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Trump’s Decision on Patriot Missiles Gives Ukraine Cautious Optimism

American fatigue with the war and the fickleness of the Trump administration remain concerns for Ukraine’s leaders.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine meeting on Monday with Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, in Kyiv, in a photograph released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service.

Zelensky Announces Plan for Major Government Shake-Up in Ukraine

An announcement by the Ukrainian president that he will seek to replace the prime minister with a loyalist came as the country faces battlefield setbacks and a souring mood.

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Mr. Zelensky said on Facebook that he would nominate for prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko, a loyalist now serving as a first deputy prime minister.

Trump Says NATO Countries Will Buy Weapons to Give to Ukraine

If the plan is finalized, it would allow critical aid to flow to Ukraine as it endures one of Russia’s heaviest assaults of the war.

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Ukrainian soldiers firing American-made munitions, last year.

Russia Makes Record Attack on Ukraine as Trump Castigates Putin

The number of Russian drones and missiles in the barrage set a single-night record and underscored Ukraine’s need for weapons.

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Taking shelter Tuesday night inside a Kyiv metro station during an air raid alert during a Russian attack on Ukraine.

Ukrainians Are Cautiously Optimistic After Trump Says U.S. Will Send More Military Aid

After President Trump’s announcement that the United States would send more military aid, some were grateful, others were skeptical, mindful of his seesawing policy.

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Damage after a Russian missile attack in Sloviansk, eastern Ukraine, last month.

Russia Hits Ukraine With Large Air Barrage Hours After Trump-Putin Call

It was the latest in a series of almost weekly large-scale missile and drone attacks. President Trump said he “didn’t make any progress” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

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Smoke rising after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday.
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