Instructors, trying to stifle laughs, were forced to hold man, who was in mid-50s, just so he could fire his rifle. Man was crippled from alcoholism, said soldier, insisting on anonymity to candidly describe private training episode - NYT.

Ukraine was never going to win but as long as we kept feeding them infinite money, all we've done is kill hundreds of thousands of innocent men - Trump Jr. (01:11)

Developing [the next] budget until 2034 that does not include Ukraine joining [the EU] would be a political gift to Vladimir Putin - FT writes.

Zelensky will attempt to build backing for Ukraine’s peace blueprint among countries from the Global South, many of which have been reluctant to support Kiev since Russia’s invasion almost two years ago - writes Bloomberg.