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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,104

These are the key developments on day 1,104 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2025

US and Ukraine ‘preparing to sign minerals deal on Tuesday’, reports suggest – as it happened

Zelenskyy says his country is ready to sign minerals and security agreement while admitting White House meeting ‘did not go the way it was supposed to’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2025

JD Vance’s traumatic past doesn’t explain his bullying of Ukraine: his ‘might is right’ doctrine does

The man who wrote Hillbilly Elegy would have recognised the old eastern Europe. But he’s attacking the democratic order we yearned for

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

Watch Marco Rubio pledge support for US vow to defend Ukraine after it gave up its nuclear weapons

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the Trump administration should do just about anything to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table to reach a deal on the Ukraine War — even though Putin has reportedly already been talking to Donald Trump for weeks without Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Afternoon Update: Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine; Queensland braces for Tropical Cyclone Alfred; and the secret lives of giant worms

US blocks crucial shipments as White House piles pressure on Ukraine to sue for peace with Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2025

What military aid was the US giving Ukraine and why has Trump paused it?

The US has provided $65.9bn in military support to Kyiv since Russia’s February 2022 invasion

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2025

Russia sending ‘suicidal missions’ to win foothold over Dnipro River, says Ukraine

Moscow trying to improve its claim to entire Kherson region in time for peace negotiations, says governor

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

JD Vance issues fresh Zelensky criticism as Trump pauses US aid to Ukraine

Defence Secretary John Healey is expected to visit the US later this week for talks with his counterpart Pete Hegseth.

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025

Polish Cold war hero Lech Walesa ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s meeting with Ukraine’s president Zelensky

Condemnation came same day Trump administration suspended U.S. military aid to Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

JD Vance says US economic stake in Ukraine is best guarantee of its security

Vice-president says best counter to Russian threat is to ‘give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine’

The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2025