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Ukraine's pressure grows as war in Iran deepens and Russia readies a new offensive

By Associated Press

Ukraine's European allies have promised to maintain their steadfast support, but bickering over a major 90 billion euro EU loan to cover Kyiv's military and economic needs for two years has reflected the mounting challenges.

Zelenskyy says Ukraine is using drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Ukraine is also looking into whether it can have a role in restoring security in the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war, according to Zelenskyy.

Five EU leaders seek urgent solution for drifting Russian tanker to avoid environmental catastrophe

By Giada Zampano, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

In a joint letter sent to the European Commission president, the leaders of Italy, Spain, Malta, Greece and Cyprus warned that the vessel poses an “imminent and serious risk” of a major ecological disaster.

Zelenskyy says Ukraine is waiting on U.S. and Russia to set the next round of peace talks

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in comments released Sunday that he was ready for the next round of trilateral peace talks but that it was up to Washington and Moscow to agree on where and when to meet.

U.S. eases some sanctions on Russian oil, but crude prices remain high

By David McHugh, Associated Press

The move, intended to soothe jittery markets over the disruption of Middle Eastern oil and gas supplies, underlines how the war has boosted Moscow's ability to profit from its energy exports, a pillar of the Kremlin’s budget as it presses its invasion of…

Ukraine awaits U.S. sign-off on drone production deal, Zelenskyy says

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Ukraine has pioneered the development of cut-price drone killers, some of which cost a few thousand dollars, that have rewritten the air defense rule book.

Ukrainian troops share lessons learned from fighting Iran's Shahed drones

By Jack Hewson, Tetiana Burianova

For more than 10 days, Iran has used Shahed drones to target American bases, killing U.S. troops and hitting civilian infrastructure facilities. But long before they flew across the Middle East, Shaheds fired by Russia targeted Ukrainian troops and infrastructure.

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How Ukraine is helping the U.S. defend against Iran's drone attacks

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev

Now that the Shahed drone threat has arrived in the Middle East, the U.S. and Arab allies have formally requested Ukraine's help. This week, Ukrainian troops have arrived to begin their training. Nick Schifrin spoke with the official who's key…

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Ukraine and Russia both claim progress on front lines while U.S.-brokered talks are on hold

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

The Iran war, which erupted on Feb. 28 following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and spread across the region, has drawn the international spotlight from Ukraine’s plight as it strives to hold back Russia’s bigger army.