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The impact of an explosion of the depots would be "equivalent to the atomic bombs from Hiroshima and Nagasaki". What actions can prevent a catastrophe?

Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Ukraine: 'Right now would be a great time to negotiate' amid 'stalemate' 'It’s costing a lot of lives in Ukraine and Russia,' Tuberville said of the ongoing war in Ukraine, 'There is no reason to have this'

The attention of key allies is pivoting to the war in Gaza, military aid from the United States is bogged down in the Republican fight over leadership in Congress and cracks in European support have emerged during elections in Poland and Slovakia

The slow progress of the counteroffensive Ukraine launched in early June led to criticism that Ukrainian troops were failing to properly apply the training they received from Western militaries

The leaders of the 31 member states said in their communiqué that Ukraine would receive an invitation "when allies agree and conditions are met" and there would be regular reviews of the country’s progress toward meeting NATO standards on democracy and military integration.

For the Ukrainian side, an ongoing war of attrition will lead to frustration within the country and “criticism” about how the war is conducted, “making leadership changes more likely”

The Ukrainian president has told Sky News he is "not interested" in meeting Vladimir Putin for peace talks, describing him as a "nobody" who lives in an "information bubble" and does not really know what's happening on the battlefield. He also responded to suggestions of a Russian offensive in the coming weeks.

Ukraine must win in 2023, otherwise Putin will have the opportunity to prolong the conflict. The Washington Post publishes the opinion that the prospect of conflict is "a protracted conflict in favor of Putin".