Russia escalates bombing against civilian targets
BBC News Russia escalated its air campaign against Ukrainian cities on Thursday and through the night into Friday, killing dozens of civilians in the northern city of Chernihiv and continuing…
Russia Issues Warning to Countries Supplying Weapons to Ukraine
By Jack Phillips Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday issued an apparent warning to European Union countries providing weapons to Ukrainian defense forces after Russia’s invasion last week. “There will be…
Taiwan Joins SWIFT Sanctions on Russian Banks, Ships Medical Supplies to Ukraine
By Frank Fang TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang said on March 1 that Taiwan will work with Western countries in their ban of selected Russian banks from the SWIFT international…
Ukrainian President Rejects US Offer of Evacuation: ‘I Need Ammunition, Not a Ride’
By Zachary Stieber Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected an evacuation offer from the United States and is remaining in his country as Russian forces capture more ground, Ukrainian officials said…
Russian Military Base Blown Up as Ukraine Fights Back
Jack Dutton Ukrainian missiles appear to have hit a Russian military base in Millerovo, a Russian town 16 kilometers from the border of the two countries, according to unconfirmed social…
China’s support for Russia turns Ukraine into battleground for new world order
by Joel Gehrke, Foreign Affairs Reporter China has given “tacit approval” for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest invasion of Ukraine, in the judgment of U.S. officials, as part of a…
China refuses to call Russia action an ‘invasion’
BY MONIQUE BEALS China on Thursday refused to call Moscow’s military aggression an “invasion” as Russia launched an assault on Ukraine early in the morning. “China is closely monitoring the…
Russia Invades Ukraine in Europe’s ‘Darkest Hours’ Since WWII
Russian forces invaded Ukraine Thursday, assaulting by land, sea and air in the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II. Missiles rained down on…
Germany Halts Nord Stream 2 Over Russia’s Actions in Ukraine
By Tom Ozimek German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline connecting Germany and Russia has been put on hold, as Western countries…
US to Announce Russia Sanctions After Putin Orders Troops Into Eastern Ukraine
By Mimi Nguyen Ly The United States is set to issue sanctions directed at Russia following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Russia will regard two areas in Ukraine’s Donbas…
NATO Takes Control of US Aircraft Carrier for First Time Since Cold War
By Jack Phillips NATO took control of a U.S. aircraft carrier group this week as part of a preplanned military exercise—for the first time since the Cold War. “Allied ships…
State Department Orders Family Members of Embassy Personnel to Leave Kyiv, Elevates Travel Warning for Ukraine, Russia
By Melanie Sun The U.S. State Department ordered family members of U.S. government employees at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv to leave the Ukrainian capital and authorized the voluntary departure…