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The United States has voiced deepening concern over the fate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has not been heard from since early December.

Nikolai Patrushev, a top ally of the Russian leader for decades, put in motion the assassination of the mutinous chief of the Wagner mercenary group.

The economy is headed back to its prewar level as manufacturers have pivoted to new markets and products while consumers have kept spending.

Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has claimed that US, UK, and Polish military personnel are operating air defense and multiple launch rocket systems

Ukrainian inner-military circles have been targeted previously

Behind the GOP’s shifting excuses for abandoning Ukraine

The activation of Article 7 was reportedly floated after Budapest blocked a massive financial support package for Kiev

. The office of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) office declined to comment.

Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine - just hours after an agreement was reached on starting membership talks.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine welcomed the breakthrough in Ukraine’s official opening of accession negotiations to join the bloc. Securing more financial aid will have to wait.

Washington or its allies are the probable culprits in the sabotage of the Russian gas pipelines, the president has claimed

The decision offers an important sign of support, as Ukraine’s progress in fighting off Russia has largely stalled and U.S. commitment to funding has wavered.

The Russian president blamed Washington for masterminding the 2014 coup in Kiev, which led to the current conflict

Ukraine’s capital came under another ballistic missile attack early Wednesday, resulting in more than 50 injuries and several damaged buildings, officials said.

A U.S. aid deal has stalled amid disagreements over immigration policies and growing Republican skepticism about providing Ukraine with more military help.

Biden, ahead of a meeting with Zelenskiy in the White House's Oval Office, told him: "We're gonna stay at your side."

Ukrainian and U.S. officials have also noted friction between Zelensky and his commander in chief, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny. 

The next war to upset the global equilibrium may be brewing in South America.

A senior US official has outlined a strategy for Ukraine as he urged lawmakers to sign off on more aid

The two nations are cooperating in fields ranging from infrastructure projects to education, the president has said