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Up to 350,000 soldiers have been killed during Russia's war against Ukraine.

Russia has advanced into eastern Ukraine by less than 500 feet per day.

Donald Trump has threatened Vladimir Putin with "severe consequences" if no deal is reached.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to make peace in Ukraine ahead of Friday’s meeting between the two in Alaska.

The summit — Trump and Putin’s first meeting since 2018 — is intended to be the first of two, with the second involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump told reporters.

Trump’s effort to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine comes more than three years after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its western neighbor on Feb. 24, 2022.

Since tro

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