Zelensky won’t give up territory in east to end war with Russia

BY JOSEPH CHOI

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in a new interview that he would not consider giving up parts of his country to bring an end to the war with Russia.

Speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” Zelensky was asked how he would respond to people who have argued for giving up parts of eastern Ukraine to Russia in exchange for an end to the war.

“In the centuries old history of Ukraine. There is the story that Ukraine has either taken some territory or needs to give up some territory,” Zelensky said through a translator. “Ukraine and the people of our states are absolutely clear. We don’t want anyone else’s territory and we are not going to give up our own.”

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Up to 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed during war with Russia, Zelensky says

BY JOSEPH CHOI 

Up to 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview on Sunday, though he claimed that the losses have been heavier for the Russian side.

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Zelensky calls on Biden to visit Ukraine

BY JOSEPH CHOI

“I think he will,” said Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. “I mean, it’s his decision, of course. And about the safety situation, it depends. I mean that. But I think he’s the leader of the United States, and that’s why he should come here to see.”

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Ukrainian prime minister: More sanctions, ammunition, finances needed

BY SARAKSHI RAI

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week” that “we need more ammunition to protect our country and European borders. We need more finances to support our people, our refugees, our internally displaced persons, to save our economy for future recovery.”

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Russia will try to ‘finish with Mariupol’: Ukrainian foreign minister

BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL 

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Sunday predicted that Russia will try to “finish with Mariupol” in the coming weeks as fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine.

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Austrian chancellor: Putin ‘believes he is winning’

BY RACHEL SCULLY

“[Putin] thinks the war is necessary for security guarantees for the Russian Federation,” Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on NBC's "Meet the Press." “He doesn’t trust the international community, he blames Ukrainians for genocides in the Donbas region.

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Russia would not have invaded if US provided weapons to Ukraine sooner, McCarthy says

BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL 

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sunday suggested that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if the U.S. provided weapons to Kyiv sooner.

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McCarthy sees ‘opportunity’ to be Speaker if GOP takes the House

BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL 

“That’s an opportunity. The first and foremost responsibility is to take that House back. But we’ll be prepared to govern,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said.

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Upton says it will be ‘hard to govern’ if GOP doesn’t nab big House majority

BY REMA RAHMAN

Outgoing Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said on Sunday that it will be “hard to govern” if the GOP does not win 230 seats in the House in the upcoming midterm elections – questioning whether House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) could nab the speakership with any fewer.

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White House COVID coordinator says funding needed for new vaccines, treatments

BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha on Sunday said Congress must pass an additional coronavirus funding package to make new vaccines and treatments available to Americans in the fall.

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Coons says millions of vaccine doses will expire without COVID-19 funding

BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL

“We are going to lose millions of doses of vaccine that will expire,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) told moderator Margaret Brennan on CBS’s “Face the Nation” when asked if vaccines will go bad should Congress not approve more funds.

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NYC mayor: Social media giants ‘must step up’ to identify users talking about violence

BY RACHEL SCULLY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) on Sunday said that social media giants “must step up” to identify users that talk about violence online, adding that there is “a corporate responsibility when we are watching hate brew online.”

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