Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators say the plot also targeted other top military and political figures.
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China’s president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions
Xi’s trip will be closely watched in Washington for signs of diminishing European support for its key foreign policy goals. At the same time, there’s increasing uncertainty in Europe about future U.S. support for trans-Atlantic allies.
Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones and troops
In his Easter address, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to be ‘united in one common prayer.’
Russia puts Ukrainian president on its wanted list
The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, Gen. Oleksandr Pavlyuk, is also on the list, Russian state media reports.
Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance
Not a single person is seen in the footage obtained late Friday, and no building in Ocheretyne appears to have been left untouched by the fighting.
Yellen says threats to democracy risk U.S. economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump
Her remarks serve as a sort of warning for business leaders who may overlook Trump’s disregard for modern democratic norms because they prefer the former president’s vision of achieving growth by slashing taxes.
Ukraine’s allies say slow arms deliveries have benefited Russia on the battlefield
Outgunned, Ukraine’s troops have struggled to fend off Russian advances on the battlefield.
As Ukraine runs low on ammo, civilians build troops DIY drones at home
Since last year, a woman known as Magdalyna, has built 150 first-person view drones (commonly known as FPVs) and repaired hundreds of others, including Russian drones that Ukrainian troops collect after they crash on the front lines.
Ukraine’s army chief reports tactical retreat in the east, warns of front-line pressure
Officials in Ukraine say Russian drones struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure while ammunition shortages continue to hobble Kyiv’s troops in the more than 2-year-old war.
Russian missiles strike Ukrainian power plants in new blow to infrastructure
It was the fourth “large-scale attack” on DTEK’s power plants in a little over a month as Russia “seeks to cripple supplies of energy to millions of ordinary Ukrainian homes and businesses,” the company tweeted.