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How 3 years of war have ravaged Ukraine’s forests, and the people who depend on them

Editor’s note: This story was published in conjunction with Grist. Twenty-two-year-old software developer Artem Motorniuk has spent his entire life in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, living in the north and visiting his grandparents in the south. It’s been almost four years since he’s seen them in person. “My grandparents right now are under occupation,” […]

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Ukraine war latest: Zelensky rejects Putin’s 3-day ceasefire proposal as ‘theatrical’; US sanctions depend on whether Russia is ‘behaving’ on peace deal, Trump says

Key developments on May 3-4: Zelensky rejects Putin’s truce proposal as ‘theatrical,’ backs 30-day ceasefire plan from US US sanctions depend on whether Russia is ‘behaving’ on peace deal, Trump says US to send refurbished Patriot air defense system from Israel to Ukraine, NYT reports Ukrainian sea drones down 2 Russian Su-30 jets near Novorossiysk, […]

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US sanctions depend on whether Russia is ‘behaving’ on peace deal, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a wide-ranging interview with NBC News on May 4 that the U.S. may consider implementing additional sanctions against Russia if it does not reach a peace deal with Ukraine to end the war. When asked if Trump would sign a sanctions bill touted by close Republican ally Senator Lindsey […]

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Ukraine’s NATO prospects depend on Trump, Zelensky says

Ukraine’s ascension to NATO ultimately rests on U.S. President Donald Trump’s will, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22. “Everything depends on the United States. If Trump is ready to see Ukraine in NATO, we will be in NATO, everyone will be in favor. […]