NATO defense ministers are discussing long-term support for Ukraine at a two-day meeting in Brussels starting on Thursday, as Kyiv’s allies closely monitor the opening phase of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces.
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A missile strike hit the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Thursday morning, days after a deadly attack there, as a series of Russian airstrikes on cities far from the front lines has evaded Ukrainian air defenses.
President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus said on Tuesday that the country has started to receive nuclear weapons from Russia, a long-threatened provocation and the latest sign of the worsening relationship between Russia and the West.