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He has worked at the U.S. Department of State, on the National Security Council, and as a foreign policy adviser to U.S.

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RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western military aid to Kyiv, worldwide reaction, and the plight of civilians and refugees.

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. Ukrainian forces described a different kind ...