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March 29, 2023 at 9:06 pm

Ukraine by rail: Inside Zelenskyy’s efforts to buoy a nation VIEW

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has been increasing his travel across Ukraine as his country's war with Russia enters its second year.

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FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after speaking to the media during a signing ceremony following their talks at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023. China’s leader Xi just concluded his three-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a warm affair in which the two men praised each other and spoke of a profound friendship. It’s a high in a complicated, centuries-long relationship in which the two countries have been allies and enemies.(Mikhail Tereshchenko, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) XBEJ201 XBEJ201

March 29, 2023 at 6:14 am

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is ‘ready’ for Chinese leader to visit WATCH

Ukraine’s president invited his powerful Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to visit his nation.

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March 28, 2023 at 9:32 pm

Takeaways from AP’s interview with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

A team of journalists from The Associated Press spent two days traveling by train with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office and posted on Facebook, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on early Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Zelenskyy said early Wednesday that Russia’s demands during the negotiations are becoming “more realistic” after nearly three weeks of war. He said more time was needed for the talks, which are being held by video conference. “Efforts are still needed, patience is needed,” he said in his nighttime video address to the nation. “Any war ends with an agreement.”(Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) DCJE287 DCJE287

March 28, 2023 at 9:14 pm

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy: Any Russian victory could be perilous WATCH

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is warning that his nation must win a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city.

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August 21, 2021 at 7:02 am

Biden sees dip in support amid new COVID cases: AP-NORC poll

President Joe Biden's job approval rating has ticked down and Americans are taking a notably less positive view of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic

May 10, 2021 at 5:02 am

AP-NORC poll: Biden approval buoyed by his pandemic response

In the fourth month of his presidency, Biden's overall approval rating sits at 63%, and 71% for his handling of the pandemic. The AP-NORC poll...

April 28, 2021 at 8:16 pm

Analysis: Biden pitches big government as antidote to crises VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty years ago, a newly elected American president declared government the source of many of the nation's problems, reshaping the parameters of...

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March 31, 2021 at 11:00 am

AP-NORC poll: Biden bolstered by strong marks on pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are broadly supportive of President Joe Biden’s early handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll finds, and approval of his...

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U.S. President Joe Biden holds a bipartisan meeting on cancer in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2021. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS) 10249090W 10249090W

March 5, 2021 at 5:00 am

AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden’s virus response

Overall, 70% of Americans back President Joe Biden's handling of the virus response, including 44% of Republicans. Support is not as strong for his handling...

February 26, 2021 at 11:28 pm

Analysis: Biden ambitions run into reality of Senate’s rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The early ambitions of Joe Biden's presidency are quickly running into the guardrails of archaic Senate rules, testing his willingness to remake...

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