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Russian missiles struck grain warehouses in Odesa, destroying tons of crops, as Moscow's forces targeted the southern port city for a fourth straight night. Follow here for live updates.

CIA Director Bill Burns called Russian President Vladimir Putin “the ultimate apostle of payback,” adding he'd be surprised if Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin escaped further retribution after last month's mutiny.

Russian missiles struck grain warehouses in Odesa, destroying tons of crops, as Moscow's forces targeted the southern port city for a fourth straight night. Follow here for live updates.

The long-term commitments made at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, this week might be the most effective way to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin that he cannot win his war in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday.

The US announced Friday it will send cluster munitions to Ukraine for the first time as part of a new military aid package. The White House acknowledged the risk to civilians, but said there's an even greater threat if Kyiv doesn't have "sufficient" ammunition against Russia.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov thanked the United States on Saturday for agreeing to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, according to a tweet from the minister.

The US Defense Department defended the decision to send controversial Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions (DPICMs), also known as cluster munitions, to Ukraine, citing the lower failure rates of the weapons than the Russian versions, as well as Ukraine’s commitment to "responsible use" of them.

A ProPublica investigation found that some doctors overuse invasive treatments for peripheral artery disease. So we talked to experts to learn what vascular patients should know when seeking care.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak later this evening, a Kremlin spokesperson said Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an address to the nation Monday night, said the "armed rebellion would have been suppressed anyway," a reference to the insurrection launched by the Wagner Group.