Donbas, Ukraine and Trump
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Ukraine’s president and European leaders are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of stalling on peace efforts in Ukraine
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What to know about the Tomahawk cruise missiles Trump says he asked Putin about sending to Ukraine
Tomahawks are powerful, long-range missiles that would give Ukraine a major boost in its ability to strike deep into Russia.
KYIV - Ukraine's parliament voted on Tuesday to amend the country's budget for this year, raising defence spending to a record level as the war with Russia dragged on into its fourth year. Read more at straitstimes.
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Swarms of Russian drones plunge parts of Ukraine into darkness, as Zelensky turns to Europe again
As temperatures drop in Ukraine, Russia has stepped up drone attacks on power facilities supplying millions of homes across the country.
Russia was the first to deploy decoy drones to bolster its Shahed force. Now Ukraine is doing likewise, and Russian air defenses are struggling.
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Trump says he's doubtful Ukraine can win the war with Russia as he prepares for Putin meeting
President Donald Trump said Monday that while he thinks it is possible that Ukraine can defeat Russia, he's now doubtful it will happen. The comments from Trump added a fresh layer of skepticism toward Kyiv as he plans to meet again in the coming weeks with Russian President Vladimir Putin for face-to-face talks in Budapest,
Trump wants Russia and Ukraine to freeze the war on the current battlelines, with Moscow holding a huge swathe of eastern Ukraine.
The Tomahawk is the workhorse of the United States’ missile arsenal. It’s been deployed in strikes in Syria and Libya and was used extensively against former dictator Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq,
European democracy and rule of law are at risk, the general says, so Europe must give Ukraine whatever it can to pressure Moscow, even if Trump does not.
Putin didn’t need permission to travel to Alaska —he does to visit Hungary. For Trump to meet Putin in Budapest would undermine the rule of law and should not happen.
The president said he wants both sides to stop where they are. Zelensky signaled openness to such a ceasefire as a starting point to talks.