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The European Union has quietly sought to reopen communication with Russia
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (420+ words) By LORNE COOK and MIKE CORDER The news emerged as Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia's all-out invasion of its neighbor more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday. A major Moscow oil refinery was…...
As Ukraine fights off Russia's invasion, some regions see a rise in premature births
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1206+ words) The doctors told me that if he survived the first three days, everything would be OK," she said, tears filling her eyes. I don't believe in God, but I was praying." Now 9 months old, Mark is energetic and lively, but…...
Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (852+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the drone strikes, saying that they were "entirely justified." Russia has repeatedly launched similar attacks on Ukraine's capital and other cities during the war, and an expert said that the strikes appeared to be retaliation…...
Hungary returns a seized cash and gold shipment worth $82 million to Ukraine
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) The seizure of the valuables, which were being transported through Hungary by two armored cars when Hungarian counter-terrorism authorities detained them on March 5, caused outrage in Ukraine, where officials accused Hungary's pro-Russian government of acting illegally, and of using the…...
James Stavridis: Hungary's shift unlocks new opportunities for NATO and Ukraine
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (382+ words) What's gotten less attention is how Orban's departure will affect geopolitics and military strategy, both in Europe and more broadly. How will his fall change dynamics in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, alter the calculus for Ukraine's future, and shape…...
Trudy Rubin: Ukraine's ambassador spells out why a Kyiv-Washington partnership is so urgent
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (890+ words) While the United States has been focused on fighting an old-fashioned air war against Iran, Ukraine has been showing the world how to fight the new global drone war. Despite the massive U. S. air bombardment of Iranian military and industrial sites…...
David French: As America blusters, Ukraine becomes an indispensable Western ally
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1118+ words) A remarkable thing has happened on the world's battlefields. Ukraine " a nation that was supposed to dissolve within days of a Russian invasion " has fought Russia to a stalemate, revolutionizing land warfare in the process. It has become an indispensable…...
Ukraine's Zelenskyy pursues more arms deals with allies to help check Russia's invasion
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (852+ words) Russian strikes hit more than a half-dozen areas of Ukraine behind the front line on Tuesday and Wednesday. An 8-year-old boy was killed in the central Cherkasy region and a woman who was in a kiosk near a bus stop…...
Russian attacks kill 4 as Ukraine drones target oil infrastructure
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (420+ words) By DEREK GATOPOULOS and VOLODYMR YURCHUK The nighttime attack on Odesa heavily damaged an apartment block, killing the women and a 2-year-old child, officials said. Rescuers working under floodlights pulled four people from the rubble. Eleven people were hospitalized, including…...
Rubio denies Zelenskyy's claim that the US asked Ukraine to cede land to Russia for security deal
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