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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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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Once Banished From Trump’s White House, Zelensky Has New Hope

In his zigzagging approach to ending the war in Ukraine, President Trump has shifted his frustration — for now — from Ukraine’s leader to Vladimir Putin.

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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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Ukraine and U.S. Sign Deal on Proceeds From Rare Earth Minerals

The agreement is intended to give the U.S. access to proceeds from Ukraine’s reserves of minerals and to help fund the rebuilding of Ukraine when the fighting stops.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s False Claims in His First 100 Days in Office

The president’s dizzying efforts to reconfigure the global economy, reshape the federal government and restrict immigration have been undergirded by a nonstop distortion of facts.

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Three Takeaways From the Times’ Interview With President Alexander Stubb of Finland

Alexander Stubb warned against subjecting Ukraine to “Finlandization,” called for more pressure on Russia’s leader to get a peace deal and said President Trump was running out of patience.

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