New video footage of Bakhmut shot from the air with a drone for The Associated Press shows how the longest battle of the year-long Russian invasion has turned the city of salt and gypsum mines in eastern Ukraine into a ghost town
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No economic ‘knockout’ yet from West’s sanctions on Russia
The West’s export controls and financial sanctions appear to be gradually eroding Russia’s industrial capacity, even as its oil and other energy exports last year enabled it to keep funding a catastrophic war.
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Biden shores up Western allies as Putin digs in on Ukraine
The flexing of alliances was a fresh indication that both sides are digging in for prolonged conflict in Ukraine with the fighting expected to intensify with the arrival of spring.
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Biden in Poland says U.S., allies ‘will never waver’ in Ukraine
Biden met with Polish President Andrzej Duda as he began a series of consultations with allies to prepare for an even more complicated stage of Russia’s invasion.
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Putin accuses West of igniting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, refuses any blame
The speech, a day after Biden made a surprise visit to Ukraine, speaks to the old Russia-West divide, with Putin insisting it was Russia, not Ukraine, fighting for its very existence.
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‘Kyiv stands’: Biden makes secret visit to Ukraine
President Joe Biden met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country.
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U.S. warns China not to send weapons to Russia for Ukraine war
Russia is eager to gain more territory before Ukraine receives the advanced weapons shipment recently pledged by the U.S.
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Ukrainian grain shipments drop as ship backups grow
There are currently over 150 ships off the coast of Turkey waiting to either be inspected or join the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
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Zelensky pushes need for speed to avoid more Ukraine deaths
Ukraine is depending on Western weapons to thwart Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambition of securing control of large areas of the country.
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Russia claims minor Ukraine progress; Kyiv readies offensive
Russian artillery, drones and missiles have been relentlessly pounding Ukrainian-held eastern areas for months, indiscriminately hitting civilian targets and wreaking destruction.