Feb 27 Scenes from anti-war protests around the world By Molly Enking Cities across the globe are hosting rallies, protests and vigils in support of Ukraine and against war. Many in attendance have personal ties to either Ukraine or Russia; still more want to show their support for those displaced and put… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:11 Sanctions, protests: How Putin's war is impacting ordinary Russians By PBS NewsHour Hundreds of Russians have been arrested for demonstrating against Ukraine’s invasion across the country. Meanwhile, sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s economy are slowly having an impact: the ruble is fluctuating, people are queuing up outside ATMs and prices are rising. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:17 Fighting continues in Ukraine as hundreds of thousands flee By PBS NewsHour Fighting in Ukraine continues as thousands of young people join the resistance against Russian troops. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing to neighboring countries. President Volodomyr Zelensky has agreed to hold peace talks with Moscow at the Ukraine-Belarus… Continue watching
Feb 27 Putin put Russia's nuclear forces on alert. What does that mean for the risk of nuclear war? By Robert Burns, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin's implied threat to turn the Ukraine war into a broader nuclear conflict presents President Joe Biden with choices rarely contemplated in the atomic age, including whether to raise the alert level of U.S. nuclear forces. Continue reading
Feb 27 FIFA allows Russia to compete in World Cup qualifiers By Rob Harris, Associated Press Protesting against FIFA's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Poland said it would still refuse to play the country in a World Cup playoff semifinal, which is scheduled for March 24. Continue reading
Feb 27 U.N. Security Council votes for emergency session on Russian invasion By Associated Press A 1950 resolution gives the General Assembly the power to call emergency meetings when the Security Council is unable to act because of the lack of unanimity among its five veto-wielding permanent members… Continue reading
Feb 27 In Russia, economic consequences of invasion begin to emerge By Associated Press Videos from Russia showed long lines of Russians trying to withdraw cash from ATMs, while the Russian Central Bank issued a statement calling for calm, in an effort to avoid bank runs. Continue reading
Feb 27 Ukraine agrees to talks with Russian officials By Associated Press The two sides will reportedly meet at an unspecified location on the Belarusian border. Continue reading
Feb 27 EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines, plans to fund weapons purchases to Ukraine By Emily Schultheis, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Union’s chief executive says the 27-nation bloc will close its airspace to Russian airlines, fund supplies of weapons to Ukraine and ban some pro-Kremlin media outlets in response to Russia’s invasion. Continue reading
Feb 27 Putin puts Russia's nuclear forces on alert, cites sanctions By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The order means Putin has ordered Russia’s nuclear weapons prepared for increased readiness to launch, raising the threat that the tensions could boil over into nuclear warfare. In giving it, the Russian leader also cited hard-hitting financial sanctions imposed by… Continue reading