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Zelensky urges E.U. to send weapons faster as Russians close grip on Bakhmut - The Washington Post
Feb 04, 2023 1 min, 10 secs
Comment on this storyKYIV, Ukraine — With waves of invading Russian troops pushing for their first significant victory in months, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that his country’s forces would “fight as long as we can” to hold on to the embattled city of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region.

And though Zelensky in recent days has initiated a sweeping crackdown against corruption, Ukraine’s immediate future hinges far more directly on the delivery of weapons, including tanks, to help defend against what is expected to be a major new Russian offensive, perhaps starting within weeks.

leaders said that they would introduce a new aid package of 25 million euros to support efforts to remove deadly land mines, and that they would create a new center in The Hague to coordinate investigations into the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

member states on Friday agreed to cap prices of Russian refined oil products, part of a broader push to limit Russia’s energy revenue and deflate its war chest.

The goal of the price cap plan, which was pitched by Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen, is to limit how much Moscow can earn from oil diverted elsewhere in the world without disrupting global supply.

Meanwhile, casualties continued to mount in Bakhmut, where those killed this week included a U.S. citizen, Pete Reed, who was working as a volunteer paramedic with a group called Global Outreach Doctors.

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