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Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in central Sumy, Ukraine April 13, 2025. .
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US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink during press conference of members of US Congress Delegation on February 9, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. A delegation of American congressmen held a press conference after arriving in Kyiv.
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A man holds the new version of the preparedness booklet "If the crisis or war comes", that will be distributed to all households, on November 18, 2024 in Stockholm, Swede. Sweden on November 18, 2024 began sending some five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, as neighbouring Finland launched a new preparedness website. (Photo by Claudio BRESCIANI / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by CLAUDIO BRESCIANI/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
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The defense ministers of the United Kingdom, Ukraine and Germany speak at Friday's Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, which US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is only attending virtually.
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Ukraine’s European allies say Russian aggression is pushing peace out of reach, as US envoy meets Putin
Ksenia Karelina walks with her fiancé, professional boxer Chris van Heerden, as she arrives Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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<p>Kirill Dmitriev, a senior Russian negotiator, is expected in Washington this week to meet with Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. This marks the first high-level Russian visit since the 2022 Ukraine invasion. The talks aim to strengthen U.S.-Russia relations and end the Ukraine conflict, despite Trump's recent threats of tariffs on Russian oil over stalled ceasefire negotiations as CNN’s Alex Marquardt reports</p>
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<p>For years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been trying to rebuild the Tsarist empire, expanding Russia’s sphere of influence and fighting wars in Georgia and Ukraine. Fareed says it puts him on the wrong side of history — and now under the Trump administration, the United States may be joining that side.</p>
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Alexander Smirnov, middle, leaves court in Las Vegas on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
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