What recent developments occurred in Ukraine and Russia?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stopped in Halifax Saturday on his way to Florida to hold talks with President Trump. As Dan Karpenchuk reports, while Zelensky was on his way, Russia launched a large air attack on the Ukrainian capital.
Zelensky was welcomed to Canada by Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Halifax airport. Carney confirmed the Russian air attacks and also announced $2.5 billion in additional economic aid to Ukraine. He said Russia's most recent attack on Kyiv was barbaric and shows how important it is to stand with Ukraine.
Zelensky said the Russian attack with more than 500 drones and missiles shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a man of war.
This attack is, again, Russia's answer on our peace efforts.
And it's really a show that Putin doesn't want peace. Zelensky said the U.S.-backed peace plan is about 90 percent ready, but some sticking points remain, such as security guarantees. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto.
While the winter storm that dumped on the northeastern U.S. has moved out to sea, the damage it brought lingers. Police in the region are warning drivers to watch out for downed trees and power lines, and holiday travelers are facing the repercussions from the cancellation or delay of more than 1,000 flights. But Peyton Baxter of West Virginia took it all in stride.
She was visiting New York City this weekend.
Well, it's very cold, and it was very on the session. Like, we looked at the weather on Monday, and it was like, oh, they're so stout.
New York City, meanwhile, got more than four inches of snow. Myanmar voters will go to the polls Sunday. It's the first day of a staggered general election. The military claims the election will be free and fair and will restore democratic rule. Western governments in the UN, though, call the election a sham. Michael Sullivan reports from neighboring Thailand.
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