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News Wrap: Nearly 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Thursday, an unprecedented winter storm has put some 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts, the United Nations General Assembly passed a nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, fresh violence erupted along the…

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WATCH: UN approves nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine

By Edith M. Lederer, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press

The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces.

Here’s how much aid the U.S. has sent to Ukraine

By Jonathan Masters, Will Merrow, Council on Foreign Relations

The historic sums are helping a broad set of Ukrainian people and institutions, including refugees, law enforcement, and independent radio broadcasters, though most of the aid has been military-related.

Most Americans want Congress to compromise as debt ceiling looms

By Laura Santhanam

About four out of 10 Americans think both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are responsible for incurring the national debt, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

WATCH: Pentagon releases close-up photo of Chinese spy balloon

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

A U-2 pilot flying high above the Chinese spy balloon took a close-up photo of the large white orb just a day before the Air Force shot it down off the South Carolina coast.

Biden calls Putin’s suspension of nuclear arms treaty a ‘big mistake’

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin made a "big mistake" by suspending his country's participation in the the last remaining U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty.

WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Biden concludes trip to Poland, Ukraine

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

One month into the invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden declared that sanctions against Russia had rendered the ruble almost immediately "to rubble." U.S. officials say Russia is now the most sanctioned country in the world.

Russia, China display close ties amid concerns Beijing may offer more support to Kremlin in Ukraine

By Associated Press

Relations between Russia and the West are at their lowest point since the Cold War, and ties between China and the U.S. are also under strain.

Are sanctions against Russia making a difference?

By Noah Berman, Anshu Siripurapu, Council on Foreign Relations

The United States and its allies have imposed harsh economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. One year after the invasion began, here’s what they have achieved and where critics say they’ve fallen short.

How countries have continued to support the war in Ukraine after a year of fighting

By Stephen Sestanovich, Council on Foreign Relations

Governments most directly affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine all worry about sustaining domestic support for their policies. One year in, however, they have managed this problem with surprising success.