Mar 19 Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September and a show of defiance after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 3:17 News Wrap: Trump says he expects to be arrested by New York authorities In our news wrap Saturday, Trump said on social media that he expects to be arrested Tuesday in New York and called on his supporters to protest, Wyoming became the first state to categorically ban abortion pills, protests against raising… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 8:18 Will Putin face arrest after International Criminal Court warrant for Ukraine war crimes? By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn The International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin marks the first time it indicted a head of state from a permanent member of the UN Security Council and is the most dramatic step… Continue watching
Mar 13 UN seeks extension of deal with Russia that allows food, fertilizer export from Ukraine By Jamey Keaten, Karl Ritter, Associated Press Senior U.N. officials are hosting Russian envoys in Geneva in a bid to extend an export agreement amid the war with Ukraine and prevent a potential new spike in world food prices. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 4:51 Russian journalist reflects on living and reporting in exile By John Yang, Harry Zahn Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Moscow has continued its clampdown on independent media within its borders. Many Russian journalists fled rather than risk imprisonment. One of them is journalist Mikhail Zygar, whose book “War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and… Continue watching
Mar 12 Ukrainian forces stall Russian advance on Bakhmut, according to think tank By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Russia’s advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war. Continue reading
Mar 06 Ukraine vows to hold Bakhmut as Russia continues fight to capture the city By Mystyslav Chernov, Associated Press Less than a week ago, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian defenders might retreat from Bakhmut and fall back to nearby positions. But Zelenskyy’s office said Monday that he chaired a meeting in which the country’s… Continue reading
Mar 05 German Chancellor Scholz warns of 'consequences' if China sends arms to Russia By Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says there would be “consequences” if China sent weapons to Russia for Moscow's war in Ukraine, but he's fairly optimistic that Beijing will refrain from doing so. Continue reading
Mar 04 Civilians flee Bakhmut as possible Ukrainian troop withdrawal looms By Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Pressure mounted Saturday on Ukrainian troops and civilians hunkering down in Bakhmut, as Kyiv's forces tried to help residents flee amid what Western analysts say may be preparations for a Ukrainian withdrawal from the eastern city that Russian forces have spent months… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 8:12 From prison to the frontlines: Thousands of Russian convicts sent to fight in Ukraine By Simon Ostrovsky Russia sent hundreds of thousands of troops into its war in Ukraine and suffered immense casualties. Some were drawn from prisons, both officially and through a private military company called the Wagner Group. With the support of the Pulitzer Center,… Continue watching