Ukraine

“Russia announced Tuesday it will significantly scale back military operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city… While Moscow portrayed it as a goodwill gesture, its ground troops have become bogged down and taken heavy losses in their bid to seize Kyiv and other cities. Last week and again on Tuesday, the Kremlin seemed to lower its war aims, saying its ‘main goal’ now is gaining control of the mostly Russian-speaking Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.” (AP News)

“Russian forces bombarded areas around Kyiv and another city just hours after pledging to...