✈️A Ukrainian government plane took off from a US military base at 3:53 AM GMT and is heading to London, according to FlightAware data.

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💪 US voters WIDELY BACK Trump’s stance on ending the Ukraine conflict

Some 60% of voters applaud US President Donald Trump announcing direct US-Russia negotiations, the results of a February Harvard CAPS / Harris poll show.

An overwhelming 72% of voters say they want to see a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine conflict instead of the proxy war continuing.

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✅Following his confrontation with Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump instructed National Security Council staff to explore whether Washington could fully or temporarily halt arms supplies to Kiev, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Right now, the US president has reportedly adopted a wait-and-see approach, intending to monitor Zelensky's future actions.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlements of Skudnoye and Berlatskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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⛏Strategic asset: What are Russia's rare metals reserves?

While Trump and Zelensky failed to strike a rare earth metals deal, Russia's vast reserves of these critical resources position it as a pivotal player in this high-stakes arena.

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