Major World Events by Evening of April 25
President Putin met with US Envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin to discuss resuming direct Moscow-Kiev talks;
Russian FM Lavrov told CBS News that Moscow is open to a deal on Ukraine but highlighted unresolved issues;
President Trump stated that any Ukraine settlement will keep Crimea as part of Russia, which he says Zelensky acknowledges;
Russia's MoD reported one large and five group high-precision strikes on Ukrainian military targets during this week;
President Trump is open to meeting Iran's leaders, indicating a possible change in US-Iran relations;
Russia holds a strategic edge over European NATO members in military and regional influence, Politico reported;
Russian and Iranian officials are ready to continue joint projects, including creating new gas corridors from Russia to Iran.
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