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Ukraine said it was slowing Russia’s push near Kharkiv, where the president met with top commanders, but still faced pitched battles in that area and farther south.

The idea of requiring more men to join the fight against Russia’s invasion has become toxic, but Russia is not relenting in its assault.

American officials say their team was in the country to assess governance issues, but was detained and interrogated before being deported.

The former top general, Valery Zaluzhny, was dismissed last month amid tensions with the civilian leadership. He has been a very popular figure in Ukraine.

The names, Sita and Akbar, evoking a Hindu goddess and a Muslim emperor, drew outrage from Hindu activists who saw it as blasphemy.

A bitter but successful battle with Danone of France for control of a joint venture made him the richest person in China for a time.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Aleksei Navalny, the Russian dissident, “was killed by Putin, like thousands of others.”

The Ukrainian president signed security agreements and sought to push the European leaders to bolster aid as concerns over American funding grow.

The Ukrainian leader is expected to sign security agreements and seek to push the European leaders to help bolster aid as concerns over U.S. funding grows.

Gen. Valery Zaluzhny led the effort that thwarted Russia’s initial assault on Kyiv. But his troops have struggled to make progress recently, and tensions have mounted with the civilian leadership.