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Zelensky and Alexander Lukashenko
Europe

Zelensky threatens Belarus as NATO hovers at edges of war

An exchange of accusations and threats, on top of Kyiv attacks deep into Russia, risks drawing in the US and Europe. Is that what Ukraine wants?

Sergey Lavrov, Marco Rubio
Europe

The US suggests it might dump talks as Russia escalates war

Rubio's ominous comments about the future of negotiations, coupled with Moscow urging US and European diplomats to leave Kyiv, spell darkness ahead

Andriy Yermak with Volodymyr Zelensky
Europe

Poll: Ukrainians more threatened by corruption than by Russia

New charges launched against Andriy Yermak, the former head of President Zelensky's office, underscore persistent problems in Kyiv

Trump and Putin on phone
Europe

A Trump offer that Putin cannot refuse

Every threat has failed and it is too late for the US to just 'walk away' from the Ukraine war. But Washington has something Russia wants, badly.

Donald Trump Zelensky Putin
Europe

Trump risks going full Biden by giving Tomahawks to Ukraine

He needs to follow his old diplomatic instincts for ending the war, no matter how unpopular with Kyiv and the Europeans

Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky
Europe

For Putin, bargaining and bombing aren't mutually exclusive

Russia is not going to stop fighting, but there are signs that its terms are not as maximalist as a year ago