Ukrainian official seemingly claims responsibility for Crimea bridge blast

In what might be the first direct admission of Ukraine’s involvement in the blast which damaged…

CNN Exclusive: Biden says war with Russia must end before NATO can consider membership for Ukraine | CNN Politics

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Western intel officials hunt for signs of Wagner and nuclear warheads in Belarus ahead of NATO | CNN Politics

CNN  —  In the wake of the uprising by Wagner Group forces in Russia, the US…

CNN Exclusive: Biden says sending cluster munitions to Ukraine was ‘difficult decision,’ but ‘they needed them’ | CNN Politics

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Captured Russian soldiers tell of low morale, disarray and horrors of trench warfare | CNN

Eastern Ukraine CNN  —  For three days, shells and mortars were “flying and whistling overhead, exploding…

Putin reassures pro-Russian world leaders his grip on power remains strong | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  Vladimir Putin projected an image of strength in front of a virtual…

Greta Thunberg has accused Russia of ‘ecocide’ in Ukraine. But what does that mean? | CNN

CNN  —  On June 6, Ukraine suffered an environmental catastrophe. The collapse of the Kakhovka dam…

21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says | CNN

CNN  —  At least 21,000 Wagner mercenaries have been killed fighting in Ukraine, according to President…

CIA director met Zelensky on trip to Ukraine, US official says | CNN

CNN  —  CIA Director William Burns recently traveled to Ukraine and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky…