Tag: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

Live updates | Zelenskyy to UN: Bring justice for war crimes

UNITED NATIONS — Ukraine’s president told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes, accusing invading troops of the worst atrocities since World War II. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, making his plea via video, cited reported atrocities against […]

Ukraine’s leader to brief top UN body on alleged massacres

BUCHA, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president planned to address the U.N.’s most powerful body on Tuesday after even more grisly evidence emerged of civilian massacres in areas that Russian forces recently withdrew from. Western nations expelled dozens more of Moscow’s diplomats and proposed further sanctions as part of efforts to […]

Russia’s Lavrov: Biden’s comment on Putin shows some have issue with conscience

April 4 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that comments made by U.S. President Joe Biden about Vladimir Putin show some in the West have issues with their conscience. Biden on Monday accused Putin of war crimes and called for a trial, adding to the […]

In Ukrainian street, a corpse with hands bound and a bullet wound to the head

BUCHA, Ukraine, April 4 – A man lay sprawled by the roadside in the Ukrainian city of Bucha on Sunday, his hands tied behind his back and a bullet wound to his head, one of hundreds of local residents that officials say have been found dead in the […]

Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine. “You saw what happened in Bucha,” Biden said. He added that Putin “is a war criminal.” Biden’s comments to […]

Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine’s streets

BUCHA, Ukraine — Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some of whom had seemingly been killed deliberately at close range. The images of battered bodies out […]

Protests demand Sri Lanka leader resign over economic crisis

MIRIHANA, Sri Lanka — Police fired tear gas and a water cannon at thousands of protesters outside the home of Sri Lanka’s president Thursday, demanding he resign over the nation’s worst economic crisis. Police later enforced a curfew in suburbs of the capital because the protests wouldn’t subside. […]

Missiles hit near Odesa in Ukraine as new Mariupol evacuation bid planned

Summary Missiles land near port city of Odesa New evacuation bid planned for besieged Mariupol Russia says draft deal not ready for top-level talks Ukrainian negotiator hints at Zelenskiy-Putin talks Dead civilians line streets of recaptured town near Kyiv ODESA/LVIV, Ukraine, April 3 (Reuters) – Missiles struck near […]

EXPLAINER: What’s next for Europe’s natural gas during war?

Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding payment in rubles for natural gas — or else. Germany is talking about gas rationing in case of a cutoff. Prices for the fuel used to heat homes, generate electricity and power industry are through the roof. There’s a lot of discussion around natural […]

Zelenskyy: Mines in wake of Russian retreat keep Kyiv unsafe

KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian forces pull back from Ukraine’s capital region, retreating troops are creating a “catastrophic” situation for civilians by leaving mines around homes, abandoned equipment and “even the bodies of those killed,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Saturday. Ukraine and its Western allies reported mounting evidence of Russia […]

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