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The BBC reports from Donetsk where swarms of fibre optic drones give Russia the edge as Ukraine defends towns behind the front line.
Russia says it is currently drafting its version a memorandum that would establish the contours of a peace accord and cannot estimate how long that will take.
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A top Kremlin aide has accused Donald Trump of being “not sufficiently informed” about the situation in Ukraine after the US president said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire.”
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has met with new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. The talks on Wednesday came amid an escalation in Russia’s bombing campaign despite U.S.
Orban is widely seen as Russia's closest ally in the European Union, and his government has broken ranks with his European partners by maintaining trade and opposing sanctions on Russia, refusing to allow the transit of weapons, and comparing Ukraine to Afghanistan.
Drone warfare is evolving at rapid speed, with Ukraine a testing ground where companies can refine their products. Those not there are missing out.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the two countries will also start a joint program to produce long-range weapons that Kyiv can use against Russian targets.
Ex-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev raised the specter of World War III as the rhetoric between the White House and the Kremlin ramped up over the Ukraine war.