Trump says Russia is stronger in Ukraine
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At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to sink Russia's sanctions-dodging oil sales.
Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."
Ukraine's Zelenskyy firmly rejects ceding territory to Russia as Trump administration pushes new peace plan, complicating diplomatic efforts to end the war.
Zelenskyy's remarks suggest he will not bend to pressure from Russian President Vladimir Putin or President Trump.
President Trump suggested in an interview published today that a Russian victory in Ukraine would be inevitable. “At some point,” the president said, “size will win.” He said it was time for Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, to start “accepting things” in the cease-fire talks.
Ukraine will share a revised peace plan with the U.S. on Tuesday aimed at ending Russia's war, after talks in London between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of France, Germany and Britain.
Oleksiy Melnychenko, chief barista and manager of a cafe in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, held out as long as he could, serving doses of caffeine and normality to residents struggling amid Russian artillery and air attacks.