The Russian leader’s 2-day trip starting Thursday comes as his country’s forces have pressed an offensive in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region that began last week.
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Thousands of civilians flee northeast Ukraine as Russia presses a renewed border assault
By Sunday afternoon, the town of Vovchansk, with a prewar population of 17,000, emerged as a focal point in the battle.
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Russia says it captured 5 villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
Russia’s recent push in Kharkiv also seeks to exploit ammunition shortages before promised Western supplies can reach the front lin, and pin down Ukrainian forces in the northeast.
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U.S. announces new $400 million package of weapons for Ukraine to try to hold off Russian advances
The Ukrainian president warned on Thursday that his country was facing ‘a really difficult situation’ in the east.
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Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflicts
Putin has turned Victory Day – the country’s most important secular holiday – into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his military action in Ukraine.
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Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflicts
Putin has turned Victory Day – the country’s most important secular holiday – into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his military action in Ukraine.
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Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with ‘massive’ attack on energy facilities
By taking out the power, the Kremlin’s forces aim to rob Ukrainian manufacturing of its energy supply, especially military plants, and crush public morale.
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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelensky
Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators say the plot also targeted other top military and political figures.
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China’s president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions
Xi’s trip will be closely watched in Washington for signs of diminishing European support for its key foreign policy goals. At the same time, there’s increasing uncertainty in Europe about future U.S. support for trans-Atlantic allies.
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Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones and troops
In his Easter address, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to be ‘united in one common prayer.’