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Russia pummels Ukraine’s No. 2 city as convoy nears Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes pounded the central square in Ukraine’s second-largest city and other civilian targets, and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital. Ukraine’s embattled president accused Moscow on Tuesday of resorting to terror tactics to press Europe’s largest ground war in generations. […]

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Russian Ruble Plummets as Sanctions Bite

Moscow (AP) — Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting. That’s led uneasy people to line up at banks and ATMs on Monday in a country that has seen more than one currency disaster in the […]

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France Moves Embassy Out of the Ukrainian Capital

PARIS – France has decided to move its embassy out of the Ukrainian capital, but the French ambassador will remain in the country. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says the French Embassy, which had been holding out in Kyiv amid war, was being transferred to the western city of […]

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Russian forces blow up gas pipeline in Kharkiv

Live updates: Russian forces blow up gas pipeline in Kharkiv Feb 26, 2022 8:06 PM  By The Associated Press   Follow AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine The latest on the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian president’s office said Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. […]

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UN Security Council – Condemning Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior U.S. official says the U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Friday on a resolution condemning Russia in the strongest terms possible for attacking Ukraine and demanding the immediate withdrawal of all Russian forces. The vote will go ahead even though the legally binding […]

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Biden announces sanctions against Russia

Biden announces sanctions against Russian oligarchs, banks posted Feb 22, 2022 1:44 PM MOSCOW (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced the U.S. is ordering heavy financial sanctions against Russian banks and oligarchs, declaring that Moscow has flagrantly violated international law by invading Ukraine. The U.S. president said he was […]