The Black Sea port is mining its beaches and rushing to defend itself from a Mariupol-style fate.
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War shakes Europe path to energy independence, climate goals
Europe’s most pressing energy policy goal was reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change before Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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NATO deputy: Putin can’t win his ‘unprovoked, illogical’ war
Mircea Geoana says NATO would be ‘forced to take appropriate measures’ in the event of a chemical or nuclear attack.
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Missouri station offering Russian state radio to listeners
Alpine Broadcasting Corp. receives $5,000 a month to air Radio Sputnik in two three-hour blocks each day.
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Biden on Russia’s Putin: ‘For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power’
In a speech in Poland, President Biden took his toughest line yet on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Sixty miles from Ukraine, Biden sees refugee crisis in Poland, visits U.S. troops
The president was looking to hear directly from American troops and humanitarian experts about the situation on the ground and ways to ensure that U.S. dollars are going to the right places.
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Russia may narrow its war aims; 300 reported dead in Mariupol theater
The seeming shift eastward in Moscow’s stated military objectives could point to a possible exit strategy for Russia, which has run into fiercer resistance and suffered heavier losses than anticipated.
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Ukraine says Moscow is forcibly taking thousands of civilians to Russia
Ukraine’s ombudsperson said 402,000 people, including 84,000 children, have been taken against their will.
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Putin wants ‘unfriendly countries’ to pay for gas in rubles
Economists said the move appeared designed to try to support the ruble, which has collapsed against other currencies, but some analysts expressed doubt that it would work.
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U.S. determines Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States would share that information with allies, partners and international institutions tasked with investigating allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity.