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The Political Signals Russia Sends With Each Huge Barrage on Ukraine

Analysts have linked major attacks to important geopolitical events as the Kremlin tries to strengthen its hand in talks.

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Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers building after Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv on Sunday.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine Government Building in Largest Drone Assault of War

Ukrainians said it was the first time a key building in Kyiv’s government district had been damaged since the war began. Russia has kept attacking despite Trump administration efforts at peace talks.

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Smoke rising from a government building on Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Russian Strikes on Western Assets in Ukraine Send an Ominous Message

Hitting an American-run factory and European diplomatic offices, the Kremlin appeared to signal that it would resist Western efforts to make peace and protect Ukraine, analysts and officials said.

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A Russian strike this month hit a factory in Mukachevo, Ukraine, owned by Flex Ltd., an American multinational company that makes a range of products.
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2 Weeks After Trump Talks, Russia Bombards Kyiv, Killing at Least 23

The strikes, which hit a five-story apartment building, a shopping mall and buildings used by European governments, were the largest on the Ukrainian capital since the Alaska summit.

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