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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from the front-line town of Vuhledar, perched atop a tactically significant hill in eastern Ukraine, after more than two years of grinding battle, military officials said Wednesday. Vuhledar, a town Ukrainian forces fought tooth and nail to keep, is the latest urban ...
Three days before his communist government turns 75, China's foreign minister warned fellow leaders Saturday against an “expansion of the battlefield” in Russia's war with Ukraine and said the Beijing government remains committed to shuttle diplomacy and efforts to push the conflict toward its end.
... greatest salesman in history. Every time he comes into the country, he walks away with $60 billion. Stephanie Sy: Trump also suggested this week that Ukraine should have made concessions to Russia to avert the war. Donald Trump: Ukraine is gone. It's not Ukraine anymore. Any deal, even the ...
... mate JD Vance was “too radical” and had essentially advocated for Ukraine to “make a sacrifice” by “giving up its territories.” Trump ripped Zelenskyy and Ukraine on two separate occasions this week. Speaking Wednesday in North Carolina, Trump referred to Ukraine as “demolished” and its people as “dead.” “Any deal ...
... at the Council on Foreign Relations, said Trump is not wrong to want a negotiated end to the war. However, he said, Trump risks undermining Ukraine by enabling Putin to make more gains on the battlefield. “Neither Ukraine nor Russia is going to win this war, and the sooner that ...
... particularly glide bombs. Carrying up to 1.2 tons of explosives and launched from far behind the Russian line, they glide onto their targets, devastating Ukraine's defensive positions and obliterating front-line towns. Ultra, Armed Forces of Ukraine (through interpreter): The Russians currently have an advantage in the air ...
... to Ukraine to support its own growing capabilities to assemble and manufacture its own systems. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the support would help Ukraine produce an additional 10,000 drones over the next six months. The package also includes the tools and components needed to support Ukraine’s ...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the United Nations that Russia is preparing to attack Ukraine's nuclear plants. At the same time, Iranian officials have repeatedly stated they are interested in resuming nuclear diplomacy. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Russia's hawks have been calling for toughening the doctrine for months, criticizing the current version as too vague and weak. They argue it has failed to deter the West from increasing aid to Ukraine and has created the impression that Moscow won’t ever resort to nuclear weapons. Ukrainian ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief sharply criticized the powerful but deeply divided Security Council at a high-level meeting Wednesday for a failure of leadership to end wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and beyond. “Peace demands action. And peace demands leadership,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the 15 ...
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