Hundreds of Russians are facing charges for speaking out against the war in Ukraine since a law was passed last month that criminalizes the spread of ‘false information’ about the invasion and disparaging the military.
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Russia’s damaged Black Sea flagship sinks in latest setback
The news of the flagship’s damage overshadowed Russian claims of advances in the southern port city of Mariupol, where they have been battling the Ukrainians since the early days of the invasion.
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UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations
Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, prices were already on the rise, ‘but the war has made a bad situation worse,’ U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
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Biden approves $800 million in artillery, helicopters for Ukraine
The aid to besieged Ukraine includes artillery systems, artillery rounds and armored personnel carriers.
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Finland, Sweden move toward possible NATO membership amid Putin threats
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 triggered a surge in support for joining NATO in the two traditionally militarily non-aligned Nordic countries.
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Presidents from countries on Russia’s doorstep visit Ukraine
In one of the most crucial battles of the war, Russia said more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops had surrendered in the besieged port of Mariupol, but Ukraine denies the claim.
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Biden: Russia war a ‘genocide,’ trying to ‘wipe out’ Ukraine
‘It’s become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian,’ the president says.
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Putin vows to press his invasion of Ukraine until Russia’s goals are met
Ukraine is investigating claims that a drone has dropped a poisonous substance on the city of Mariupol.
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Austrian chancellor travels to Moscow, tells Putin to end Ukraine war
Officials in Austria have been keen to stress that their country’s military neutrality does not mean moral neutrality, and have raised the issue of ‘serious war crimes’ committed by Russia.
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Biden, Indian prime minister speak as U.S. presses for hard line on Russia
India’s neutral stance on the war in Ukraine has raised concerns in Washington and earned praise from the Russian foreign minister.