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<p>The U.S. and other Western countries are considering transferring to NATO a U.S.-led multinational group that coordinates the shipment of weapons to Ukraine, one of several new proposals that could help maintain the flow of arms to Kyiv under a second Donald Trump presidency.</p>

POLITICO’s National Security Daily has procured two telling documents on the Ukraine war: a list of Ukraine’s latest weapons requests circulating in Washington, D.C., and a slide deck used at today’s extraordinary meeting of 30 nations to curb Russia’s military rearmament. First off, the “priority items” list, obtained Thursday night. Eight months into the war, Ukraine is asking for: — 300 Main battle tanks — 1,000 BMP armored personnel carriers — 30 Multiple Launch Rocket System — 250 155mm artillery systems — 500 anti-tank guided missiles — 1,000 man-portable air-defense systems — 72 short-range air defense systems — 20 AN/TPQ-36,...

KYIV — For two months, Ukraine has been signaling its intent to recapture the southern city of Kherson in what has been billed as a major counteroffensive and the moment that Kyiv turns the tide against Russia.What that push will look like is still a mystery, however. Ukrainian artillery and rockets provided by the U.S. and allies have smashed bridges and Russian ammunition depots close to the city, but the larger movement of infantry has yet to happen. Meanwhile, the Russians are reinforcing and digging in.Ukrainian officials have long said the fate of the war could be decided in the...