Tag: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

Live updates: Russian forces take first major Ukrainian city

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces have taken a strategic Ukrainian seaport and set siege to another as Moscow tries to cut its neighbor off from the Black Sea. The Russian military said Thursday it had control of Kherson, which has a population […]

Dramatic call with Ukraine leader prompted historic EU move to provide arms

BRUSSELS, March 2 – Early on Saturday morning, some 48 hours after Russian military forces had pushed into his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy put in a call from Kyiv to Brussels with a plea for military assistance. During the Feb. 26 phone call with the head of […]

Boeing, Exxon, Apple join Western firms spurning Russia over Ukraine

Summary Companies Ford suspends operations in Russiaew Apple stops iPhone sales in Russian market ESG investors press Western firms to act March 2 (Reuters) – Boeing (BA.N) suspended maintenance and technical support for Russian airlines and U.S. energy firm Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) said it would exit Russia, joining a growing list of […]

Live updates: Malta halts ‘golden passports’ for Russians

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: ROME — European Union member Malta says it is suspending the processing of applications from Russian and Belarusian nationals for its so-called “golden passport” program in the wake of EU sanctions on Russia. The much-criticized program, which grants citizenship or official residence […]

State of the Union: Biden vows to halt Russia, hit inflation

WASHINGTON — Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus. Biden declared that he and all members of […]

Russia takes aim at urban areas; Biden vows Putin will ‘pay’

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s leader decried Russia’s escalation of attacks on crowded cities as a blatant terror campaign, while U.S. President Joe Biden warned that if the Russian leader didn’t “pay a price” for the invasion, the aggression wouldn’t stop with one country. “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget,” Ukraine’s […]

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