Ukraine

Ruble plummets amid global sanctions, sending Russians to banks and ATMs

By Vladimir Isachenkov, David McHugh, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press

Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting.

WATCH: President Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address - A PBS NewsHour Special

By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.

Russian soccer suspended from international competition over Ukraine war 'until further notice'

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

Russian teams have been suspended from all international soccer, including qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup, as Moscow was pushed toward pariah status in sports after its invasion of Ukraine…

WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds briefing as Russian forces move towards Kyiv

By Associated Press

The first round of talks aimed at stopping the fighting between Ukraine and Russia have ended with no agreement except to keep talking.

WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds briefing as Russia puts nuclear deterrent on high alert

By Associated Press

The White House says it sees "no reason to change" U.S. nuclear alert levels despite Russian President Vladimir Putin putting his nuclear forces on high alert amid fierce fighting with Ukraine.

WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price calls Putin's nuclear deterrent alert 'unnecessary' and 'dangerous'

By Associated Press

The State Department strongly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to put Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert, saying, "it adds to the risk of miscalculation."…

More than 500,000 refugees flee Ukraine since start of Russian invasion

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union has showed no signs of stopping as they flee Russia's burgeoning war.

Ukraine and Russia envoys meet for peace talks as conflict on the ground continues

By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for talks amid high hopes but low expectations for any diplomatic breakthrough.

WATCH: U.N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for peace in Ukraine

By Associated Press

The United Nations' 193-nation General Assembly met Monday for the first emergency session of the General Assembly in decades as Russian forces attacked Ukraine and Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on alert.

Analysis: Putin's claim that war on Ukraine is to target Nazis is absurd. Here's why

By Jeffrey Veidlinger, The Conversation

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s selective telling of the past exaggerates the legacy of Nazism in Ukraine while ignoring the state’s historic struggle for pluralism and democracy.