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"The pattern here is clear," said Kennedy. "Not only is the administration deceiving the American people about the motives for this costly and tragic war, but by continually escalating it they put the whole world at risk of nuclear conflagration."

"Hopefully it won’t be too late!"

Russia provides about a third of the U.S.'s supply of enriched uranium.

Zakharova outlined the possibility of Russia reinstating the New START treaty, given the right conditions.

Worry over the risk of unexploded ordnance causing civilian casualties.

Qi's study found that "the vast majority of media mentions of think tanks in articles about U.S. arms and the Ukraine war are from think tanks whose funders profit from U.S. military spending, arms sales and, in many cases, directly from U.S. involvement in the Ukraine war."

The event didn't happen in real life, but is being described as a "thought experiment."

"By definition, that is not a democracy yet."

These images could potentially support Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion that Ukraine is a "Nazi state" that therefore needs to be "de-Nazified."

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will focus its efforts on aiding Ukraine "for as long as it takes" rather than encourage Russia and Ukraine to reach a settlement.