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Donald Trump claims Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if he – instead of Biden – had been president. Yet during Trump’s tenure, Putin was emboldened and set the war machine into motion.
Moscow has repeatedly targeted Kharkiv, Ukraine's eastern regional capital that borders Russia with 1.4 million inhabitants prior to Moscow's 2022 invasion.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said the country is awaiting funding from its Western partners, and the goal is to have a missile program that can match the existing drone developments.
Ukraine’s approach to emotional and psychological support is positively developing one year after First Lady Olena Zelenska’s crucial intervention, but huge wartime challenges remain.
Kyiv has for weeks been pressing the West to allow it to use Western-supplied long-range weapons to strike targets inside Russia and says it could change the course of the war.