Russia bombarded Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones on Sunday that killed one person and wounded at least seven others, the latest in a series of deadly attacks that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said makes clear Moscow has little real interest in cease-fire negotiations.
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Russia Fires Dozens Of Drones, Ballistic, Cruise Missiles At Ukraine
Hungary announced it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest for his first trip to Europe since an ICC arrest warrant was issued for him over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Hungarian Defense Minister Kristof…
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Peace in Ukraine Will Not Mean a Return Home, Russian Émigrés Say
President Trump has said he trusts President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to abide by any peace deal on Ukraine they negotiate. Many Russians who fled the country in the early months of the war are not so sure.
Nor do they have much faith that the conditions that drove them abroad — including a…
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Poland warns Donald Trump against ‘historical mistake’ over Russian expansion
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Donald Trump risks making a “historical mistake” if his negotiations to end the war in Ukraine result in the US recognising Russia’s claims to Crimea and other occupied…
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Zelenskyy Hails ‘Progress’ With European Military Chiefs After Criticizing US Response
Hungary announced it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest for his first trip to Europe since an ICC arrest warrant was issued for him over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Hungarian Defense Minister Kristof…
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Ukraine’s Maritime Minehunters Train To Clear The Black Sea
PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom — Crews from two Ukrainian Navy minehunting vessels are training with the Royal Navy in Britain in preparation of a future mission to clear explosives from the Black Sea.
They would likely be deployed only once a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine genuinely takes…
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Ukraine’s Maritime Minehunters Train To Clear The Black Sea
PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom — Crews from two Ukrainian Navy minehunting vessels are training with the Royal Navy in Britain in preparation of a future mission to clear explosives from the Black Sea.
They would likely be deployed only once a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine genuinely takes…
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RFE/RL Boards Ukraine’s Minehunting Vessels
Crews from two Ukrainian minehunting naval vessels are training in Britain to prepare for a future mission to clear explosives from the Black Sea. They would likely be deployed only once a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine genuinely takes hold. RFE/RL’s Roman Pahulych visited the crews in…
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Mourners Leave Flowers, Toys For Victims Of Russian Strike In Kryviy Rih
Locals honored the victims of the deadly Russian missile strike that took the lives of at least 18 people in Kryviy Rih, Ukraine. The attack hit a residential area near a playground on April 4. At least half of the victims were children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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Trump Treats European Allies as a Cash Cow
It was not long ago that President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was marshaling European allies to resist the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He illustrated the point that a top American diplomat, R. Nicholas Burns, recently summarized as the way the United States wins the global competition for power and…