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Putin Is Undeterred by Trump’s Public Anger

Briefing|Putin Is Undeterred by Trump’s Public Anger

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Also, measles cases hit a 25-year high. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Two men kneel in front of a battered building over an area covered with debris.
Debris from an exploded Russian drone in Ukraine.Credit...David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Matthew Cullen

July 9, 2025, 6:04 p.m. ET

Vladimir Putin is pushing ahead in Ukraine with renewed intensity, despite President Trump’s sharp criticism of him in recent days. Early this morning, Russian troops launched a record 728 exploding drones and decoys, according to Ukraine’s air force. The attacks rattled cities and towns across the western half of Ukraine and underscored its need for more weapons.

Putin is convinced that his country’s battlefield superiority is growing, and that Ukraine’s defenses may collapse in the coming months, according to people close to the Kremlin. They say he views halting the fighting as out of the question without extensive concessions by Ukraine. In fact, analysts say, he appears to have already factored in the possibility of new U.S. pressure.

Republicans have been working to secure Trump’s support for new sanctions on Russia. But it has become clearer that Putin is prepared to risk his relationship with Trump in the service of what has emerged as his overarching goal after 40 months of full-scale war: Ukraine’s capitulation.

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There have now been more measles cases in 2025 than in any other year since the contagious virus was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts fear that with no clear end to the current outbreak, the U.S. may lose its elimination status. Teddy Rosenbluth, a reporter for Well, explains.

Just over six months into 2025, there have already been more reported measles cases this year than there have in any other year since the contagious virus was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. Here’s a map of this year’s cases — most are connected to the outbreak in the Southwest.


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