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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to address U.S. Congress on Wednesday

March 14 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will deliver a virtual address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a joint letter to lawmakers. “The Congress remains unwavering in our commitment to supporting Ukraine as they face […]

US view of Putin: Angry, frustrated, likely to escalate war

WASHINGTON — More than two weeks into a war he expected to dominate in two days, Vladimir Putin is projecting anger, frustration at his military’s failures and a willingness to cause even more violence and destruction in Ukraine, in the assessment of U.S. intelligence officials. Officials in recent days have […]

Live updates: EU finalizing new round of sanctions

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says the 27-country bloc is finalizing its new round of sanctions against Russia for its “barbaric” invasion of Ukraine. Josep Borrell said Monday that the fourth package of coercive measures would target […]

Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombed maternity ward

MARIUPOL, Ukraine — A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has learned. Images of the woman being rushed to an ambulance on a stretcher had circled the world, epitomizing the horror […]

Ukraine war becomes a cudgel in Republican Party’s internal conflict

WASHINGTON, March 13 – The war in Ukraine has opened a new front in the U.S. Republican Party’s civil war, with party primary candidates vying to run in the November midterm elections attacking each other for past comments praising Russian President Vladimir Putin. In Senate and House of […]

Live updates: Zelenskyy: 125,000 evacuated by safe corridors

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president says nearly 125,000 civilians have been evacuated through safe-passage corridors so far, and a convoy with humanitarian aid is headed to the besieged city of Mariupol. “We have already evacuated almost 125,000 people to the safe territory […]

Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35

LVIV, Ukraine — Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base close to Ukraine’s western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people. The strike followed Russian threats to target foreign weapon shipments that are helping Ukrainian fighters defend their country against Russia’s grinding invasion. More than 30 […]

Kremlin says crisis talks with Ukraine have continued by video link – RIA

March 12 – Crisis talks between Moscow and Kyiv over the conflict in Ukraine, which had been conducted in person in Belarus, have continued via a video link, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday, according to the RIA news agency. Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin had […]

Concern grows over traffickers targeting Ukrainian refugees

SIRET, Romania — One man was detained in Poland suspected of raping a 19-year-old refugee he’d lured with offers of shelter after she fled war-torn Ukraine. Another was overheard promising work and a room to a 16-year-old girl before authorities intervened. Another case inside a refugee camp at […]

Russia strikes near Ukraine’s capital; mosque reported hit

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pounding the port city of Mariupol shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said Saturday as fighting also raged on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv. There was no immediate word of casualties from the shelling of the elegant, […]

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