Hundreds of thousands fled Russia after the Ukraine invasion, fearing the draft and widening repression. Talks toward a possible truce have done little to allay their fears.
Here is what has happened in Ukraine: nothing. There’s no sign that Putin is preparing to stop fighting, despite Trump’s talk of cease-fires and deals.
Responses to the mass firings in the federal government. Also: Cory Booker’s speech; talk of a third Trump term; Republicans and Ukraine; a letter to Canada.
In an interview broadcast on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said U.S. companies stood to profit in Russia, but suggested a Ukraine peace deal was still far off.
The Chinese and Russian leaders reaffirmed their relationship in a video call on Monday, an apparent rebuff to the idea that the Trump administration could drive a wedge between them.