
Russia's economy up, Ukraine's down in IMF growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund slashed Ukraine's growth forecasts but raised Russia's on April 14.

The International Monetary Fund slashed Ukraine's growth forecasts but raised Russia's on April 14.
"The situation is in such a deficit, it could not be any worse," Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that the war in the Middle East is negatively affecting Ukraine and reducing its chances of receiving military aid.

Trump previously endorsed Orban, with Vice President JD Vance visiting Budapest last week to boost the Hungarian leader's campaign.

Russian forces launched 324 drones and three Iskander-M ballistic missiles into Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said.

"One of the things I'm proudest that we've done in this administration is we've told Europe that if you want to buy weapons, you can, but the United States is not buying weapons and sending them to Ukraine anymore," Vance said.

The number includes 1,010 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

As of 1:56 p.m., Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said that 21 people had been hospitalized, including 10 in serious condition.

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"If someone says this — no matter how long Fidesz politicians have said similar things — you should ask them what would happen if Russia attacked Hungary: which Hungarian county would they give up?" Peter Magyar said in response to a question from a Kyiv Independent reporter.