Mar 25 Biden to visit Poland as country struggles to handle millions of Ukrainian refugees By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press President Joe Biden's visit to Poland as his final stop in Europe this week offers a chance to underscore the U.S. commitment to protect a key NATO member on Ukraine's doorstep… Continue reading
Mar 24 U.S. pledges to accept 100,000 Ukraine refugees, expand sanctions on Russia By Chris Megerian, Lorne Cook, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House says the United States will expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine by targeting members of the country's parliament and the central bank's gold reserves. Continue reading
Mar 24 As Russian attack grinds on, Ukraine refugees’ hopes of a quick return home wanes By Srdjan Nedeljkovic, David Keyton, Associated Press Exhausted and frightened refugees has arrived in neighboring countries as Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine a month ago. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 8:39 Poland’s ambassador to the U.S. on war in Ukraine and the refugee crisis One neighboring country that shares a 300-mile border with Ukraine is Poland. Poland has received more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees over the past three weeks and is also providing military assistance to Ukraine. So how does this frontline country… Continue watching
Mar 21 Ukrainian refugees share experiences of bombs, half-empty cities and hunger By Srdjan Nedeljkovic, Associated Press The battle in Mariupol continues to rage. Russian and Ukrainian soldiers are fighting block-by-block for control of the city where at least 2,300 people have died, some buried in mass graves. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 7:10 Fleeing a brutal war, millions of Ukrainian refugees face a bleak and uncertain future By Malcolm Brabant Nearly 10 percent of Ukraine's population has been displaced in almost three weeks of war. While almost 2 million people have moved within the country's borders, over 2 million more have fled. The majority of those Ukrainians are escaping the… Continue watching
Mar 14 ‘All day crying from the pain’: number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing war hits 2.8 million By Rafal Niedzielski, Justin Spike, Associated Press More than 2.8 million refugees fleeing Russia's war in Ukraine have entered neighboring countries since the invasion began 19 days ago. Continue reading
Mar 10 Ukrainians escaping Russia’s advance speak of abuses By Rafal Niedzielski, Associated Press As more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine begin to scatter throughout Europe and beyond, some carry valuable witness evidence to build a case for potential war crimes. Continue reading
Mar 09 During ‘short window of time’ to flee, Ukrainians evacuate Kyiv suburbs By Vadim Ghirda, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Residents of the bombarded suburbs of Ukraine's capital snaked their way across the slippery wooden planks of a makeshift bridge that provided the only way to escape Russian shelling. Continue reading
Mar 06 Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians By Associated Press Russian forces stepped up overnight shelling of Ukrainian cities in the center, north and south of the country late Sunday, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said. Continue reading