Apr 08 Missile kills at least 50 after hitting crowded Ukrainian train station By Adam Schreck, Cara Anna, Associated Press At least 50 people died in an attack on a crowd of mostly women and children trying to flee a new, looming Russian offensive in the country’s east. Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki condemns deadly attack on Ukraine train station By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday's deadly attack on a Ukraine train station was "yet another horrific atrocity committed by Russia."… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 8:19 Hundreds of Ukrainian villagers were held as human shields for weeks, as evidence of possible Russian war crimes mount By Simon Ostrovsky, Volodymyr Solohub, Yegor Troyanovsky There were more revelations Thursday of the depth of carnage and devastation across northern Ukraine as Russian forces redeploy to the east. The collection of the dead continued throughout the region, as apparent orders by Russian forces to kill civilians… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 7:22 Lithuania’s foreign minister discusses the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Morgan Till, Ali Rogin Among several former Soviet Republics and satellite states that are now NATO members is the small Baltic nation of Lithuania. Fiercely independent, its security concerns are compounded not just by its former occupier, Russia, but by the adversaries that border… Continue watching
Apr 07 Biden bets strong job market will shield economy from international slump By Josh Boak, Associated Press The Biden White House is betting the U.S. economy is strong enough to withstand the threats to growth posed by inflation and the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: Congress votes to ban Russian oil By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Congress has overwhelmingly voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities. Continue reading
Apr 07 U.N. General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the world organization's leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes. Continue reading
Apr 07 As war with Russia moves to eastern front, Ukraine pleads for weapons By Adam Schreck, Andrea Rosa, Associated Press Ukraine is telling residents of its industrial heartland to leave while they still can after Russian forces withdrew from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup for an offensive in the country's east. Continue reading
Apr 06 Could Russia be held accountable for war crimes in Ukraine? By David J. Scheffer, Council on Foreign Relations Countries including the United States are ramping up calls for war crimes investigations following an apparent massacre in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. Could Russian leaders be brought to justice under international law?… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 9:30 Western nations impose new sanctions on Russia in response to atrocities in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Shoshana Dubnow Russian forces have almost completely left the region around Ukraine's capital and are now turning to the east, as evidence of atrocities committed by Russian troops mounts. The U.S. announced more economic punishment in response as European leaders considered additional… Continue watching