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The Cost of Russia’s ‘Cards’

As talks resume in Abu Dhabi, Russia’s mounting war losses put a price on the territory Donald Trump called Moscow’s bargaining advantage.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 11

Russia and Ukraine began a second day of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on November 11. That morning, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense put Russia’s military personnel losses at about 1.61 million since the full-scale invasion in February 2022. The daily tally groups the dead and wounded under one estimate.

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