Ukraine

Unity between NATO and the West is key tool against Putin, Biden to stress in State of the Union

By Judy Woodruff

In a lunch with journalists hours before his address, Biden said unity is "the one thing that gives us power to impose severe consequences on Putin for what he’s done," and which will make him think twice as the fallout…

Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda

By David Klepper, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing big tech companies to decide how to handle Russian state media that spread propaganda and misinformation.

NATO secretary-general says no need to change nuclear alert level

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

NATO's chief says the alliance sees no need to change its nuclear weapons alert level, despite Russia's threats on such weapons.

Russia holds drills with nuclear submarines, land-based missiles amid Ukraine invasion

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Russian nuclear submarines have sailed off for drills in the Barents Sea and mobile missile launchers are roaming snow forests in Siberia after President Vladimir Putin ordered his nation's nuclear forces put on high alert.

Russia takes steps to cushion itself from international economic punishments over Ukraine invasion

By Associated Press

Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Tuesday the government has readied measures to temporarily restrict foreign investors from divesting Russian assets, saying the step would help them make “a considered decision” rather than succumb to political pressure of sanctions.

Blinken calls on UN Human Rights Council to 'hold Russia accountable' for Ukraine invasion

By Associated Press

The top U.S. diplomat also singled out Russia in recorded remarks delivered to the Human Rights Council for repression within the country, citing reports that thousands of protesters in Russia who were opposed to the invasion had been detained.

Russian forces fired at Kyiv TV tower and Holocaust memorial, Ukrainian officials say

By Associated Press

Ukraine’s State Service for Emergency Situations said the strikes on the TV tower killed five people and left five more wounded.

60 million barrels of oil to be released from global strategic reserves amid war

By David McHugh, Associated Press

Russia plays an outsized role in global energy markets as the third-largest oil producer.

Zelensky calls Russia's deadly strike on center of Kharkiv a 'war crime'

By Associated Press

A Russia military strike on Tuesday hit the center of Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least six people as it badly damaged the symbolic Soviet-era regional administration building.

U.S. says it is expelling 12 Russian diplomats for engaging in espionage

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The United States has announced it is expelling 12 members of Russia's U.N. mission, accusing them of being "intelligence operatives" engaged in espionage.