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Russia Makes Battlefield Advances in Ukraine, Seeking an Edge in Trump Talks

Russian forces have moved several miles into Ukrainian-held territory in the east, threatening to outflank Ukraine’s positions.

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A Ukrainian soldier firing a howitzer toward Russians in the Donetsk region of Ukraine last week.
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Ukraine and Europe Project United Front Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit

Washington’s push to negotiate an end to the war has raised concerns the Trump administration will make concessions to Moscow that Kyiv finds unacceptable.

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A town in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in June. The Trump administration has been pushing for an end to the war that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Zelensky Rejects Ceding Territory to Russia After Trump Suggests a Land Swap

The Ukrainian leader’s blunt comments risk angering President Trump, who has made a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia one of his signature foreign policy goals.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last month in Rome.
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Ukraine Ups Its Arms Production, Asking Allies to Pay for It

There is a growing drive to make the country more self-reliant in weapons manufacturing as it faces Russia’s superior firepower. That requires a lot of money from Western backers.

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An employee at Ukrainian Armor working on a vehicle in its factory this month in central Ukraine.
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