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The Ukraine War's Economic Toll Is Testing the West's Unity Against Russia
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Consumer Prices Are Still Climbing Rapidly

Consumer Prices Are Still Climbing Rapidly

By Jeanna Smialek

Inflation data showed a slowdown in annual price increases in April, but a closely watched monthly price measure continues to rise at an uncomfortably brisk rate.

The Ukraine War's Economic Toll Is Testing the West's Unity Against Russia

The Ukraine War's Economic Toll Is Testing the West's Unity Against Russia

By Mark Landler

Russia's president is calculating that Western leaders will tire before he does of a protracted struggle in Ukraine, especially if the price is turbocharged inflation and energy shortages.

In the Trenches of Eastern Ukraine, Combat Becomes a Vicious Dance

In the Trenches of Eastern Ukraine, Combat Becomes a Vicious Dance

By Michael Schwirtz and Lynsey Addario

In some villages along the front, Ukrainian and Russian soldiers face off at close quarters, sometimes within eyesight of one another.

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