Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is “not interested” in being alone in a room with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The White House relented Wednesday after months of pleas from Ukraine for the Pentagon’s most lethal armored vehicle: the Abrams tank.

President Joe Biden announced the transfer of 31 Abrams to thwart an anticipated Russian spring offensive and galvanize European allies.

Fighting this winter has been described by a senior U.S. military official as “savage,” likening it to World War I trench warfare. Analysts expect Russia to mount what could be a fierce offensive in a campaign to end Ukraine’s string of battlefield successes in recent months and reverse the heavy troop and territorial losses Russia suffered in the first year of fighting.

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