Mar 22 WATCH: White House says Biden will announce new Russia sanctions while in Brussels By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden is traveling to Brussels and Poland — which has received more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees — looking to press for continued unity among Western allies as Russia presses on with its brutal invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 4:58 Millions displaced in Ukraine amid Russia’s punishing assaults on cities By Jane Ferguson, Volodymyr Solohub, Alexis Cox Russian troops have been shelling Kyiv for almost four weeks now as the key port city of Odessa came under attack for the first time. This as the U.N. estimates more than a quarter of the country's residents have now… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 5:06 Ukrainian forces reject surrendering Mariupol as residents remain ‘desperate and deprived’ By Nick Schifrin Ukraine refused again on Monday to surrender the industrial port city of Mariupol. The Russians have besieged the city and offered safe passage for hundreds of thousands of residents who have been trapped for weeks without food, water or power. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 8:39 Poland’s ambassador to the U.S. on war in Ukraine and the refugee crisis One neighboring country that shares a 300-mile border with Ukraine is Poland. Poland has received more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees over the past three weeks and is also providing military assistance to Ukraine. So how does this frontline country… Continue watching
Mar 21 Russia court bans Facebook, Instagram over ‘extremism’ charges By Associated Press Prosecutors have accused the social media platforms of ignoring government requests to remove what they described as fake news about the military action in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki calls Poland ‘an important partner’ amid Ukraine crisis By Colleen Long, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Joe Biden will thank Poland's president for the country's efforts to shelter Ukrainian refugees as part of his trip this week to Europe as Russian forces bear down in a nearly-month old invasion. Poland is a crucial ally in… Continue reading
Mar 21 European Union accuse Russia of ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine, but unlikely to impose new sanctions By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The International Criminal Court in the Netherlands is gathering evidence about any possible war crimes in Ukraine, but Russia, like the United States, doesn't recognize the tribunal's jurisdiction. Continue reading
Mar 21 Ukrainian refugees share experiences of bombs, half-empty cities and hunger By Srdjan Nedeljkovic, Associated Press The battle in Mariupol continues to rage. Russian and Ukrainian soldiers are fighting block-by-block for control of the city where at least 2,300 people have died, some buried in mass graves. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: State Department says Russia will pay ‘high price’ if they launch a cyberattack By Associated Press The federal government has been providing warnings to U.S. companies of the threats posed by Russian state hackers since long before the country invaded Ukraine last month. Continue reading
Mar 21 They were covering the Russian attack on Mariupol, then these journalists became the hunted By Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press A team of Associated Press journalists were documenting the agony of Mariupol from inside the Ukrainian city when they learned their names were on a Russian list. Continue reading