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US, China Hold 'Intense' Talks on Russia's Aid Request

Administration warns of consequences for offering financial or military help

(Newser) - Update: This file has been updated with US officials' comments about the meeting in Rome. A US official said Russia asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine, a request that heightened tensions about the ongoing war ahead of a Monday meeting in Rome between top...

Report: Russia Threatens to Arrest Execs at Western Firms

They've also been told their assets could be seized if they withdraw from country

(Newser) - Western companies operating in Russia have been shifting executives out of the country after warnings that they could be arrested, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . Companies that have paused operations in Russia, including McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and KFC owner Yum Brands, have received letters, calls, and visits from prosecutors...

Elon Musk Challenges Putin to a Fight
Elon Musk
Challenges
Putin to
a Fight
Mar 14, 2022 12:12 PM CDT

Elon Musk Challenges Putin to a Fight

The winner of said challenge gets ... Ukraine, according to Musk

(Newser) - We didn't think we'd be entering the workweek taking bets on who would win in a hand-to-hand fight between Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin, but here we are. That battle actually happening seems unlikely, but the challenge has been issued, with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO daring the...

US Journalist Brent Renaud Killed in Ukraine

White House investigating what happened to the award-winning videographer

(Newser) - An American journalist has been killed while reporting from a suburb of the Ukraine capital of Kyiv, reports CBS News . Ukrainian authorities blame Russian troops for the death of 50-year-old videographer Brent Renaud in Irpin, though the circumstances of his death have not been confirmed. He was reportedly in a...

Oligarch&#39;s Superyacht Vanishes
Oligarch's Superyacht Vanishes
in case you missed it
Mar 13, 2022 8:01 AM CDT

Oligarch's Superyacht Vanishes

Boat owned by Lukoil CEO Vagit Alekperov stops transmitting signals

(Newser) - A Russian billionaire may be trying to get sneaky to keep his superyacht from being seized. The Daily Beast reports that a massive vessel owned by Vagit Alekperov, head of Russian energy giant Lukoil, has vanished in a sense. The Galactica Super Nova departed Montenegro on March 2 and then,...

Starting Monday, No More Instagram in Russia

After same move on FB, nation bans social media site due to 'calls for violence' against Russians

(Newser) - Earlier this month, Russia blocked access to Facebook. Now citizens are about to lose access to Instagram, a widening of the net that's "squeezing the free flow of information online for Russians," per NPR . Insider reports that Roskomnadzor, Russia's media overseer, announced Thursday that starting Monday,...

Ukraine: Russia Shelled Mosque Sheltering 30-Plus Children

Mariupol, other Ukrainian cities continue to withstand relentless attacks

(Newser) - Russian forces pounding the port city of Mariupol shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said Saturday, as fighting also raged on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv. There was no immediate word of casualties from the shelling of the mosque, per the AP...

Putin Approves Bringing in 'Volunteer' Fighters From Syria

US officials say Russia is recruiting fighters trained in urban combat from Middle East

(Newser) - Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that an "international legion" of 16,000 volunteers had offered to come to his nation to help fight off invading Russian forces. Now, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Shoigu is claiming that an equal number of volunteers from the Middle East are stepping...

'Putin Must Pay a Price': Biden Unveils New Penalties

West moves to downgrade Russia's trading status; caviar and vodka banned from the US

(Newser) - The US and the West continue to turn the screws on Russia financially, and one tangible effect of Friday's moves is that Russian vodka and caviar will no longer be allowed into the US, reports CNN . The bans are part of newly announced penalties announced by President Biden. At...

Putin Comments Give Markets a Boost

Russian president cites 'positive' turn in peace talks even as military operation widens

(Newser) - The events on the ground suggest otherwise , but Vladimir Putin indicated Friday that peace talks with Ukraine were yielding progress. "There are certain positive shifts, negotiators on our side tell me," Putin said at the Kremlin during a meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, reports Reuters . "I...

Russian Missiles Hit Cities Not Previously Targeted
Russian Missiles Hit Cities
Not Previously Targeted
the rundown
Mar 11, 2022 6:39 AM CST

Russian Missiles Hit Cities Not Previously Targeted

Assault on Kyiv feared as Russia steps up offensive

(Newser) - Russia appears to be stepping up its attacks on Ukrainian cities, days after US intelligence officials warned that Vladimir Putin is likely to "double down" on the invasion despite international pressure. Missile strikes have hit cities that were not previously targeted, including the western cities of Lviv, Lutsk, and...

Russia to Be Stripped of 'Most Favored Nation' Status

US, EU, G7 to revoke trade status

(Newser) - President Biden will announce Friday that, along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries, the US will move to revoke "most favored nation" trade status for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the AP reports, citing "a source familiar with the matter who spoke on...

Satellite Photos Show Russian Convoy Has Broken Up

Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies indicate it has been redeployed

(Newser) - Satellite photos show that a massive Russian convoy that had been mired outside the Ukrainian capital has split up and fanned out into towns and forests near Kyiv, with artillery pieces moved into firing positions, reports the AP . Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies showed that 40-mile convoy of vehicles, tanks,...

Exodus From Russia Now Includes Wall Street Banks

Goldman Sachs is first to make the move

(Newser) - Another financial shot to Russia: Goldman Sachs on Thursday became the first major Wall Street bank to pull out of the nation since the invasion of Ukraine, reports NPR . It's a sign of the increasing economic isolation being imposed on Moscow by the West, though CNBC describes US banking...

Russian Minister Slams 'Pathetic Outcries' Over Hospital Attack

Mariupol officials say 3 people, including a child, were killed in strike on maternity hospital

(Newser) - The Russian strike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol on Wednesday killed at least three people, including a child, the city council confirmed Thursday. Officials in the besieged Ukrainian city say at least 17 people were injured in the bombing, including women waiting to give birth, the AP reports. The...

Mass Graves, People Drinking Out of Puddles in Mariupol

6-year-old reportedly dies of dehydration in besieged Ukraine city

(Newser) - The devastation in Mariupol, Ukraine, is unimaginable. It's been under siege from Russia for a week, and residents report there is no water, heat, or electricity. Food is running short, and Russian forces have the city surrounded. On Wednesday, a Russian airstrike hit a children's and maternity hospital...

No Progress Made in 'Difficult' Russia-Ukraine Talks

Foreign ministers met for high-level talks during summit in Turkey

(Newser) - This story has been updated with remarks from the ministers. Talks between the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine took place on the sidelines of a diplomatic summit in Turkey on Thursday. An official photograph showed Russia’s Sergey Lavrov flanked by two advisers sitting across from his Ukrainian counterpart...

House Approves Ban on Russian Oil
House Approves Ban
on Russian Oil
Mar 10, 2022 12:29 AM CST

House Approves Ban on Russian Oil

Legislation would make Biden's restrictions law

(Newser) - The House overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday night that would ban Russian oil imports to the United States, an effort to put into law the restrictions announced by President Joe Biden in response to the escalating war in Ukraine, the AP reports. Going further than Biden's import ban on Russian...

Thousands of Russians Are Getting Out While They Can

But leaving the country is getting harder

(Newser) - More than 2 million Ukrainians have fled Russia's brutal invasion of their country—and a smaller, but significant, number of Russians are trying to get out of their own country while they can. Thousands of Russians have departed for countries including Georgia, Armenia, and Israel in recent weeks, but...

Why Getting Jets Into Ukrainian Hands Is Proving So Messy

Kamala Harris heads to Poland, where she'll have to smooth things over

(Newser) - Kamala Harris is in Warsaw Wednesday to thank Poland for receiving masses of Ukrainian refugees, reports the AP —and to mop up a late-developing diplomatic headache. The Polish government on Tuesday evening offered to hand over Soviet-era MiG-29 jets to the US, which would then give them to Ukraine....

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