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President Trump said Monday he wants to strike a deal with Ukraine whereby Kyiv would supply the United States with rare earth minerals in exchange for American aid, offering the clearest sign yet of his transactional approach to supporting the war-torn nation. “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine, where they’re going to secure…
Hours after an explosion at an upscale Moscow apartment complex killed the founder of a unit fighting on Russia’s side in the war against Ukraine, it was unclear who was behind the blast, but two theories immediately came to the fore. It could have been a gangland-style killing linked to business or criminal disputes —…
The Ukrainian authorities said Sunday that two airstrikes a day earlier had killed at least 18 civilians, one of the highest single-day tolls so far this year and a grim reminder of the war’s enduring devastation as it approaches its fourth year. The first strike occurred Saturday morning when a Russian missile hit a residential…
A nine-year-old girl and her parents were killed when a Russian missile strike obliterated their apartment block in Ukraine this weekend. Young Sofia Yavorska was struck by a Russian Kh-22 missile, amid escalation by Putin of strikes on Ukraine despite supposed negotiations with Donald Trump aimed at ending the war. Sofia’s grief-stricken grandfather Igor revealed how his…
Lauren Cuthbertson, guest principle ballet dancer at the Royal Ballet, photographed for the New Review. Photograph: Karen Robinson/The Observer Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
KYIV — Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago, Western nations have accused China of supplying Moscow with microchips and other critical dual-use technologies that are “powering Russia’s brutal war of aggression.” In response, Washington and Brussels have hit hundreds of Chinese companies and individuals with sanctions in a pressure…
It’s a fear that most 17-year-olds would never even imagine, but for Maksym Makavchuk, it’s a nightmare he’s fighting desperately to avoid. Makavchuk and his younger sister are facing the heartbreaking reality of returning to Ukraine after fleeing the war two years ago and moving to Kelowna, B.C. Like many Ukrainian refugees, Makavchuk’s family arrived…
For months now, thousands of North Korean soldiers have been storming trenches, dodging artillery fire, fighting alongside Russian troops trying to dislodge Ukrainian forces from Russian territory. When they first appeared last fall, the North Korean deployment worried Western officials, who feared they would pummel Ukrainian troops, already-beleaguered elsewhere the 1,100-kilometer front line, and force…
In famine-stricken Sudan, soup kitchens that feed hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in a war zone have shut down. In Thailand, war refugees with life-threatening diseases have been turned away by hospitals and carted off on makeshift stretchers. In Ukraine, residents on the frontline of the war with Russia may be going without firewood…
Of President Trump’s cabinet picks, Tulsi Gabbard, a former representative from Hawaii, could have the hardest time making it through the confirmation process. On Thursday, with several key senators still undecided, she appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee for an all-important hearing as senators grilled her on her past remarks about Edward Snowden and her…
