The U.S. and other global powers hit Russians with tougher sanctions and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals for a cease-fire while refusing American help to evacuate.
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Our View: Russian invasion of Ukraine a direct attack on postwar order
Ukraine’s military and people will bear the brunt of the attack, but Americans have every reason to support the country’s rights under international law.
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Commentary: Putin is playing with fire in Ukraine
The Russian leader has fallen into the aging autocrat’s trap, making a gamble he cannot win.
Posted inNation & World, News
Putin waves nuclear sword in confrontation with the West
The threat may have been empty, but it kindled visions of a nightmarish outcome for Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine.
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In the wake of the Ukraine invasion, Russia’s cyberattacks could go global
The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee expresses concern that Russian cyber criminals could be unleashed on the West.
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U.S. intelligence predicted Russia’s invasion plans. Did it matter?
For months, the White House repeatedly released its intelligence findings about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to attack Ukraine
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For Mainer playing pro basketball in Ukraine, decision to leave was not an easy one
Troy Barnies, 33, struggled to decide when to leave the southeastern city of Mykolaiv as Russian troops drew closer to invasion.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Hundreds arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack
One petition, started by a prominent human rights advocate, garnered over 150,000 signatures within several hours and more than 330,000 by the end of the day.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden hits Russia with new sanctions, says Putin ‘chose’ war
The United States and its allies will block assets of 4 large Russian banks, impose export controls and sanction oligarchs.
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Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital; U.S., allies toughen sanctions as worldwide outrage grows
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Kyiv ‘could well be under siege’ and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tells lawmakers that Russian forces were about 20 miles from the city.