Maine’s senior senator says a trip led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also was meant to signal support for Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids.
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Mariupol on verge of falling to Russians, as Ukrainian fighters leave steel plant
More than 260 fighters — some of them seriously wounded and taken out on stretchers — left the ruins of the Azovstal plant on Monday and turned themselves over to the Russian side in a deal reached by the two warring parties.
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Senate advances $40 billion Ukraine aid bill with wide support
The bill includes $19.7 billion for the Defense Department, more than $3 billion above the level asked for by the Biden administration.
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More than 260 fighters evacuated from Mariupol steel plant, Ukraine says
Russia continues to pound the Donbas region, but Ukrainian troops advance as Russian forces pulled back from around the northeastern city of Kharkiv in recent days.
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After more than 3 decades, McDonald’s pulling out of Russia
The fast-food giant is the latest Western company to exit the Russian market since the war began.
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Once neutral, Sweden now seeks NATO membership in historic shift
Sweden’s prime minister warned that the country would be in a “vulnerable position” during the application period and urged her fellow citizens to brace themselves for the Russian response.
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Small wins buoy Ukraine; West says Russians losing momentum
‘Ukraine can win this war,’ NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.
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Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations
Russia’s president said that Finland’s abandonment ‘of its traditional policy of military neutrality would be an error since there are no threats to Finland’s security.’
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Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, batter east as U.S. Senate delegation visits Ukraine
A delegation, including Maine Sen. Susan Collins and led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday in Kyiv.
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Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, U.S. delegation visits Kyiv
Maine Sen. Susan Collins joined a Republican delegation meeting with Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky, though it was not clear when.