Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says Ukraine's needs are 'enormously expensive' for the US to finance - and frozen Russian assets should be used instead

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Larry Summers
Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers.

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Aerial footage from Ukraine offers a new look at a rare tank-on-tank battle that ends with a close-range kill of Russian armor

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two tanks on the other of a line of trees
The two tanks were separated only by a trench and a line of trees.

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense

Ukraine says one of its soldiers survived over a year on the frontlines, only to die in a Russian attack on his 1st day of work after returning home to his family

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Petro Burban died in a Russian attack after returning home following more than a year on the front lines fighting for Ukraine.
Petro Burban died in a Russian attack after returning home following more than a year on the front lines fighting for Ukraine.

Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi on Telegram

Billionaire investors Ken Griffin and Bill Ackman meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Ukraine looks to rebuild its economy with private-sector funds

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Citadel and Citadel Securities founder Ken Griffin speaking to the audience on Saturday night.
Ken Griffin speaking to the audience on Saturday night.

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Russia is barely training its troops, probably rendering them incapable of going on the offensive, UK intel says

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Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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Russia's scramble to strengthen its southern lines has likely weakened its defenses around Bakhmut, with Ukrainian forces just 5 miles from the city, UK intel says

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Ukrainian troops fire M142 HIMARS rockets toward Bakhmut on May 18, 2023.

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Both Ukraine and Russia are sending troops to fight over a bunch of small islands. It's a way to distract from the front lines, UK intel says.

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Elite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river.
Elite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river in a video released in July.

The Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine/Facebook

Ukraine's capture of two villages shows 'severe degradation' of Russia's defending troops, experts say

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A Ukrainian soldier walking among several burned remains of armored vehicles.
Destroyed Russian armored vehicles and tanks seen in Lyman, Donetsk region, Ukraine on October 5, 2022.

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A Cuban teenager was offered a job doing 'construction work' in Russia. Instead he was sent to fight on the front lines in Ukraine.

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The gutted remains of a destroyed Russian tank lies at the front line in Ukraine.
The gutted remains of a destroyed Russian tank lies at the front line in Ukraine.

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3 Russian soldiers on a supply run were blown up by a grenade when they had a barbecue, got drunk, and started arguing: local reports

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A composite image of a Russian F1 Grenade and a Russian military service advertisement.
A composite image of a Russian F1 Grenade and a Russian military service advertisement.

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