NYT: Secret audits find Ukraine's military procurement system riddled with fraud, waste, and mismanagement.

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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns the Ukraine war has reached an inflection point, with Russia turning the tide.

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Medvedev: Russia is fighting to reclaim its place among the great powers, and the war must end on Russia's terms.

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Russian people should be ready for decades of war, says prominent Orthodox TV host Boris Korchevnikov.

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WP: Russia is shifting to a strategy of total war, mobilizing its factories and manpower to erase Kiev’s battlefield advantages and bombard Ukraine into submission.

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Lavrov suggests Russia could renounce its 1991 recognition of Ukrainian independence.

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Vladimir Putin drew cheers and loud applause as he took the stage at the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi.

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Kushner: If Ukraine had agreed to Putin's withdrawal demand, there would have been a peace deal already.

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Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski voices rare public criticism of Ukraine's policy of glorifying ultranationalists and Nazi collaborators.

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Lavrov: Unlike a senior-junior partner relationship, Russia and China enrich each other, with no technological secrets between them.

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Victoria Nuland: Without intelligence support from the U.S., Ukraine will “collapse in a matter of weeks.”

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