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New Russia Law Bans 'Fake' Information on War

Access to foreign news services is being blocked

(Newser) - Several independent news outlets in Russia shut down Friday after the country's parliament passed a strict ban on distributing "fake" news about the country's invasion of Ukraine. The law brings in a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison for spreading information deemed to have discredited the...

Russian Forces Seize Ukraine Nuclear Plant

No radiation was released in fire at Zaporizhzhya facility, authorities say

(Newser) - The fire is out at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit by Russian shelling —but the invading forces have now seized control of Zaporizhzhya facility, authorities say. "Russian forces are controlling the administrative building and passage into the plant," Energoatom, the Ukrainian state firm that runs the...

Zelensky&#39;s Most Inspiring Wartime Quotes
Zelensky's Big
Wartime Lines
Mar 3, 2022 7:07 PM CST

Zelensky's Big Wartime Lines

Communications experts applaud his leadership in crisis

(Newser) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the spotlight like never before, and that's saying something for an actor-turned-politician. According to crisis management and communications expert Edward Segal at Forbes , "how well Zelensky has met and surpassed the challenges of the escalating crisis...

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
...

Ukraine Welcomes Sean Penn
Sean Penn Had to Hoof It
to Polish Border
UPDATED
Mar 3, 2022 11:32 AM CST

Sean Penn Had to Hoof It to Polish Border

Actor-director shares photo of himself walking out of Ukraine

(Newser) - Update: Sean Penn has left Ukraine and it doesn't look like the process was easy. The actor-director, who flew to the country to work on a Vice Studios documentary about Russia's invasion, tweeted a photo showing him walking toward the Polish border, luggage in hand, with a line...

Girl Sheltering in Kyiv Subway: 'We Just Have to Put Up With It'

15K people are said to be hunkered down there

(Newser) - Blankets, clothing, and suitcases line the corridor. In one corner, a woman reads a book to a group of curious-looking children, per CNN . Some distance off, a man reads his own book in solitude in a subway train. There's an occasional bark or meow. This is the new normal...

Russia Says Talks Can Begin but Bombing Won't Stop

Minister argues that the West has made Ukraine a threat to Russian security

(Newser) - Russia’s foreign minister says that Moscow is ready for talks to end the fighting in Ukraine but will continue to press its effort to destroy Ukraine’s military infrastructure. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the Russian delegation submitted its demands to Ukrainian negotiators earlier this week and...

In One Week, a Staggering Number of Ukrainian Refugees

More than 1M, which is more than 2% of the population

(Newser) - The number of people sent fleeing Ukraine by Russia's invasion topped 1 million on Wednesday, the swiftest refugee exodus this century, the United Nations said, as Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the country's second-biggest city, Kharkiv, and laid siege to two strategic seaports. The tally from...

ICC Is Opening Investigation of Alleged Russian Atrocities

Russian military has seized first major city, mayor says

(Newser) - As Russian forces rolled into the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Wednesday, Mayor Igor Kolykhayev said a "miracle" was needed. It apparently did not arrive. The mayor says Kherson has fallen, making the strategic city of around 300,000 residents the first major city to be captured by...

House Resolution Backing Ukraine Passes 426-3

'The camera of history is rolling on all of us today'

(Newser) - The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a resolution “steadfastly, staunchly, proudly, and fervently" in support of Ukraine. Lawmakers said Wednesday that history was watching the way the world responds as Ukrainians fight to save their Western-style democracy from invasion by Russia, the AP reports. With intensifying urgency, many...

Kids Left Flowers at Ukraine's Embassy, Are Taken Away in a Police Van

Moscow children also had a 'No to War' sign

(Newser) - Children are not being exempted from Moscow's harsh crackdown on protests against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Five children and their mothers were detained Tuesday after they tried to leave flowers outside Ukraine's Moscow embassy while carrying signs reading "No to War," NPR reports. Distressing images...

Ukraine to Russian Mothers: Come and Get Your Sons

Defense ministry says captured troops will be handed over if mothers travel to Kyiv

(Newser) - Ukraine's defense ministry has told the mothers of captured Russian troops that they can have their sons back—if they come to Kyiv to collect them. In a message on the ministry's Facebook page , authorities provided instructions on getting to the border and contacting Ukrainian officials to be...

At First Emergency UN Session in Decades, a Vote

141 of 193 member states voted for resolution condemning invasion, calling for withdrawal

(Newser) - Most of the world lined up against Moscow in the United Nations on Wednesday: The UN General Assembly voted to demand that Russia stop its offensive and immediately withdraw all troops from Ukraine, with world powers and tiny island states alike condemning Moscow. The vote was 141 to 5, with...

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...

Questions Mount on Russia's Seemingly Absent Air Force

What's playing out is not what was expected

(Newser) - The Russian Air Force is ranked third in the world by the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft, whose ranking takes into account factors like modernization, logistical support, and attack capabilities. By the numbers, it's also third, with its current active inventory of about 3,800 aircraft coming in...

Russia Teases Peace Talks Amid &#39;Brutality&#39;
Expert: Russia Will
'Carpet Bomb Cities'
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 2, 2022 7:06 AM CST

Expert: Russia Will 'Carpet Bomb Cities'

Peace talks set for Wednesday, following strikes in residential areas

(Newser) - Russia says it's ready for a second round of peace talks with Ukraine on Wednesday. "In the second half of the day, closer to evening, our delegation will be in place to await Ukrainian negotiators," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, per the AP . He said he...

Zelensky: Peace Talks Can't Progress Until Russia Stops Bombing

Russia has stepped up shelling of major Ukrainian cities

(Newser) - As Russia stepped up its shelling of Ukrainian cities on the sixth day of its invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO to bring in a no-fly zone—and expressed hope that President Biden would use his State of the Union address to deliver a strong message against the invasion....

Ukraine Ambassador Will Join Jill Biden at SOTU

Other guests include Facebook whistleblower

(Newser) - First Lady Jill Biden's guests at President Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday night will include Ukraine's ambassador to the US. The White House released a list of people who will join the first lady in the viewing box Tuesday, saying they were "chosen by...

Israel Speaks Out After Russian Attack Hits Kyiv Holocaust Memorial

Attack on nearby TV tower killed 5

(Newser) - Holocaust remembrance organizations in Israel are condemning a Russian attack that inflicted damage to the Babi Yar Holocaust memorial. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid issued a statement denouncing the incident, and said Israel would help repair any damage. “We are calling for the preservation and respect for this sacred...

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...

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