All but 3 lawmakers signed onto the resolution expressing support for the Ukrainian people and condemning the Russian invasion.
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Zelensky calls for UN to convene war crimes tribunal similar to Nuremberg
In an address to the Security Council, the Ukrainian president lists the torture, rapes and killings of civilians in what he describes as the worst atrocities since World War II.
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Sen. Angus King co-sponsors bill aimed at curbing Putin’s access to cryptocurrency
The bill would ensure that Russia’s president and oligarchs can’t use digital assets to avoid economic sanctions.
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U.S. seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin
The yacht is among the assets linked to Viktor Vekselberg, a billionaire who heads the Moscow-based Renova Group, a conglomerate encompassing metals, mining, tech and other assets.
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Russia faces global outrage over bodies strewn in Ukraine’s streets
Russia is facing a fresh wave of condemnation after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of numerous civilians in Ukraine.
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Biden calls for Putin to face war crimes trial for Bucha killings
President Biden noted that he faced pushback last month when he described the Russian president as a war criminal, and said Monday, ‘This guy is brutal and what’s happening to Bucha is outrageous, and everyone’s seen it.’
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Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with bodies
So far, the bodies of 410 civilians have been found in Kyiv-area towns that were recently retaken from Russian forces, Ukraine’s prosecutor-general says.
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New radio station helps Ukrainian refugees adapt in Prague
The staff of 10 works to provide them with what they need to know to settle as smoothly as possible in a new country.
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Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of traps
Ukraine and its Western allies reported mounting evidence of Russia withdrawing its forces from around Kyiv and building its troop strength in eastern Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine fuels fears among draft-age Russian youths
Many in Russia remember the separatist wars in the southern republic of Chechnya in the 1990s and early 2000s, when thousands of poorly trained young men were killed.