Evacuations underway in Mariupol; Pelosi visits Ukraine
A long-awaited effort to evacuate people from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was underway Sunday.
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UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol
The United Nations doggedly sought to broker an evacuation of civilians from the increasingly hellish ruins of Mariupol on Friday.
Continue ReadingUkraine cracks down on ‘traitors’ helping Russian troops
Viktor appeared nervous as masked Ukrainian security officers in full riot gear, camouflage and weapons pushed into his cluttered apartment in the northern city of Kharkiv. His hands trembled and he tried to cover his face.
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Relatives say former US Marine killed fighting in Ukraine
Relatives say a former U.S. Marine has been killed alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia in what’s the first known death of an American citizen fighting in Ukraine.
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Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid new Mariupol rescue effort
Ukraine’s leader has accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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East Ukraine under heavy fire in advance of Russian holiday
Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine is gathering momentum — and some observers say it’s likely that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to score a major battlefield success before Victory Day, an important Russian holiday on May 9.
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Biden says Ukrainians shouldn’t enter the US through southern border
President Joe Biden said Ukrainians fleeing violence don’t need to try and enter the United States through the southern border because they now have access to a special visa system.
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Biden asks Congress for $33 billion in aid to Ukraine as war enters new phase
President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress for a $33 billion supplemental funding bill aimed at supporting Ukraine over the next several months as Russia’s brutal and unrelenting war enters a new phase.
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Disinformation board to tackle Russia, migrant smugglers
The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new panel to tackle disinformation.
Continue Reading More than 20,000 Ukrainians processed at U.S.-Mexico border with some rights
Since mid-March, the Department of Homeland Security processed more than 20,000 Ukrainians at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Russia shuts off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria
Russia has cut off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, dramatically escalating its response to Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
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American Trevor Reed released from Russia in prisoner swap
American Trevor Reed, a US citizen and former Marine who had been detained in Russia since 2019, has been released in a prisoner swap.
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Putin gets what he didn’t want: Ukraine army closer to West
The longer Ukraine’s army fends off the invading Russians
Continue Reading Russia pounds eastern Ukraine as West promises Kyiv new arms
Russia has pounded eastern Ukraine as the U.S. defense secretary promised to “keep moving heaven and earth” to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to repel the new offensive.
Continue Reading Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine
Russia has unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive.
Continue Reading Russian forces continue to show no sign of stopping in Ukraine
Russian forces continue to show no sign of stopping its invasion of Ukraine.
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Zelensky says Blinken and Austin will visit Ukraine on Sunday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv on Sunday.
Continue Reading Ukraine: Russians shift elite units to the new battleground
Ukrainian authorities say Russia has shifted a dozen crack units from the shattered port of Mariupol to eastern Ukraine and is pounding away at cities across the region.
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Putin claims victory in Mariupol despite steel-mill holdouts
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory Thursday in the battle for Mariupol despite an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters still holed up at a giant steel mill
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Biden announces new Ukraine security assistance: ‘We will speak softly and carry a large javelin’
President Joe Biden said Thursday the US will send an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Russia’s war enters what he called a “critical window,” but warned congressional action is necessary for further shipments as the war grinds on.
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