They stood in the cold along Forest Avenue on Saturday, holding signs and flags of yellow and blue and decrying the war underway in Eastern Europe.
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Collins, King participate in Zoom call with embattled Ukrainian leader
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged them and hundreds of other U.S. lawmakers on Saturday to increase aid in his country’s war with Russia.
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Bishops shun Vatican’s moderate stance on Russia
Pope Francis has yet to publicly condemn the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine.
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Putin blocks Facebook, Twitter in Russia, signs law criminalizing spreading of ‘fake’ reports
The government seeks to establish even tighter controls over what information the domestic audience sees about the invasion of Ukraine.
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Zelensky pleads with U.S. lawmakers for help with air war against Russia
In a Zoom call attended by more than 280 U.S. lawmakers, the Ukrainian president described an “urgent need” for more military support and humanitarian aid.
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Blinken visits Polish welcome center, hears harrowing tales from Ukrainian refugees
The U.S. secretary of state praises praises Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky and others for their courage and ‘inspiring’ leadership.
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Putin says Ukraine’s future in doubt, calls West’s sanctions ‘akin to declaring war’ as cease-fires collapse
The first cease-fire attempted in Ukraine to evacuate desperate civilians has collapsed ongoing shelling as Russian and Ukrainian officials traded blame.
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Maine Med nurse practitioner from Ukraine returning to treat the injured
Ukrainian native Natalia Iantsevych expects to work in a hospital in Lviv, a city in the country’s west now flooded with refugees fleeing larger cities under attack.
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Commentary: The ultimate sanction? Deeming Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
It may be the only tool that could bring shame and regret to Vladimir Putin.
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Americans are uniting behind Russia sanctions, even if it increases prices
In all of these polls, clear majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents supported sanctions, despite sharp differences in approval for President Biden’s handling of the situation.