John Haltiwanger

The map tweeted by Russia’s embassy in Sweden showed regions Putin illegally annexed, including Crimea, as part of Ukraine.

“This is a very, very bloody war, and there’s significant casualties on both sides,” Milley said, while urging Putin to end the fighting.

Ferocious fighting in Ukraine has opened a fresh and deadly chapter in the history of warfare.

Trump, who referred to Putin as a “genius” the week Russia invaded Ukraine, was once impeached over his dealings with Kyiv.

“The next few months will see Ukraine setting the conditions for the eventual liberation of Crimea,” said Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army Europe.

“Beijing is watching closely. And learning lessons that may influence its future decisions,” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned.

“Again and again we have to repel the aggression of the collective West,” Putin said as Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continues.

The CIA chief said Ukraine needs to show Putin that Russia won’t gain any more territory and is at risk of losing ground in occupied regions.

An emboldened GOP fringe threatens the US’s military aid to Ukraine at critical moment. Putin couldn’t ask for more, a diplomat told Insider.

As Kyiv pushes the West for more advanced weapons, China’s top diplomat to the EU said Beijing was worried about the war with Russia escalating.

Russia, which has suffered massive casualties in Ukraine, has already had several commanders in charge of the war in less than year of fighting.

“Russia is now a global pariah and the world remains inspired by Ukrainian bravery,” Milley said as the war approaches the one-year mark.

“Putin has to give up on his notion that Ukraine is not its own country” for a lasting peace to occur, Blinken said.

Biden excoriated Putin over the invasion of Ukraine, denouncing him as an “autocrat” and “dictator” on a doomed quest to rebuild an empire.

China’s peace plan was unveiled days after the US warned that Beijing could send lethal weapons to Russia to be used in Ukraine.

Between heavy casualties on the battlefield and crippling economic sanctions, the war in Ukraine has been disastrous for Russia. But CIA Director Bill Burns said that Russian President Vladimir Putin remains convinced he can win the fight because he believes that time is on his side. “I think he’s doubling down,” Burns, a former US ambassador to Russia, said during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Thursday. “I believe he’s convinced that he can make time work for him, that he can grind…

Between heavy casualties on the battlefield and crippling economic sanctions, the war in Ukraine has been disastrous for Russia

The deal comes as the US contends with historic tensions with both Iran and China, and signals Beijing’s growing influence in the Middle East.

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