Russian President Vladimir Putton Wants Some Kind of Victory in Ukraine

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The war has become quite static in nearly the entire length of the front line, which is a thousand kilometers. Its both sides pounding each other with artillery guns and missiles. And that's something where the russians have quite a big advantage. There was this idea that russian president vladimir putton wanted some kind of victory in ukraineon day. Is that true?

The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark policy rate by half a percentage point for the first time since 2000, the European Union is trying to ban almost all imports of Russian oil, and the FT’s Ben Hall explains why Russia is making nominal military progress in Ukraine.

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