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U.S. Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Kyiv After Talks With Putin

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were meeting on Sunday with Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine, a day after talks with Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, left, with the U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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What Secret Audits Tell Us About How Ukraine’s Military Is Spending Its Money

The documents amount to an autopsy of the weapons-contracting process.

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Ukrainian soldiers from the 14th Mechanized Brigade firing a Grad multiple rocket launcher toward a Russian position near Kupiansk, Ukraine, in 2023.
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In Ukraine, Fraud and Waste Are Rewarded With More Weapons Contracts

Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste.

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Ukrainian soldiers firing a mortar toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Kupiansk, Ukraine, last year.
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After Fighting Russia Fiercely, He Wants to Forge Ukraine’s Path to Peace

Kyrylo Budanov, a decorated soldier and former military spy chief, advocates a negotiated settlement. Talks are expected to resume this month.

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Kyrylo Budanov, chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his office in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.
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For These Children, Getting a Safe Education Means Going Underground

In a frontline Ukrainian city, parents don’t see schools built below ground as apocalyptic. Instead, they offer relief from worry about the threat of Russian strikes.

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The first day of school at Sichovy Collegium in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The school operates from an underground space, built to allow children to continue learning safely amid the war.
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A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.

An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.

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Some of Russia’s A.I. Drones Are Powered by Nvidia Microcomputers, Ukrainian Officials Say

The tech giant says it does not sell the devices in Russia, but they are widely available on resale markets. When purchased that way, they are virtually impossible to track.

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A Nvidia Jetson Orin minicomputer that Ukrainian officials say was found in an autonomous drone that Russia recently tested in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
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A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.

An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.

© Nicole Tung for The New York Times

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