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BRUSSELS AP 鈥?Ukraines armed forces have made significant early gains in their counter-offensive against Russian troops in southern and eastern Ukraine but fighting appears set to drag on for months, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the head of NATO said Friday.Blinken, who was at NATO headquarters to brief the 29 U.S. allies after a trip to Kyiv on Thursday, said the six-month war in Ukraine is entering a critical period. He urged the conflict-torn countrys Western backers to maintain their support through the winter. The initial signs are positive, and stanley mug we see Ukraine making real, demonstrable progress in a deliberate way, Blinken said, referring to the Ukrainian militarys recent push into Russian-occupied areas in southern Ukraine and the eastern Donbas region. But this is likely to go on for some significant period of time, he said. There are a huge number of Russian forces that are in Ukraine, and unfortunately, tragically, horrifically, President Vladimir Putin has demonstrated that he will throw a lot of peopl stanley polska e into this at huge cost to Russia. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the invasion launched by Putin in February is entering a critical phase. Ukrainian forces have been able to stall stanley termos Moscows offensive in Donbas, strike back behind Russian lines and retake territory, he said.But Stoltenberg warned that allied unity will be tested in coming months, with pressure on energy supplies and the soaring cost of living caused by Russias war. Xmdg Pope promotes humanitarian corridors for asylum-seekers
NEW YORK 鈥?The comic book heroine Wonder Woman has been abruptly fired from her honorary ambassador job at the United Nations following protests from both inside and outside the world organization that a white, skimpily dressed American prone to violence wasnt the best role model for girls.Rheal LeBlanc, head of press and external relations, said Tuesday the appointment of Wonder Woman as an Honorary Am stanley canada bassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls would end this week, a move that come less than two months after a splashy ceremony at the U.N., which attracted actresses Lynda Carter, who played Wonder Woman in the 1970s TV series, and Gal Gadot, who has taken on the ro stanley cup usa le in the forthcoming Wonder Woman film.Critics said the appointment was tone deaf at a time when real women are fighting against sexual exploitation and abuse, and that there were plenty of real heroines that could be the face for gender equality. At the time of the appointment, there was no indication it would end so quickly. Its ending because its ending. And it was always meant to end, U.N. spokesman Jeffrey A. Brez told The Associated Press. The objective was to reach out to Wonder Womans fans and I think we did a great job of that. In a statement, DC Entertainment, which owns the Wonder Woman title, said it was extremely gourde stanley pleased with the awareness that this partnership brought as well as elevating the global conversation around the empowerment of women and girls. It added that Wonder Woman, who tur |
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