According to Ukrainian and Western media reports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces to resign last week, but the general refused.
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Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal and postwar plan for Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faces challenges, as Israel has dismissed U.S. calls for a path to a Palestinian state, and Iran’s militant allies in the region have shown little sign of being deterred by U.S. strikes.
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Senators release $118 billion package that pairs border policies with aid for Ukraine and Israel
With Congress stalled on approving tens of billions of dollars in Ukraine aid, the U.S. has halted shipments of ammunition and missiles to Kyiv, leaving Ukrainian soldiers outgunned as they try to beat back Russia’s invasion.
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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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European Union overcomes threat of Hungary veto to seal $54 billion aid package for Ukraine
Apart from supporting the economy and paying for rebuilding, the aid package is also aimed at setting Ukraine up for future EU membership.
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Deal on Ukraine aid and border security stalls in Congress as Ukraine runs short of weapons
Senate negotiators face a daunting task in convincing Republicans to defy Donald Trump’s wishes and embrace the deal, which includes border policy changes that Republicans sought.
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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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Collins, King optimistic Senate will pass border deal over Trump opposition
Sen. Susan Collins believes the pressure to reach an agreement is going to be greater than the former president’s effort to derail a deal so he can campaign on immigration.
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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.
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Russia accuses Kyiv of downing military plane, killing all 74 aboard, including POWs
A U.S. official said it’s not clear that there were actually Ukrainian POWs aboard the aircraft that crashed.