While in office, Trump had already threatened not to come to the aid of any country under attack that he considered owed NATO and the U.S. and was not spending enough on defense.
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Russia launches 45 drones in mass barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv continues war cabinet reshuffle
The strikes come as Zelensky continues his shakeup of military commanders in a bid to maintain momentum against attacking Russian forces.
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Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s 2nd-largest city, kills 7
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said more than 50 people had been evacuated and that emergency workers had contained the blaze by Saturday morning.
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Putin urges Ukraine talks, hints at prisoner swap for Gershkovich in Carlson interview
It was the Russian president’s first interview with a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine 2 years ago.
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Zelensky appoints new army leader at pivotal moment in war with Russia
The Ukrainian president appointed Сol. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, to lead the army.
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid
A deeply divided Republican conference was scrambling to find support for the wartime funding, even though it has been a top priority for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Russia says former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has interviewed Putin
Putin has heavily limited his contact with international media since he launched the war in Ukraine in February 2022.
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At least 28 people killed in shelling of bakery in Russian-occupied Ukraine
At least one child was among the dead Saturday, local leader Leonid Pasechnik wrote in a statement on Telegram.
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Ukraine says it has no evidence for Russia’s claim that dozens of POWs died in shot down plane
Kyiv has neither confirmed nor denied that its forces downed a Russian military transport plane that day, and Russia’s claim that the crash killed Ukrainian POWs could not be independently verified.
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Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump pushes stronger measures
Senate negotiators have been striving for weeks to finish a carefully negotiated compromise on border and immigration policy that is meant to tamp down the number of migrants who come to the U.S. border with Mexico.