Trump’s bold call to end war in Ukraine
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U.S. president wants a swift end to the conflict, but both sides are digging in over the region in Ukraine’s east.
European democracy and rule of law are at risk, the general says, so Europe must give Ukraine whatever it can to pressure Moscow, even if Trump does not.
Our meta-estimate suggests that, from the beginning of the full-scale invasion to January of this year, Russian casualties amounted to 640,000–877,000 soldiers, of whom 137,000–228,000 have died. By October 13th, those totals had risen by almost 60%, to 984,000–1,438,000 casualties, including 190,000–480,000 dead.
NATO’s two newest members, Finland and Sweden, said Wednesday that they would buy more weapons from the United States to give to Ukraine, a day after data showed that foreign military aid to the war-torn country had declined sharply in recent months.
With Russian forces gaining slowly on the battlefield, Ukraine hopes its long-range drone campaign will help persuade Vladimir V. Putin to change course.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated his claims that the biggest buyers of Russian oil - India and China - were responsible for the country's war in Ukraine. He also predicted a 'rebalancing' in favour of US oil.
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Ukraine war latest: Russia 'shoots down own fighter jet' during drone attack on Crimea, Sochi
Hi, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,332 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russia shot down its own Su-30SM fighter jet over Crimea while its air defense was trying to intercept Ukrainian drones flying to the occupied peninsula and deep inside Russia overnight,
Footage showed the moment a Russian bomb was detonated in a large blast as the gruelling war between Vladimir Putin's forces and Ukraine's soldiers continues to rage on