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Speaking by video link at the Yalta European Strategy summit—organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation—in Kyiv on Friday, the national security adviser said Ukrainian advances on multiple fronts are shifting the military balance. “The Ukrainian military has made progress both in the south and in the east, in moving back Russian lines and showing that this war is not just going in one direction, it’s going in the other direction: that’s pushing Russians out of positions that they previously occupied,” Sullivan said....

He also urged the U.S. billionaire to encourage “sane Russians” to stand against their government. “@elonmusk [Elon Musk] while you try to colonize Mars—Russia try to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space—Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people! We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and to address sane Russians to stand,” tweeted Fedorov, who is also the minister of digital transformation. A few hours later on Saturday, Musk said that Ukraine now has active Starlink service....

During a live call-in show, Putin reaffirmed his claim of a close relationship between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, but accused Kyiv leadership of hostility toward Russia and voiced his doubt in meeting the Ukrainian president, the Associated Press reported. Putin asked, “Why meet Zelenskyy if he has put his country under full foreign control and key issues for Ukraine are decided not in Kyiv, but in Washington, and, to a certain extent, Paris and Berlin?...

As all stakeholders and observers know, Ukraine continues to face both internal and external challenges as it had never faced before. One of the key challenges Ukraine has embarked upon is to forge a united political nation within a multiethnic state. Such an undertaking is extremely difficult as the histories of many of the world’s developed democracies can attest, requiring decades, if not centuries, to meet such a challenge....

“If you’re our strategic partner, then you can’t go blocking anything for us,” Zelenskiy told Time. “It just goes without saying.” Months after taking office, Zelenskiy, a celebrity-turned-politician, became the focus of American politics after Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry against Trump. At the center of the inquiry is whether the U.S. president withheld military aid from Ukraine in exchange for Zelenskiy announcing an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter....

The Ukrainians have managed to push the Russians about 34 miles north and northeast of the capital, when the day before they were only about 12 to 18 miles away, the official confirmed to Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb. The development represents a small victory for the Ukrainians as the Russian invasion nears the end of its first month. The Ukrainians have been fighting to keep their capital out of Russian hands, and a political expert previously told Newsweek that preventing Kyiv’s capture “would be presented as something of a victory, because the general consensus before the war was that the Russian campaign would be quick....

How much can you save? A $20,000, 10-year loan now costs $221.94 a month. With all the breaks and a 30-year term, you can cut payments to $76. You can also pay it off early without penalty. To get a consolidation loan, ask your current lender. Also check out Sallie Mae (salliemae.com), Collegiate Funding Service (cfsloans.com) or major banks. Cheap money’s a nice graduation gift.

Image source: Make Use Of So, before we unplug or remove a USB device from your Windows PC, we first tend to eject it to avoid data loss or corruption of files. You must launch the File Explorer app, right-click on the USB drive, and select “Eject.” Once you eject the USB drive, Windows pops up a notification saying, “The USB mass storage drive device can now be safely removed....

Jurie climbed onstage after Pushpika De Silva was announced as the winner and pulled the crown off De Silva’s head, claiming De Silva was divorced and declaring the first runner-up the true pageant winner. “As for the Mrs. World competition, there is a rule that you have to be married and not divorced. So, I’m taking my first step saying that the crown goes to the first runner-up,” Jurie, a Sri Lankan, said to a stunned audience....

For extreme sports fans, labourers and the downright clumsy, this tough phone has their backs with IP68 waterproofing, Gorilla Glass 5, and a metal- and plastic outer shell that is strangely alluring with its rugged looks. Adopting the same full-display design as today’s flagships this trendy 19:9 smartphone, with its hulking 6.2 screen and modern comforts including wireless charging and a dual-lens camera, bridges the gap between a life on the edge and a life on the couch....

With the Hammer, UMI blends an aviation-grade aluminium alloy frame and a tough polycarbonate shell with a 5in dual-glass IPS and Gorilla Glass HD display to create a virtually unbreakable device that still manages to be both good looking and lightweight. You might not intend to hammer nails with this smartphone, but you could. And you could use it to crack nuts or even run it over in your car, as Geekbuying has delightfully demonstrated in its own video (shown below under Design and build)....

Design and attachments The Ultenic U10 is a bagless cordless cleaner with a transparent dustbin design, which is pretty standard for a cordless vac in 2021, although the red and grey colour scheme means it’s fairly stylish compared to some cheap vacuums. It certainly doesn’t look or feel like a budget cordless vac in the hand. The Ultenic U10 is a traditional stick vacuum, and that means it won’t stand up by itself – it has to be laid down on the floor or propped against a wall when not in use....

UMI Zero smartphone review: Price and UK availability The usual selling price is $463, which works out around £295, but right now the UMI Zero is on sale at $203 – a staggeringly low £134. Note that you may incur extra charges from Customs, although we had no such problems. Geekbuying.com says it has plenty of stock available. At £134 – or even at £295 – the UMI Zero is priced well below the flagship phones with which its spec competes....

Research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Small business index shows that a lot of small business owners have a diminished view of their future performance. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic put a number of small businesses in difficult situations, with many being forced to make their staff redundant. 75% say that the virus is still having a negative effect on their confidence levels. According to the FSB, small businesses within the wholesale, retail and arts & entertainment sectors are the least confident while construction and accommodation and food service sectors are the most positive....

One of the more common issues is that the app fails to install on a Windows computer. As such, if Microsoft PC Manager fails to install on your computer, here are some fixes you can try. 1. Restart Your Computer This is a common troubleshooting method, but it’s essential for a reason. The reason that Microsoft PC Manager won’t install on your system could be due to a temporary bug....

According to research conducted by the credit card provider to coincide with National Identity Fraud Prevention week 60 million social networking profiles have been subject to unauthorised access in the last year, that’s the equivalent of 1.9 every second. Capital One has dubbed the phenomenon ‘smugging’ (social media mugging). More than nine in ten (91 percent) of the social networkers that have been victims of smugging said their Facebook profile had been accessed without authorisation, while nine percent of Twitter users and seven percent of those with LinkedIn accounts also claim their accounts have been subject to unauthorised access....