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Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin wants a meeting as soon as possible about the war with Ukraine
“President Putin said that he wants to meet with me as soon as possible,” Trump said during his remarks at Turning Point’s America Fest convention.
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Russia detains suspect in assassination of general sanctioned for chemical weapons use
Authorities said they had arrested an Uzbek national born in 1995 for working with Ukrainian special services to plant a bomb on a scooter outside the general’s residence.
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Ukraine's security service claims assassination of Russian general sanctioned for chemical weapons use
Ukraine’s security service on Tuesday claimed responsibility for killing the head of Russia’s chemical, radiological and biological weapons unit, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov.
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Topless women protesting the Ukraine war are detained for vandalizing sculpture near UN building
At least three feminist activists have been detained for vandalizing a monument outside the United Nations building in Geneva.
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‘Reindeer' volunteers bring holiday magic to Ukrainian children living on the frontlines
The St. Nicholas’ Reindeers initiative publishes letters online detailing the children’s wishes. Some ask for gifts, such as a bicycle or a pet mouse, alongside more complicated requests for their family members to be released from captivity or to be able to return to their homes.
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Trump calls for ‘immediate' cease-fire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible
Trump made his cease-fire proposal after a weekend meeting in Paris with French and Ukrainian leaders, claiming in a social media post that Kyiv “would like to make a deal” to end the more than 1,000-day war.
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US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine
The weapon systems purchased are often intended to support Ukraine’s future military capabilities, not make an immediate difference on the battlefield.
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US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines
The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System.
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Teddy bears honor Ukrainian children killed in the war with Russia
February will mark three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since then, more than 600 Ukrainian children have been killed. To honor the lives lost, hundreds of teddy bears were placed at the Washington Monument Friday morning. Voices raised to the words of the Ukrainian national anthem drifted across the monument grounds. Teddy bears were arrayed in neat rows, each…
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Teddy bears honor Ukrainian children killed in the war with Russia
To honor the lives lost, hundreds of teddy bears were placed at the Washington Monument on Friday morning.
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Ukraine's power grid under ‘massive attack' from Russia as frozen temperatures set in
The 11th attack this year on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure comes amid uncertainty about how President-elect Donald Trump might deal with the conflict.
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Trump nominates top adviser Keith Kellogg as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia
Kellogg is a retired Army lieutenant general who has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense. He served as Mike Pence’s National Security Advisor during the first Trump administration.
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The week that upped the stakes of the Ukraine war
This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities Ukraine has witnessed since Russia’s full-scale invasion and marks a new chapter in the nearly three-year war.
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Soccer player from Ukraine finds new home at Howard during war
A soccer player from Ukraine has found a place with the Howard University team that helps him cope with the war. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Russia did not fire an ICBM at Ukraine, US officials say, disputing a claim by Kyiv
U.S. officials said the weapon fired by Moscow at the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro was an experimental intermediate range ballistic missile.
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US shuts Kyiv embassy over ‘significant air attack' threat
The threat to the Ukrainian capital follows news Tuesday that Ukraine carried out its first strike on Russian territory with U.S.-supplied long-range weapons.
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Putin lowers nuclear weapon threshold after Biden approves Ukrainian use of US long-range missiles
President Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles, NBC’s Keir Simmons reports.
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Putin issues new nuclear doctrine in warning to the West over Ukraine
Moscow’s decision to lower the threshold for a nuclear attack came as the Kremlin responded furiously to the U.S. allowing Ukraine to strike inside Russia with American weapons.
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What does Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?
Since the first year of the war, Ukrainian leaders have lobbied Western allies to allow them to use advanced weapons to strike key targets inside Russia. But their effect will depend on how they are used.
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Biden authorizes Ukraine's use of US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
The decision allowing Ukraine to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMs, for attacks farther into Russia comes as thousands of North Korean troops have been sent into a region.