Ukraine is suffering major setbacks in parts of the country’s east, amid grueling street-by-street battles in Severodonetsk, which appears to be mainly under Russian control. 'They’re hanging on, but it is a grinding fight,” a top Pentagon official said.
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Ukraine is suffering significant setbacks in parts of the country’s east, amid grueling street-by-street battles in the key city of Severodonetsk, which appears to be mainly under Russian control. A spokesman for Ukraine’s National Guard said Kyiv is “making every effort to hold back the enemy,” even as up to 100 of its fighters are killed daily. “We’re not seeing the Ukrainian defenses buckle.
Russia’s Gazprom said it cut off gas deliveries to a major Danish energy company that had refused to pay in rubles. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet President Biden Thursday. He will convene diplomats from Turkey, Finland and Sweden “in the coming days” to push ahead with Helsinki and Stockholm’s applications to join the bloc, which have been stalled by Ankara.
Russia accused the United States of “pouring fuel on the fire” by providing advanced multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine. Washington rejected the allegation and said Moscow was solely responsible for the war.
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