Russia and Ukraine, With an Eye on the Inaugural of Trump, Are Slugging It Out Like Punch-Drunk Boxers

Europe warns its airlines to stay away through next summer, as Ukraine turns skies of western Russia into a battlefield.

Governor Roman Busargin telegram channel via AP
Governor Roman Busargin of Russia's Saratov region, second right, after a Ukrainian drone attack, January 8, 2025. Governor Roman Busargin telegram channel via AP

In the countdown to Monday’s inauguration of Donald Trump, Russia and Ukraine are slugging each other like punch-drunk boxers, landing — with drones and missiles — some of the biggest blows of the three-year war. The goal of each side is to bolster its negotiating position at a peace-talks table laid by the president who campaigned to end endless wars.

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