With Tears of Joy and Anxiety, Families in Ukraine Wait for P.O.W.s to Come Home, at Last

In a parking lot in Ukraine, hundreds of family members gathered to greet loved ones being repatriated from Russian prisons. Amid happy reunions, there was anguish, too.

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Ukrainian Drone Attack Forces Restriction of Flights Near Moscow, Russia Says

The volley came just days before a planned parade in the capital to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

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A Push to Remove Symbols of Imperial Russia Divides Odesa, Ukraine

A push to rename streets and remove statues associated with imperial Russia is dividing Odesa, whose identity is tied up in its history.

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More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine

A Patriot air-defense system is moving from Israel to Ukraine, and Western allies are discussing the logistics of getting Germany or Greece to send another.

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Ukraine Rejects Russian Call for a Three-Day Cease-Fire

President Volodymyr Zelensky called the proposal a “theatrical show” and said such a short truce would not bolster negotiations for a lasting peace.

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Message From the Russian Military: ‘We Lost Your Son’

Russia lacks any formal, organized effort to account for legions of missing soldiers. That often leaves relatives in limbo, fending for themselves with scant government information.

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Life in Ukraine Has Become More Dangerous Since Cease-Fire Talks Began

Russian strikes and fighting along the front line have killed far more civilians than over the same period a year ago, U.N. officials said in a presentation for diplomats in New York this week.

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U.S. Payoff for Ukraine Minerals Deal Faces Many Hurdles

The agreement could provide a windfall to the U.S., but the resources will be expensive to extract, and any progress is unlikely while the war rages.

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With Minerals Deal, Trump Ties Himself to Future of Ukraine

The text of the agreement, made public by Ukraine’s government, made no mention of the security guarantees that Kyiv had long sought.

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The U.S.-Ukraine Mineral Deal: What We Know

The announcement that the deal had been signed came after months of fraught negotiations.

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