Ukrainian counter-attacks North and West of the capital of Kyiv appear to jeopardize Russian efforts to encircle the city, but U.S. and NATO officials believe Belarus could “soon” join Russia in its war against Ukraine. That, as the Pentagon confirms Russia has used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine, and a Putin spokesman refuses to rule out using nuclear weapons.

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