April 25—The first U.S. administration trip to Kyiv since the February 24 special military operation by Russia occurred yesterday, after which Secretary of State Tony Blink and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that the U.S. would provide an additional $650 million in military aid to Ukraine, bringing the total of security aid to $3.7 billion in the last 60 days.

April 25—On April 25, 1945, the Soviet and U.S. armies linked up on the Elbe River, marking the success of the allied effort to defeat fascism. In April 1955, The Spirit of the Elbe memorial was unveiled at the Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., and every year since then, the occasion has been celebrated as a symbol of cooperation between the two nations to achieve victory in a just cause.

Secretary of Defense Austin admits U.S. goal is "to weaken Russia" as NATO plans escalation today at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.