Trump responds to Moscow car bombing that killed Russian general | 26 April 2025 | U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to look into the assassination of a senior Russian general outside Moscow on Friday, telling reporters "That's a big one." The incident took place as Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Moscow for high-level talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy chief of operations of Russia's General Staff, was killed in a car bomb explosion outside his residence in Balashikha, a suburb east of Moscow. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova suggested there is "reason to believe that Ukrainian intelligence services were involved in the assassination," noting that Moskalik was involved in talks to resolve the Ukraine crisis before the conflict escalated in 2022. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday, Trump, who apparently had not known about the incident until he was asked, said, "That's hitting close to home, right? That's a big one." He added: "I'll look at it. If I hear anything, I'll let you know."