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Posted inNation & World
Russia-Ukraine War: What to know as Ukraine resists advance
The Russian military assault on Ukraine went into its fifth day after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nuclear forces put on increased alert, ratcheting up tensions yet further
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Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Russia slow to win Ukraine’s airspace, limiting war gains
The latest news on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Posted inNation & World, Sports
IOC urges sports organizations to exclude athletes from Russia and Belarus
The IOC’s executive board said in a statement that it was moving ‘to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants.’
Posted inNation & World
Forty-mile Russian convoy threatens Kyiv, shelling intensifies after negotiations fail to stop fighting
The Kremlin again raised the specter of nuclear war, while an embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its ties to the West by applying to join the European Union.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: When the world faces this kind of crisis, national unity is paramount
The world needs America to stand up against Putin’s aggression in Ukraine.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Invasion evokes ghosts of the Nazi past in Russia, Ukraine
Putin in particular is skilled in using language and imagery to play to an audience all too familiar with the realities of occupation.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: New Cold War needs a new Free World
Russian tanks in Ukraine signal the end of the idea that free markets would bring old enemies together.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. stands ready to evacuate Zelensky, Russia’s ‘target No. 1’
So far, the Ukrainian president is refusing to leave.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of the rich
Experts say the sanctions on oligarchs announced by President Biden this week in response to the invasion of Ukraine may do little to dim the jet-setting lifestyles of Russia’s ultra-rich.