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"The United States is increasingly overstretched between these two conflicts," a former U.S. intelligence official told Newsweek.
By Max Hunder KYIV, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A Russian drone hit the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service in Kyiv on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, vowing to retaliate as Moscow kept up its constant air attacks on the capital for the 10th day.
Kyrylo Budanov, a decorated soldier and former military spy chief, advocates a negotiated settlement. Talks are expected to resume this month.
After four and a half years of Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two, it is rare for either side to offer an upbeat assessment of peace prospects.
Fedorov is launching a defense tech company backed by Palantir CEO Alex Karp, aiming to turn Ukraine’s wartime experience into new technologies.
Each side is using missiles and drones to try to pound the other into giving up, breeding ceaseless human suffering. But there is no sign that either country’s determination will weaken.
Russians have experienced a summer of turmoil because of the war in Ukraine. Swarms of buzzing drones have hit oil refineries, triggering a gasoline shortage.