Russia-Ukraine war

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Putin Sparks Concerns About Lasting War
Putin's Speech
Elicits Criticism,
Mockery
opinion
Feb 21, 2022 8:00 PM CST

Putin's Speech Elicits Criticism, Mockery

Russian president sparks fears of a 'forever war'

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin got the world's attention with his speech Monday. He announced that Russian troops are being deployed to Luhansk and Donetsk for "peacekeeping operations" while laying out his grievances concerning Ukraine. The address was met with widespread condemnation around the world, per the New York ...

US Says Russian Moves Require 'Swift, Firm' Response

Blinken slams Putin's 'flagrant disrespect for international law'

(Newser) - The US stands with Ukraine in condemning Russia's recognition of two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine as independent states, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday after a day of fast-moving—and alarming—developments in the crisis. The Kremlin's "recognition of the so-called 'Donetsk and Luhansk...

Putin Orders Russian Troops Into Eastern Ukraine

'Peacekeepers' will be sent to 2 territories the Kremlin recognized as states Monday

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into eastern Ukraine early Tuesday local time—hours after he declared that Moscow was recognizing two breakaway territories in the country's east as independent states. Putin ordered Russia's defense ministry to send troops to Luhansk and Donetsk for "peacekeeping operations," the...

Putin: Russia Will Recognize Breakaway Ukraine Regions

Move raises tensions even higher

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin has said he's not planning to invade Ukraine. The Russian president has, however, decided to recognize two breakaway regions in the east of the country as no longer being part of Ukraine, a move that raises fears of an attack even further, the Washington Post reports. Leaders...

Biden Administration 'Startled' by Alleged Russian Hit Lists

Sources: Russia has lists to kill or arrest Ukrainian political foes, others after an invasion

(Newser) - Whether President Biden will end up meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine tensions remains to be seen, but one thing they might want to talk about are lists allegedly held by Russia that detail Ukrainians it wants to detain or assassinate if Russia invades Ukraine. Foreign Policy first...

Biden Agrees to Meet With Putin, With a Caveat

As long as Russia does not invade Ukraine

(Newser) - In what appeared to be a last-ditch diplomatic gambit brokered with the aid of French President Emmanuel Macron, the White House said President Biden has agreed “in principle” to a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as long as he holds off on launching an assault on Ukraine...

Russian Troops Stay in Belarus Beyond Deadline
Russian Troops
Stay in Belarus 
Beyond Deadline
the rundown
Feb 20, 2022 3:45 PM CST

Russian Troops Stay in Belarus Beyond Deadline

US intelligence shows forces at Ukraine border have orders to invade

(Newser) - The Russia-Belarus military exercises that were scheduled to end Sunday didn't. Belarus announced that the drills would be extended and said a task force was being formed to "fight back if necessary." Western military analysts had predicted Russian troops wouldn't leave on schedule, despite promises by...

Zelensky Tells West He Wants Sanctions Now
In Munich, Zelensky
Pleads With West
the rundown
Feb 19, 2022 6:00 PM CST

In Munich, Zelensky Pleads With West

Ukrainian president wants sanctions against Russia imposed now

(Newser) - In an emotional appearance before the Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the leaders of Western nations Saturday that sanctions against Russia should take effect immediately—without waiting for an invasion. "We don't need your sanctions after" parts of Ukraine are occupied by Russian troops and...

Putin Has Decided to Invade, Biden Says

Intelligence shows Kyiv will be attacked, president says

(Newser) - President Biden told the nation Friday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided whether his forces will invade Ukraine. "We believe that they will target Ukraine's capital Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million innocent people," Biden said from the White House, the Los Angeles ...

Separatists Order Civilians to Leave for Russia

Putin offers payments to evacuees

(Newser) - Women, children, and elderly people were ordered to evacuate to Russia on Friday by pro-Russian leaders in eastern Ukraine. The separatist leaders charged that Ukraine is preparing a military offensive, which the country denied, per Axios , saying it's the separatists who are increasing tensions with artillery shelling. "We...

Hundreds of Shells Hit Ukraine's Volatile East

Russia-backed separatists blamed for unusual, 'synchronized' shelling

(Newser) - Shells struck by the hundreds along the tense front lines in eastern Ukraine, drones monitoring a fragile cease-fire lost their way when the GPS signal they rely on was jammed, and then the cellphone network went dark. In a sliver of land where pro-Russian separatists have battled for years against...

Dow Suffers Its Worst Drop of the Year
Dow Suffers Its Worst
Drop of the Year
MARKETS
Feb 17, 2022 3:16 PM CST

Dow Suffers Its Worst Drop of the Year

Index falls 622 points on rising Russia-Ukraine tension

(Newser) - The stock market rose earlier this week when Russia-Ukraine tensions appeared to ease. Now that the global standoff is worsening , so, too, is the stock market. The Dow fell 622 points on Thursday, or 1.7%, to 34,312; the S&P 500 fell 94 points, or 2.1%, to...

Biden Predicts Ukraine Invasion Within Days
Ominous Signs Emerge
in Russia-Ukraine Standoff
the rundown
Feb 17, 2022 11:52 AM CST

Ominous Signs Emerge in Russia-Ukraine Standoff

Biden says invasion could be imminent, and Moscow expels a US diplomat

(Newser) - Days after tensions over Ukraine appeared to be easing , the situation is rapidly deteriorating. The US and NATO say Russia is building up its force at Ukraine's border , not pulling back as it claimed, and President Biden believes an invasion could happen within days. "Every indication we have...

NATO on Russian De-escalation: Not Happening
US: Russia
Just Added
7K Troops
updated
Feb 16, 2022 7:10 PM CST

US: Russia Just Added 7K Troops

NATO secretary-general says there's been no sign of de-escalation at Ukraine border

(Newser) - Update: This file has been updated with US reports of Russia deploying more troops. Russia's de-escalation at Ukraine's border ? It's not happening, says NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. "We have not seen any de-escalation on the ground. On the contrary, it appears that Russia continues its...

On Brink of War, Russia Makes a De-Escalation Move

Some Russian troops leave Ukraine border, though most remain

(Newser) - For the first time in weeks, the number of troops near the Ukraine border actually diminished. Russia pulled back some of its soldiers, though the vast majority remain, reports the BBC . By the count of the Wall Street Journal , the move might even be considered merely symbolic: It estimates that...

Ukraine Rejects Demand to Drop NATO Bid

Moscow says talks are 'far from exhausted'

(Newser) - American officials warned over the weekend that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be just days away—but officials in Moscow said Monday that there could still be a diplomatic solution to the crisis and that talks with the US and NATO are "far from exhausted." "I...

US Tries to Disrupt Russia With Intelligence Dumps

Releases about Putin's plans could buy time before any invasion

(Newser) - In a strategy the US hasn't used on this scale since the Cuban missile crisis, the Biden administration is trying to disrupt President Vladimir Putin's planning in the Ukraine impasse by regularly releasing classified information showing what Russia's doing. The releases have covered troop movements, a purported...

In a Call, Biden Warns Putin About 'Severe Cost'

Russia says US is overreacting about possibility of Ukraine invasion

(Newser) - In an hourlong phone call Saturday, President Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that though the US is prepared to keep working toward a diplomatic solution to the impasse over Ukraine, "we are equally prepared for other scenarios." A White House statement said, "President Biden was clear...

US to Empty Embassy in Ukrainian Capital

Announcement comes ahead of Biden-Putin call as tensions sharply rise on possible Ukraine invasion

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden are to hold a high-stakes telephone call on Saturday as tensions over a possibility imminent invasion of Ukraine escalated sharply and the US announced plans to evacuate its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Before talking to Biden, Putin is...

Ukrainian Olympian Sends Message of Peace
Olympian Sends Message
Feb 11, 2022 5:30 PM CST

Olympian Sends Message

IOC won't punish Ukrainian skeleton racer for displaying his sign urging peace

(Newser) - An athlete from Ukraine has broken the ice on political statements at the Beijing Olympics, showing a sign reading "No War in Ukraine" to a television camera after completing his event Friday. The blue-and-yellow sign—evocative of Ukraine's flag—was displayed by Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton racer, after...

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