The Group of Seven leading economies have agreed to provide $19.8 billion in economic aid to Ukraine to ensure its finances do not hinder its ability to defend itself from Russia’s invasion
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Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol
Russia’s state news agency quoted the defense ministry as saying a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters who had been holed up at the steelworks had surrendered since Monday, including over 500 on Friday.
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U.S. accuses Russia of weaponizing food in Ukraine war
Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stressed that Russia remains ‘a responsible supplier of both food and energy.’
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New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformation
The changes make Twitter the latest social platform to grapple with the misinformation, propaganda and rumors that have proliferated since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
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Ukrainian troops surrendering at Mariupol are registered as POWs
The Red Cross registers hundreds of the soldiers as prisoners of war in a step toward ensuring their humane treatment under the Geneva Conventions.
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Madison woman’s journey brings her to Romania and in the service of Ukrainian refugees
Savanna Kandiko is nearing the end of a missionary trip that currently has her providing aid and support to Ukrainians who fled their homes amid Russia’s attack on their country.
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Senate passes $40 billion Ukraine aid package
An infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies now heads to President Biden for his signature.
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Captive medic’s bodycam shows firsthand horror of Mariupol
A celebrated Ukrainian medic recorded her time in Mariupol on a data card no bigger than a thumbnail.
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Surrendering Ukrainian troops in Mariupol face interrogation, uncertain fate
While Ukraine hopes to get them back in a prisoner swap, Russia threatens to put some of them on trial for war crimes.
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Russian soldier pleads guilty at Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial
He could get life in prison for shooting a a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window.