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Putin No Longer Has a Taekwondo Black Belt

Russian president is stripped of honorary belt he received in 2013

(Newser) - After being stripped of his position as honorary president of the International Judo Federation, Vladimir Putin has been punished by another martial art. World Taekwondo, which governs the sport of taekwondo, has revoked the Russian president's honorary 9th dan black belt, Newsweek reports. "World Taekwondo strongly condemns the...

70 Ukrainian Soldiers Reportedly Killed by Russian Artillery

The report was not independently confirmed

(Newser) - More than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the head of the region wrote on Telegram. Dmytro Zhyvytskyy posted photographs of the charred shell of a four-story building and rescuers searching rubble, the AP reports. In...

Massive Russian Convoy Approaches Kyiv

ICC to investigate alleged war crimes

(Newser) - As Russian forces closed in on Ukraine's capital Monday, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague said he was launching an investigation of possible war crimes in the 5-day-old conflict. Karim Khan said he had told his team to "explore all evidence preservation opportunities,"...

Sanctions Start to Bite for Ordinary Russians

Ruble has plunged 30%

(Newser) - Ordinary Russians faced the prospect of higher prices and crimped foreign travel as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting, leading uneasy depositors to line up at banks and ATMs on Monday in a country that has seen more than one currency disaster in the post-Soviet...

Neutral Switzerland Not So Neutral on Russia

Nation freezes assets of Putin and Russian oligarchs

(Newser) - Switzerland is traditionally, famously, neutral in international conflicts, but not this one. The nation said Monday that it would freeze the assets of Vladimir Putin, other top Russian officials, and nearly 400 individuals, reports the New York Times . In following the European Union's lead on the penalties, Switzerland condemned...

They&#39;re Talking Face to Face, but Expectations Are Low
Ukraine-Russia Talks End,
as Bombing Escalates
UPDATED
Feb 28, 2022 11:05 AM CST

Ukraine-Russia Talks End, as Bombing Escalates

Two sides were headed back to their capitals to assess

(Newser) - Update: The first day of talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials have ended without any immediate breakthroughs. The two sides were returning to their respective capitals for "consultations," says an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, per CNN . The delegates discussed meeting again, but there was no word...

Belarus Expected to Join Ukraine Invasion: Official

Country could send troops as soon as Monday, official says

(Newser) - A senior US intelligence official says Belarus is expected to send troops into Ukraine as soon as Monday to fight alongside Russian forces that invaded Ukraine last week, the AP reports. Belarus has been providing support for Russia’s war effort, but so far has not taken a direct part...

BP Dumping Stake in Rosneft
Economic Fallout Is Swift,
and Global, for Russia
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 28, 2022 12:56 AM CST

Economic Fallout Is Swift, and Global, for Russia

BP is cutting ties with Russia's state-owned oil firm, among many other companies backing away

(Newser) - BP is "exiting" its 19.75% stake in Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft, the British oil giant announced Sunday after facing increasing pressure from UK lawmakers to do so. As the New York Times reports, this is "one of the first large companies to abandon Russia after its...

Putin: I'm Putting Nuclear Forces on High Alert

He says 'aggressive' moves by NATO leave him no choice

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin on Sunday again raised the prospect of invoking the nuclear option—and not as a metaphor. In a televised address, the Russian leader announced he was putting the nation's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert, reports the AP , which sees the move as a "dramatic escalation...

US Can Help 'Target No. 1' Get Out of Kyiv. He Won't Leave

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky refuses to evacuate: 'I need ammunition, not a ride'

(Newser) - As the world watches developments in the Russia invasion of Ukraine , all eyes are on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been calmly leading his country through the turmoil. And he has the chance himself to get out of the capital of Kyiv, with reports of help offered from the...

As Kyiv Assault Continues, Zelensky Says: 'We Will Win'

Russians continue attack against Ukraine, with president saying Ukrainians won't give up

(Newser) - Russian troops closed in on Ukraine’s capital Saturday after a night of explosions and street fighting sent Kyiv residents seeking shelter or fleeing the city. The country's leader claimed Ukraine's forces had repulsed the assault and vowed to keep up the struggle, reports the AP . “The...

Russia Casts Veto at UN, but US Isn't Finished

Measure condemning attack on Ukraine could go to full General Assembly next

(Newser) - Russia exercised its veto power Friday to block a UN Security Council resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine, but US officials say that's not the end of the matter. The veto, granted to the Security Council's five permanent members, was anticipated; 11 nations supported the resolution, while China,...

US Freezes Assets of Putin Himself
US Freezes Assets
of Putin Himself
Feb 25, 2022 3:15 PM CST

US Freezes Assets of Putin Himself

America joins European allies in the move

(Newser) - The Biden administration said Friday that it will move to freeze the assets of President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, following the European Union and Britain in directly sanctioning top Russian leadership. The Treasury Department announced the sanctions shortly after the EU said it had also approved an...

Russian Tennis Star Takes a Public Stand

Andrey Rublev writes 'no war' on TV camera

(Newser) - It's not that Andrey Rublev wasn't pleased with the match he'd just won Friday, propelling him to the finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. But he'd said the day before that he considered other issues more pressing, ESPN reports. "In these moments, you realize that...

Ukraine's Leader Issues Invitation to Putin

'Let's sit down,' says Zelensky, but Kremlin is imposing tough conditions for talks

(Newser) - For awhile on Friday, headlines were flying around about possible talks between Ukraine and Russia. But instead of clarifying, the possibility of such negotiations has since become mired in confusion and uncertainty. This all began when Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Vladimir Putin in a video on Friday: “There...

How Western Countries Can Really Hurt Putin
How Western Countries
Can Really Hurt Putin
OPINION
Feb 25, 2022 12:20 PM CST

How Western Countries Can Really Hurt Putin

The argument: seize Russian billionaires' foreign assets

(Newser) - Financial and economic sanctions against Russia could be very effective at ending Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine "if the West shows the will—and is willing to take on its own corruption," American economist Paul Krugman writes at the New York Times . Sanctions on Russia's oil...

There's One Sanction the US Is Resisting Using

Biden says America won't push to have Russia kicked off SWIFT system

(Newser) - Western countries and the US have responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine with sweeping sanctions, but they're holding back on deploying what analysts call the "nuclear option" of financial sanctions: kicking Russia off the Belgium-based SWIFT messaging system for global financial transactions. The system "doesn't...

Ukrainian Hands Soldier Seeds So Flowers Can Grow From Corpse

Brave citizens are resisting Russian aggression, despite deadly risk

(Newser) - She stood just a few feet from two Russian soldiers holding guns. If the Ukrainian woman was intimidated, it didn't show. "You're occupants, you're fascists!" the unnamed woman shouted in their faces, according to the Independent's translation of the viral video shared on Twitter...

Before Deaths, Ukrainian Soldiers Had 4 Words for Russia

'Warship, go f--- yourself'

(Newser) - The 13 soldiers defending a Ukrainian outpost in the Black Sea died after making it very clear to a Russian warship that they had no intention of surrendering, according to the Ukrainian government and reports in Ukrainian media. In audio believed to be from a naval radio channel, a Russian...

US 'Convinced' Russia Plans to Overthrow Ukraine Government

As missiles reportedly strike Kyiv

(Newser) - Explosions are being heard before dawn Friday in Kyiv as Western leaders scheduled an emergency meeting and Ukraine’s president pleaded for international help, the AP reports. The nature of the explosions was not immediately clear, but the blasts came amid signs that the capital and largest Ukrainian city was...

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