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Europe ramps up pipeline security in response to suspected sabotage in Baltic Sea

By Lorne Cook, Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

European companies are ramping up security around pipelines and energy prices are climbing again as the suspected sabotage of two pipelines that deliver natural gas from Russia underscored the vulnerability of Europe’s energy infrastructure and prompted the EU to warn of possible…

EU plans sanctions on Russian trade after ‘sham’ Ukraine referendum

By Lorne Cook, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press

European Union officials say the 27-nation bloc should impose "biting sanctions" on Russian trade and hit officials responsible for "sham referendums" held in parts of Ukraine.

WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price holds briefing as Russia works to annex parts of Ukraine

By Jon Gambrell, Adam Schreck, Associated Press

Russia positioned itself Wednesday to formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held a Kremlin-orchestrated “referendum” on living under Moscow’s rule that the Ukrainian government and the West denounced as illegal and rigged.

Russia poised to formally annex occupied Ukraine after ‘forced’ vote

By Jon Gambrell, Adam Schreck, Associated Press

Russia is poised to formally annex parts of Ukraine after occupied areas held a Kremlin-orchestrated "referendum" — denounced as illegal and rigged by Kyiv and the West — to live under Moscow's rule.

WATCH: White House addresses Biden’s reference to late congresswoman at hunger summit

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre later said Rep. Jackie Walorski was “top of mind” to Biden when he called out “Where's Jackie?” during his remarks at a hunger conference Wednesday.

News Wrap: Voting in Russian-held areas of Ukraine concludes, pipeline leaks in Baltic Sea

In our news wrap Tuesday, voting orchestrated by the Kremlin and rejected by most other countries concluded in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, natural gas leaks along Russian pipelines in the Baltic Sea trigger questions of possible sabotage and the U.S.

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Pro-Moscow officials say 4 occupied areas of Ukraine have voted to join Russia

By Adam Schreck, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

According to Russia-installed election officials in Zaporizhzhia region, 93.11 percent of the ballots case in the vote were in support of the annexation. Results from three other Ukrainian regions were expected to follow shortly.

WATCH: Pentagon says advanced anti-aircraft weapons will be delivered to Ukraine in 2 months

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Pentagon will deliver the first two advanced NASAMS anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine in the next two months, providing Kyiv with a weapon that it has pressed for since earlier this year.

Scandinavian seismic stations register explosions near pipelines, raising fears of sabotage

By Monika Scislowska, Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about sabotage.

98,000 Russians fled to Kazakhstan amid Putin’s mobilization announcement

By Associated Press

Kazakhstan and Georgia, both part of the former Soviet Union, appeared to be the most popular destinations for those crossing by car, bicycle or on foot.