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Ukraine: Russia 'Wasting Time' With Demand for Surrender

Russia had said local officials would face a 'military tribunal' if 5am deadline passed

(Newser) - Mariupol is still under siege from Russia, and Moscow on Sunday demanded residents of the Ukrainian city lay down their arms and raise white flags in order to be guaranteed safe passage out of the city. A deadline of 5am local time Monday was given—and not met, the Guardian...

Russian Astronauts Board ISS Wearing Surprising Outfits

Were they wearing Ukraine's colors on purpose, or was it a coincidence?

(Newser) - For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, a trio of Russian astronauts arrived at the International Space Station. But when the ISS hatch opened to let them in, their appearance raised some eyebrows, reports Space.com . Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev, and Sergey Korsakov blasted off in their...

Zelensky: Peace Talks, or Russia Will Suffer 'Huge' Losses

'Several generations will not be enough to rebound,' Ukrainian president warns

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin may have rallied a crowd in Russia on Friday to seemingly support his invasion of Ukraine, but Volodymyr Zelensky was not impressed. In fact, in an overnight video , the Ukrainian president accused Russia of spurring a "humanitarian catastrophe" and once more implored the Russian leader to sit...

Burger King on Staying Open in Russia: It's Complicated

Parent firm RBI says its hands are tied, because franchise partner has 'refused' to shutter eateries

(Newser) - McDonald's is shuttering operations in Russia due to the country's invasion of neighboring Ukraine, so it's not surprising that Burger King would try to follow suit. But there's now a wrench in those plans, as the latter fast-food giant is seeing its efforts stymied by a...

After Theater Bombing, Rescue Services 'No Longer Exist'

With 130 survivors but 'hundreds' still buried in rubble, things still look dire in Mariupol, Ukraine

(Newser) - The search for survivors continued Friday in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, where Russian forces have been accused of targeting civilians by bombing a mosque , a maternity hospital , and, most recently, a theater . Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine's human rights chief, told the Washington Post that 130 people have been...

Behind Putin&#39;s Emphasis on &#39;Nazis&#39;
Putin's
'Chilling'
Language
Raises Alarms
the rundown
Mar 18, 2022 12:18 PM CDT

Putin's 'Chilling' Language Raises Alarms

Russian leader's rhetoric draws comparisons to Stalin

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin's military is pressing its advance on Ukraine, and Putin himself is ramping up his related rhetoric. A number of stories are parsing his language:
  • Nazis: In a New York Times analysis, Anton Troianovski digs into why Putin keeps saying he must "de-Nazify" Ukraine and keeps invoking
...

'Irreparable Grief' for Death of Revered Ukrainian Actress

Oksana Shvets, 67, died in attack on residential building in Kyiv

(Newser) - A theater company in Ukraine is expressing "irreparable grief" at the loss of one of the country's most respected actresses, who died in a rocket attack in or near the capital. The Young Theater announced the death of troupe member Oksana Shvets, believed to be 67, reports Variety...

Pope Is Resisting Pressure to Denounce Putin

Critics are drawing parallels with WWII-era Pope Pius XII

(Newser) - Pope Francis has not failed to condemn the war in Ukraine—he denounced the "barbarianism of the killing of children" in an address last Sunday—but a lot of people, including some Catholic bishops, would like him to be a lot more specific in his condemnation. Francis has spoken...

Russian General Killed After Using Unsecured Phone

Four have reportedly died since fighting began; the latest death was reported Tuesday

(Newser) - NATO officials have confirmed three Russian generals are among the estimated 7,000 Russian military members to die in Ukraine—"a shocking number," former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tells the New York Times . And Ukrainian officials reported the death of a fourth general on Wednesday. Maj....

Schwarzenegger&#39;s Plea to Russians Goes Viral
Schwarzenegger's
Plea to Russians
Goes Viral
video
Mar 18, 2022 12:36 AM CDT

Schwarzenegger's Plea to Russians Goes Viral

Actor records video message for a country he loves

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger is back with another heartfelt video message , this time to the people of Russia—a country where Schwarzenegger is hugely popular, per the New York Times . Russian President Vladimir Putin even follows Schwarzenegger on Twitter, one of just 22 accounts he follows. In a more than 9-minute-long video...

Ukraine Says Russia Destroyed Building Where Hundreds Were Sheltering
Russia: 'Our Armed Forces
Don't Bomb Cities'
UPDATED
Mar 17, 2022 12:00 PM CDT

Russia: 'Our Armed Forces Don't Bomb Cities'

Russian official makes claim as authorities in Mariupol, Ukraine, assess damage

(Newser) - Update: Survivors have emerged from the wreckage of a theater in Mariupol that was destroyed by a Russian attack Wednesday, an adviser to the city's mayor says. Authorities say it appears that the building's bomb shelter, which housed up to 1,000 civilians in recent days, withstood the...

First Footage of Detained WNBA Star Surfaces

Russia extends detention of Brittney Griner until at least May 19

(Newser) - For WNBA star Brittney Griner, there will be no quick release from Russia . A court in Moscow on Thursday extended her detention until May 19 as an investigation into drug charges against her continue, reports CNN . The 31-year-old, who plays in Russia during the WBNA offseason, was arrested at a...

Zelensky 'Surrender' Deepfake May Be Just the Start

Meta has taken phony clip down, but experts warn there could be more, and better ones, to come

(Newser) - Earlier this month, Ukraine's military intel agency issued a warning about the possibility of Russia using deepfake technology to spread disinformation in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict . That has now apparently come to pass: Facebook parent Meta has removed a phony clip purporting to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky surrendering...

Biden's 'War Criminal' Comments 'Unforgivable,' Says Kremlin

'Unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric,' says rep

(Newser) - This story has been updated with additional developments. The Kremlin is not happy about US President Biden calling his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, a war criminal for the first time Wednesday . Those comments were "unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric," a Kremlin spokesperson said, per the Guardian . Putin also went...

Companies That Leased Planes to Russia May Lose Them

With Putin moving to keep the aircraft, repossession company isn't sure it can help

(Newser) - Even before Vladimir Putin changed the law to block them, Western companies that own aircraft leased to Russian airlines were coming to the conclusion that they've seen the last of those planes. More than 500 foreign-owned planes are in Russia, worth as much as $12 billion, experts told the...

Biden Calls Putin a War Criminal for the First Time

Kremlin calls remark 'unforgivable rhetoric'

(Newser) - President Biden publicly called his Russian counterpart a war criminal for the first time Wednesday. Biden, when asked by a reporter at a White House event if he considered Vladimir Putin a war criminal, initially responded "No," CNN reports. Video from C-SPAN shows that he returned to the...

Russia Hasn't Done This in a Century

Country inches toward a possible default on foreign debt for first time since 1918

(Newser) - "The last time Russia defaulted on foreign debt, Lenin was in power," reads a headline from Quartz . It's a relevant historical fact as Russia, under heavy sanctions triggered by its invasion of Ukraine, inches toward a default on its foreign debt again, more than a century after...

Trump: &#39;Who Was Tougher on Russia Than Me?&#39;
Trump: Putin Is
'Very Much Changed'
Mar 16, 2022 7:56 AM CDT

Trump: Putin Is 'Very Much Changed'

Former president says invasion of Ukraine came as a 'surprise'

(Newser) - Even with Russian forces amassed on Ukraine's border, former President Trump didn't expect an invasion. He was "surprised" when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered military action because "I thought he was negotiating when he sent his troops to the border," Trump told the Washington Examiner...

Ukraine Claims 2 Big Wins on the Ground

Says 4th Russian commander has been killed, shows destruction of Russian tank in dramatic vid

(Newser) - In yet another on-the-ground win for Ukraine, a fourth Russian commander has reportedly been killed as forces tried to take over the city of Mariupol. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, published a photo on the Telegram app on Wednesday purporting to show the body of Maj....

Western Leaders Take Dangerous Trip Into Ukraine

Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic send prime ministers

(Newser) - The prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic took a harrowing train ride from Warsaw, Poland, to Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday night even as Russia escalated its attack on the capital city . They are the first Western leaders to visit Ukraine since...

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