examiner\">rare earth minerals deal<\/a> with the U.S., while expressing optimism that a peace agreement is within reach.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3391332\/trump-crimea-stay-with-russia-in-peace-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP SAYS &lsquo;CRIMEA WILL STAY WITH RUSSIA&rsquo; IN PEACE DEAL\">TRUMP SAYS &lsquo;CRIMEA WILL STAY WITH RUSSIA&rsquo; IN PEACE DEAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ukraine, headed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not signed the final papers on the very important Rare Earths Deal with the United States. It is at least three weeks late. Hopefully, it will be signed IMMEDIATELY. Work on the overall Peace Deal between Russia and Ukraine is going smoothly. SUCCESS seems to be in the future!&rdquo; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114400030944429028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>Moskalik is the latest of several prominent Russian figures to be assassinated by what is believed to be Ukrainian intelligence since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. 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