Moscow was rushing reinforcements to Donetsk and Kharkiv after unexpectedly high losses for limited advances.
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A war of words over Ukraine took centre-stage in the past week, as the European Union sought to bolster its defence readiness, NATO celebrated its 75th birthday and Russia issued threats and promises… [+7669 chars]