United Russia deputy curses critics, later apologizesYekaterina Aratova, a municipal deputy from Dubna in Moscow Oblast, faced backlash after videos surfaced showing her using profanity to criticize opponents of forest clearing and making derogatory remarks about Slavs' work ethic. She has since apologized for the language but not the substance of her comments.
Zelensky weighs scenarios, vows to step downVolodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to leave office once the conflict ends and dismissed ‘Korean’ and ‘Finnish’ scenarios, as Russia and Ukraine traded strikes from Crimea to Moscow and Trump cooled on security guarantees for Kyiv.