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Russia launches 450 drones into Ukraine as peace talks loom

Russia launched 450 drones into Ukraine the day before scheduled peace talks targeting cities and energy infrastructure and drastically raising the risk that negotiations will collapse and conflict will escalate

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450 - Number of drones Russia launched into Ukraine ahead of a scheduled peace meeting

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"We have states that are so crooked and they're counting votes" — President Donald Trump

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