Ukraine

As Russian attack grinds on, Ukraine refugees’ hopes of a quick return home wanes

By Srdjan Nedeljkovic, David Keyton, Associated Press

Exhausted and frightened refugees has arrived in neighboring countries as Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine a month ago.

WATCH: President Biden says U.S. and NATO will respond if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine

By Chris Megerian, Lorne Cook, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden says the U.S. and NATO "will respond," if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine.

As emergency NATO summit begins, Zelensky pleads for aid

By Chris Megerian, Lorne Cook, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Ukrainian Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for "military assistance without limitations" during an address to an emergency NATO summit taking place in Brussels.

U.N. Security Council defeats Russia humanitarian resolution on Ukraine that would omit fault

By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

The U.N. Security Council has overwhelmingly defeated a Russian resolution that would have acknowledged Ukraine's growing humanitarian needs -- but without mentioning the Russian invasion that caused the escalating crisis.

Biden in Europe ahead of NATO summit as Russian shelling pummels Kyiv

By Jane Ferguson, Volodymyr Solohub

President Biden is in Brussels preparing for a trio of summits Thursday with NATO, the European Union and the G-7. More sanctions against Russian politicians and oligarchs are on the way, as the allies continue coordinating support for Ukraine. This…

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Putin wants ‘unfriendly countries’ to pay rubles for gas exports

By Associated Press

Economists said the move appeared designed to try to support the ruble, which has collapsed against other currencies since Putin invaded Ukraine and Western countries responded with far-reaching sanctions against Russia.

U.S. has determined that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine, Blinken says

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Biden administration on Wednesday made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Simba the lion, wolf safely evacuated from war-torn Ukraine

By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press

A lion and a wolf have been evacuated from a zoo in war-torn Ukraine and brought to safety in Romania in what an animal rights group involved in the operation says was a four-day mission "full of dangers" further hampered…

Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally

By Associated Press

Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash.

NATO says 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine

By Nebi Qena, Cara Anna, Associated Press

NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce fighting by the country's fast-moving defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought.