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'Putin Must Pay a Price': Biden Unveils New Penalties

West moves to downgrade Russia's trading status; caviar and vodka banned from the US

(Newser) - The US and the West continue to turn the screws on Russia financially, and one tangible effect of Friday's moves is that Russian vodka and caviar will no longer be allowed into the US, reports CNN . The bans are part of newly announced penalties announced by President Biden. At...

Putin Comments Give Markets a Boost

Russian president cites 'positive' turn in peace talks even as military operation widens

(Newser) - The events on the ground suggest otherwise , but Vladimir Putin indicated Friday that peace talks with Ukraine were yielding progress. "There are certain positive shifts, negotiators on our side tell me," Putin said at the Kremlin during a meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, reports Reuters . "I...

As Threat of Nuclear Attack Looms, a New Hot Commodity

Demand surges in Europe, prices spike for iodine, potassium iodide pills amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

(Newser) - With Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert , and a wary eye cast upon the situation at Ukraine's Chernobyl and other local nuclear power plants , there's a new hot commodity in Europe: iodine and potassium iodide pills that residents hope would mitigate the effects of radiation poisoning...

World War III Began a Few Years Ago
World War III
Has Likely
Begun
opinion
Mar 8, 2022 11:46 AM CST

World War III Has Likely Begun

Analysts say Putin is emboldened while NATO refuses to fight

(Newser) - Lawmakers and media outlets are warning that the war in Ukraine could trigger World War III, but some say it has already started—perhaps even years ago. Among them is billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who argued Saturday on Twitter that "WWIII has likely started already" while NATO...

Putin Threatens Ukrainian Statehood

Sanctions risk the invaded nation's sovereignty, Russian president warns

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin added a threat to the nation he's invaded on Saturday, saying the international sanctions against his country amount to a "declaration of war" that endanger Ukrainian sovereignty. "The current leadership needs to understand that if they continue doing what they are doing, they...

Lindsey Graham Urges Russians to Kill Putin

Lawmakers from both parties condemn Republican senator's remarks

(Newser) - Sen. Lindsey Graham called for the assassination of Vladimir Putin Thursday night in a tweet so widely condemned that Reps. Ilhan Omar and Marjorie Taylor Greene were in agreement. "Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military? The only way...

Russia, Ukraine OK Path for Refugees


Russia Agrees to
Refugee Corridors
Mar 3, 2022 4:07 PM CST

Russia Agrees to Refugee Corridors

'What are you afraid of?' Zelensky asks in pushing Putin for direct meeting

(Newser) - There was little movement in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks Thursday, but there was a change that could help those trying to escape the fighting flee safely. Negotiators agreed to set up humanitarian corridors for war refugees, Axios reports. Mykhailo Podolyak, a member of the Ukrainian delegation, said his team went...

Warning After Macron-Putin Call: 'Worst Is Yet to Come'

Russia is apparently bent on taking all of Ukraine

(Newser) - France's Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin for about 90 minutes on Thursday, but it yielded no progress on Ukraine. In fact, it appears that Russia is only going to get more aggressive:
  • From France: “Our analysis of the military operations is that the Russian ambitions
...

Intelligence: China Told Russia to Wait Until After Olympics

Putin sent troops into eastern Ukraine the day after the Games ended

(Newser) - The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was Feb. 20. On Feb. 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin deployed troops into eastern Ukraine after giving a speech attempting to justify the move. Three days later, the Russian invasion began in full. There's a possible explanation for why Russia, which had...

The Situation in Which Russia Could Go Nuclear
The Situation in Which
Russia Could Go Nuclear
the rundown
Mar 2, 2022 11:32 AM CST

The Situation in Which Russia Could Go Nuclear

'Would he?' is a question being asked and debated

(Newser) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Wednesday that were World War III to begin, it would involve nuclear weapons, reports Reuters . A few days earlier, Vladimir Putin announced he was putting the nation's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert, suggesting he was transitioning the country's nukes to a...

Dear Vladimir, You Have Already Lost
Dear Vladimir,
You Have
Already Lost
OPINION
Mar 1, 2022 1:32 PM CST

Dear Vladimir, You Have Already Lost

It's one thing to conquer a nation, another to hold it, writes Yuval Noah Harari

(Newser) - In an essay in the Guardian , author Yuval Noah Harari argues that Vladimir Putin already has lost the Ukraine war. It may seem like an odd sentiment given that Russian forces appear to be on the brink of mounting a powerful offensive that could very well leave the capital and...

New Worry in Ukraine: Putin&#39;s &#39;Exit Ramp&#39;
New Worry in Ukraine:
Putin's 'Exit Ramp'
the rundown
Mar 1, 2022 8:48 AM CST

New Worry in Ukraine: Putin's 'Exit Ramp'

Concern is rising about what a 'cornered' Russian leader might do

(Newser) - A familiar theme has emerged in coverage about Ukraine: It's the notion that Vladimir Putin is growing frustrated with how badly the war is going, which is raising fears about what he may do to try to fix things. (Ukraine already has accused him of war crimes by shelling...

Zelensky: It&#39;s a War Crime
Russia Uses Its Familiar
Strategy in Urban Warfare
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 1, 2022 6:50 AM CST

Russia Uses Its Familiar Strategy in Urban Warfare

Surround the city while shelling it; Ukraine's Zelensky calls it a war crime

(Newser) - Tuesday brings ominous developments in Ukraine, with a massive convoy of Russian tanks en route to the capital of Kyiv and continued shelling of the city of Kharkiv. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's bombing of civilian areas amounted to a war crime, reports the AP . “Nobody will...

Putin No Longer Has a Taekwondo Black Belt

Russian president is stripped of honorary belt he received in 2013

(Newser) - After being stripped of his position as honorary president of the International Judo Federation, Vladimir Putin has been punished by another martial art. World Taekwondo, which governs the sport of taekwondo, has revoked the Russian president's honorary 9th dan black belt, Newsweek reports. "World Taekwondo strongly condemns the...

They&#39;re Talking Face to Face, but Expectations Are Low
Ukraine-Russia Talks End,
as Bombing Escalates
UPDATED
Feb 28, 2022 11:05 AM CST

Ukraine-Russia Talks End, as Bombing Escalates

Two sides were headed back to their capitals to assess

(Newser) - Update: The first day of talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials have ended without any immediate breakthroughs. The two sides were returning to their respective capitals for "consultations," says an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, per CNN . The delegates discussed meeting again, but there was no word...

Trump Elaborates After Calling Putin 'Smart'

CPAC crowd cheers claim last administration would have prevented Ukraine invasion

(Newser) - Days after calling Russian President Vladimir Putin "smart" in his launching of an attack on Ukraine, former President Donald Trump expanded on his assessment, portraying that intelligence as at least partly relative. "The problem is not that Putin is smart—which of course, he's smart—but the...

Greene Hears From McDaniel About America First Speech

White nationalist group broke into chants of 'Putin,' whom Republican later denounced

(Newser) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene received applause when she spoke Saturday to an organization of white nationalists in Florida—a group that also cheered Vladimir Putin. But others, including the head of the Republican National Committee, were less impressed with her appearance Friday night before the America First Political Action Conference,...

Russia Suggests Talks, but Location Is a Problem
Ukraine, Russia Agree
to First Talks
UPDATED
Feb 27, 2022 8:40 AM CST

Ukraine, Russia Agree to First Talks

Meanwhile, street fighting breaks out in Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine

(Newser) - (This file has been updated with developments on the peace talks.) The Russian advance on Ukraine continued on Sunday, but so did Ukrainian resistance. Meanwhile, the two nations have agreed to their first talks since the conflict began. Key developments from the fourth day of fighting:
  • Talks: Ukraine has
...

Putin: I'm Putting Nuclear Forces on High Alert

He says 'aggressive' moves by NATO leave him no choice

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin on Sunday again raised the prospect of invoking the nuclear option—and not as a metaphor. In a televised address, the Russian leader announced he was putting the nation's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert, reports the AP , which sees the move as a "dramatic escalation...

Putin Just Lost His Biggest Position in Sports World

International Judo Federation strips the Russian leader of his honorary presidency

(Newser) - He was once hailed as the sport's "perfect ambassador." Now, however, Vladimir Putin has become at least a temporary pariah in his beloved world of judo. "In light of the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation announces the suspension of Mr. Vladimir Putin'...

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