A U.S. shipment of power equipment worth $13 million was on its way to Ukraine on Tuesday, with a handover expected in Poland. Meanwhile, U.S. officials will engage with Russia this week on efforts to free Paul Whelan. Follow our live coverage.
Civil infrastructure is also a focus of an international donor conference Tuesday in Paris, where representatives of dozens of countries are expected to address Ukraine’s need for electricity, heating and water heading into winter., an American corporate security executive who has been held in Russia for four years and is imprisoned on charges of espionage.
about the prevalence of anti-war feeling in Russia” and fears that the event “could be hijacked by unsanctioned discussion about the ‘special military operation,’” Britain’s Defense Ministry said
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