Apr 06 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Yellen says Russia’s aggression will have ‘enormous economic consequences’ By News Desk and Associated Press The United States and Western allies have imposed an avalanche of sanctions against Russia in the first weeks of the war. Continue reading
Apr 06 WATCH: Attorney General Garland announces charges against Russian oligarch By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department has charged a Russian oligarch with sanctions violations and has taken down a cybercrime operation controlled by a Russian military intelligence agency. Continue reading
Apr 06 Amid horror in Bucha, Russia relies on propaganda and disinformation By Amanda Seitz, Arijeta Lajka, Associated Press As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax. Continue reading
Apr 05 WATCH: Army Gen. Mark Milley urges more U.S. troops be stationed in eastern Europe By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The top U.S. military officer says the United States should look at the development of more bases in Eastern Europe to protect against Russian aggression. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 6:07 Russian retreat from areas around Kyiv reveals ‘pattern of apparent war crimes’ By Simon Ostrovsky, Yegor Troyanovsky, Alexis Cox As the world responds to apparent Russian atrocities in Ukraine, more evidence of the civilian toll is emerging near the city of Bucha. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky and videographer Yegor Troyanovsky report from the town of Borodyanka, where the destruction… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 4:16 As Russian forces redeploy intense fighting shifts to Ukraine’s south By Volodymyr Solohub As Russian forces redeploy to Ukraine's east and south, pitched battles are being fought near the city of Zaporizhya, which has become a refuge for Ukrainians escaping the horrors of Russian attacks on Mariupol and other southern cities. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 9:45 U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas Greenfield on the atrocities uncovered in Ukraine The atrocities apparently committed by Russia in Ukraine echoed in the halls of the United Nations Tuesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a condemnation of the world body, and the UN Security Council in particular, where Russia sits as a… Continue watching
Apr 05 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says U.S., allies will ban new investments in Russia By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press The U.S. and its European allies will impose stiff new sanctions, including a ban on new investments in Russia on Wednesday in retaliation for Russia’s “war crimes” in Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 05 WATCH: House Homeland Security committee hearing on defenses against Russia cyber attacks By Associated Press The House Homeland Security committee held a hearing on boosting defenses against Russian cyber attacks on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 05 At U.N. Security Council meeting, Zelenskyy accuses Russia of war crimes By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes. Continue reading