Zelenskyy says early warning system for Russian missile attacks resumes
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system → say → attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Kyiv is once again receiving early warnings from its partners about incoming Russian missiles following recent strikes that he said occurred without enough notice, leaving civilians vulnerable.
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he → say → civilians
For at least a week, the Ukrainian leader has said that his country has not received early warnings about ballistic missiles aimed at the capital.
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country → say → capital
Such intelligence, he said, saves lives by allowing the public to be alerted and giving military units time to try to intercept the missiles.
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public → say → missiles
Zelenskyy said the change happened after talks with his American counterparts, including a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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change → say → Rubio
"We are thankful that intelligence works now, and I'm speaking about early warning, which is very important for our people, for children, adults, civilians, because we can hear when ballistic is coming," Zelenskyy said on a visit to Norway.
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Zelenskyy → work → Norway
"So we are thankful to American side now that it works."
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it → work → side
Speaking to reporters in India, Rubio acknowledged mutual frustration between the U.S. and Ukraine over intelligence sharing and weapons supplies but emphatically denied that the Trump administration has made any changes to previous policy on either issue.
US envoy to go to St. Petersburg
In other developments, Russia unleashed another missile and drone blitz of civilian areas in Ukraine, killing at least nine people, officials said, as Zelenskyy sought more American and European help.
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Zelenskyy → speak → help
Zelenskyy was joined in Norway by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who has tried without success to steer Russia and Ukraine toward a settlement to end the war.
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who → join → war
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb also met with the Ukrainian president in Norway's capital.
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Støre → meet → capital
Gahr Støre said Witkoff planned to fly to St. Petersburg on Wednesday to meet with Russian leaders, exchange ideas from the Oslo meeting and share proposals from European and American colleagues.
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Witkoff → say → colleagues
"Today was a good day for peace," Stubb said.
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Stubb → say → peace
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow is willing to listen to new U.S. proposals about Ukraine but doesn't expect any "miracle" from Washington.
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Moscow → say → Washington
At the White House, President Donald Trump stepped up the pressure on Zelenskyy to come to an agreement with Russia as relations between the two men have soured again.
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relations → step → men
"We want Zelenskyy to make a deal," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
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Trump → want → Office
"We've given a lot to Ukraine.
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We → give → Ukraine
We've gotten absolutely nothing back except grief, death, tremendous monetary loss.
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If that doesn't happen, "I think it's going to be a very bad thing."
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it → happen → ?
Zelenskyy speaks with Rubio after US support slows
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support → speak → Rubio
The conversation with Rubio came after Zelenskyy told a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers Monday that he believes "some political decision has been made to slow down ... support for us."
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decision → come → us
Ukraine has nearly run out of American-made Patriot air-defense interceptors that it needs to stop Russian ballistic missiles, according to Zelenskyy, who has pleaded for Washington to send more.
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But he said the Pentagon is delaying the delivery of missiles that other countries have purchased for Ukraine.
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countries → say → Ukraine
The Ukrainian leader also said speed restrictions were still in place on his country's use of Starshield, the military-grade version of U.S. company SpaceX's satellite internet service Starlink, hampering battlefield operations.
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restrictions → say → operations
Trump also has waived sanctions on Russia, a move that Zelenskyy slammed as helping Putin push on with Moscow's full-scale invasion, which will hit the five-year mark in February.
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which → waive → February
Zelenskyy said he had "a substantive conversation" with Rubio.
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he → say → Rubio
"I am grateful for his readiness to help and his clear position," Zelenskyy said on social media.
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Zelenskyy → help → media
Rubio, who arrived Tuesday in India on an official trip, denied that the U.S. is withholding assistance from Ukraine.
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U.S. → arrive → Ukraine
"Nothing has changed," he told reporters.
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he → change → reporters
The Patriot ammunition Ukraine needs is in short supply and is also required elsewhere in the world, Rubio said.
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Rubio → require → world
"There has not been some deliberate political directive to go out and harm Ukraine," he said.
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he → go → Ukraine
Europe tries to make up for waning US supplies
European countries, worried about Russia's plans on the continent and viewing Ukraine as a bulwark against Moscow's ambitions, are trying to take up the slack of any falloff in U.S. supplies, but some key assets are American-made.
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assets → try → supplies
European countries and European Union institutions have allocated 237 billion euros ($266 billion) to support Ukraine, compared with 115 billion euros ($129 billion) from the U.S., according to Germany's Kiel Institute, which tracks assistance to Kyiv.
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday questioned whether U.S. negotiators have been honest brokers in peace efforts.
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negotiators → question → efforts
Ukrainian officials say the Trump administration has encouraged Kyiv to surrender land to Russia in return for peace.
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administration → say → peace
"Although American negotiators have been trying to push Ukraine into surrender for … one and a half years now," Ukraine has not surrendered on Putin's terms "because Europe has been supporting Ukraine," Kallas said.
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Kallas → try → Ukraine
Russian attacks cause power outages in 12 Ukrainian regions
Four people were killed and 27 others wounded, including children, in Russian missile and drone attacks on the Kyiv region over the past day, regional police said.
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police → cause → day
Three were killed and six were wounded in the Obukhiv district, where warehouses were damaged, police said.
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police → kill → district
In the Bucha district, one woman was killed and 21 people were wounded, eight of them children, while hundreds of buildings were damaged, according to police.
On Tuesday morning, three people were killed and four injured when two vehicles caught fire in a Russian attack on the Kyiv-Odesa highway, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
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The dead included the driver of a shuttle bus that was hit.
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The bus transports people from Kyiv to the National Military Memorial Cemetery.
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