A hubristic and isolated leader, beset by biases and skewed information, pressed forward with the calamitous decision to invade Ukraine without consulting his full cohort of advisers.
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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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U.N.: Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s children have fled homes
There are unverified reports that Russia has taken more than 121,000 children out of Ukraine and accelerated adoption procedures.
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Russia’s war to shrink Ukraine economy 45%, World Bank says
Russia’s invasion has shut down half of the country’s businesses, choked off imports and exports, and damaged a vast amount of critical infrastructure.
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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.
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Mariupol mayor says Russia has killed more than 10,000 civilians
Russia has appointed a seasoned general to lead its renewed push in the eastern Donbas region, where Moscow-backed separatists have been battling Ukrainian forces since 2014 and have declared independent states.
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Maine Med nurse practitioner returns from Ukraine after helping wounded soldiers, refugees, orphans
‘What we see on TV is just the tip of the iceberg,’ says Natalia Iantsevych.
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Ukraine digs in to fight Russia’s looming eastern offensive
Russia’s army lines up more firepower and taps an experienced general as war commander ahead of an expected showdown in eastern Ukraine.
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Russians in Maine find relations strained with friends and family overseas
Disinformation about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has convinced many in Russia to support the regime’s unprovoked war.