Sep 26 WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price says 'our position has not changed' on Snowden By Associated Press Price's comments came Monday after Russia granted citizenship to Snowden, who fled prosecution after he revealed highly classified U.S. surveillance programs to capture communications and data from around the world. Continue reading
Sep 26 Russian military recruiter shot at enlistment office amid troop call-up By Adam Schreck, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A young man shot a Russian military officer at close range at an enlistment office Monday, in an unusually bold attack reflecting resistance to the Russian leadership's efforts to mobilize hundreds of thousands of men to wage war on Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 25 Jewish pilgrims gather at holy site in Ukraine despite the perils of war By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Thousands of Hasidic Jewish pilgrims flocked to central Ukraine to mark the Jewish new year Sunday, ignoring international travel warnings as Russia struck more targets from the air and mobilized its citizens to stem losses in the war that has… Continue reading
Sep 25 EU divided on response to Russians fleeing military service By Jon Gambrell, Adam Schreck, Associated Press Russia’s rush to mobilize hundreds of thousands of recruits to staunch stinging losses in Ukraine is a tacit acknowledgement that its “army is not able to fight,” Ukraine’s president said Sunday, as splits sharpened in Europe over whether to welcome… Continue reading
Sep 24 West works to deepen Russia sanctions after Putin escalates threats to Ukraine By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lorne Cook, Associated Press How do American leaders and their allies intend to respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of a bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields, and makes good on renewed threats of annexing territory or even using nuclear weapons?… Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Russian foreign minister defends war in Ukraine as world opinion turns against Putin By Associated Press, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The tide of international opinion appears to be decisively shifting against Russia, as a number of non-aligned countries are joining the United States and its allies in condemning Moscow’s war in Ukraine and its threats to the principles of the… Continue reading
Sep 23 Russian men leave country, fearing call to fight in Ukraine By Khalil Hamra, Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the Kremlin's partial military mobilization. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 4:14 Russia stages sham referenda in Ukraine as U.N. says it finds new evidence of war crimes By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda In an escalation of the war, Moscow launched what the U.S. and others call illegal referenda in the Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the United Nations said it has found new evidence of war crimes and many Russians appear to… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 12:59 Brooks and Tumulty on Putin's war in Ukraine and the state of Republican politics By PBS NewsHour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's rebuke of Russia and Putin at the U.N. and the state of Republican politics. Continue watching
Sep 23 WATCH: White House says U.S. is prepared to impose 'severe economic costs' on Russia By Associated Press The White House said Friday it is prepared to impose additional "swift and severe economic costs on Russia," along with U.S. allies and partners, in response to Russia's referendums seeking to take over parts of Ukraine. Continue reading