Ukraine looks to jointly produce weapons with allies, while US halts some shipments
Those plans come at what appears to be a key point in the all-out war launched by Moscow nearly 3½ years ago. A renewed Russian push to capture more Ukrainian land has put Ukraine's short-handed defenses under severe strain, and Russian missiles and drones are battering Ukrainian cities . U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to find a peace settlement , meanwhile, have stalled.
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