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“Our guys have acted brilliantly, especially on the tactical level” a Ukrainian official said. “But it is a temporary stabilisation caused in good part by Russian exhaustion. They are going to regroup and attack again”. Fabrice Deprez Anastasia Stognei on.ft.com/3QRPWZE

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Gazprom was a cornerstone of Vladimir Putin’s empire – until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine destroyed its business model. Now it’s facing a grim future after posting record losses and roiled by infighting. A rare look inside, with ⁦Anastasia Stognei⁩: on.ft.com/3DSuGAe

“Russian President Vladimir Putin, a former KGB recruiting officer, appears to have figured out how to manipulate Trump’s ego so that he adopts the Kremlin’s perspective,” write Alexander Gabuev 陳寒士, Alexandra Prokopenko, and Tatiana Stanovaya. foreignaffairs.com/russia/putins-…

Putin proposed a temporary administration in Ukraine under the auspices of the UN to “hold democratic elections and bring to power a capable government that has the trust of the people, and only then start peace negotiations” 🤯🤯🤯

Russia has never exported more grain than during this war.

Trump said he was "angry, pissed off...when Putin started getting into Zelensky's credibility." Later he bashed Zelensky for rejecting US mineral deal. "I see he's trying to back out of the rare earth deal. And if he does that he's got some problems..." ft.com/content/784b48…

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"The outlook by this point is already pretty clear. We’re not going to see our parents any time soon." Ukrainians displaced from Russian-occupied areas are watching the Trump-led talks with dread. For some it could mean never going home. ft.com/content/e0448b…

The death toll from Russia’s ballistic missile attack in Zelensky’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih has risen to 18, including 9 children, with 61 other people injured, including 12 children, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Despite the fact that an apartment building and a

Russia just killed dozens of Ukrainians in a missile strike on Palm Sunday, a day after Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin, shook hands & posed for cameras. Witkoff visited an Orthodox Christian cathedral. Today church-goers were targeted. w/ max seddon on.ft.com/43MzEZW

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“You see people who are simply in trouble. We’re at war — it sucks for us. But they ended up in a war zone. It sucks for them too.” Anastasia Stognei and Polina Ivanova on the civilians caught up in Ukraine's occupation of Kursk: ft.com/content/4cc627…

Russia: admits to carrying out horrible missile attack that killed dozens of Ukrainian citizens in Sumy, despite Trump saying it was a “mistake” Trump: the war is Zelensky and Biden’s fault

Putin announced a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine –– but not before launching another airstrike. Air raid alerts in several regions of the country. Zelensky has this to say after speaking with his top general: "As for yet another attempt by Putin to play with human lives—at this

The sharp rise in Russians’ living standards that helped bolster support for the war is ending. Yet many still feel financially stable even as GDP and wage growth lose momentum ft.com/content/485aba… with Chris Cook

New data from Russia's federal budget suggests that around 400,000 men signed a contract with the Russian military in 2024. The fourth quarter was particularly strong, with an estimated 1,700 new contracts signed each day.

‘An epic failure’: Russia reels from surprise Ukrainian attack on bomber fleet While the effect on Russia’s nuclear capacity is likely to be limited, the attack could affect day-to-day operations in Ukraine, say analysts. w/ Anastasia Stognei Fabrice Deprez Graphics: Bob Haslett

The aircraft disabled by Kyiv’s drone attack made up around 20% of Russia’s active long-range aviation. The planes were exactly the ones Russia used in Ukraine “A strike at the heart,” as William Alberque put it w Christopher Miller & Fabrice Deprez ft.com/content/132e43…