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Putin's Voice Says a Lot About His Mental State

'We can conjecture that he was in a state of psychological instability,' say analysts

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin's mind is the subject of much speculation and analysis. As one New York Daily News columnist notes, "the words unhinged, delusional, unbalanced, sociopathic, and narcissistic appear regularly" in coverage of his words and deeds. His televised speech on Feb. 24, the opening day of the invasion,...

People in Belarus Barely Know What It Means to Be Belarusian

A mural in a Minsk park gave them something to fight and die for

(Newser) - "The Battle for the Mural"—a New York Times Magazine piece by Sarah A. Topol—opens with a crime-thriller vibe: a man on a high-stakes mission, calculating every move through blind spots in the 40 security cameras he and his cohorts must dodge to reach the one place...

He Lost His Job for Not Predicting Russian Invasion
He Lost His Job for Not
Predicting Russian Invasion
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Apr 3, 2022 12:05 PM CDT

He Lost His Job for Not Predicting Russian Invasion

Gen. Eric Vidaud, France's chief of military intelligence, had only been in the role for 7 months

(Newser) - As the US warned earlier this year that Russia may try to invade, others pushed back on that prediction, including the new chief of France's military intelligence. Now, just seven months after he was hired, Gen. Eric Vidaud is out of a job, Reuters reports, citing an internal email...

UNESCO Counts Cultural Sites Damaged in Ukraine

UN agency has reminded Russia of its obligation to avoid harming protected places

(Newser) - While the fighting rages in Ukraine, UNESCO is assessing the damage being inflicted on the nation's cultural sites. The agency announced that it's confirmed damage during the Russian invasion to at least 53 sites through Saturday, NPR reports, mostly in the north or east of Ukraine. "This...

Ukrainian Troops Move Into Kyiv-Area Towns as Russians Leave

Negotiator says draft peace treaty is ready for talks between Zelensky and Putin

(Newser) - Town surrounding Kyiv have been recaptured from Russian troops, a Ukrainian defense official said Saturday. "Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel and the whole Kyiv region were liberated from the invader!" Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar posted on an official Facebook page, NBC News reports. Russia had said it planned to...

Zelensky Reflects on Family, Destiny in Fox Interview

Ukrainian leader tells Bret Baier: 'God chooses what we can endure'

(Newser) - Volodymyr Zelensky isn't just the president of Ukraine and a newly minted international hero amid the Russian invasion that has plunged his nation into turmoil. He's also a husband and a dad, a fact brought home Friday as he got more personal than usual during an appearance on...

Russians Keep Red Cross From Mariupol

Thousands of refugees reach inland city anyway by car and bus

(Newser) - The International Committee for the Red Cross said it was unable to carry out an operation to bring civilians out of the shattered and encircled city of Mariupol by bus on Friday, but Ukraine said thousands of refugees nevertheless made it to safety. The Red Cross said its team had...

Kremlin Fires Back After Depardieu Slams 'Crazy' Putin

French actor has praised Russian leader in the past

(Newser) - The friendship between Gerard Depardieu and Vladimir Putin has become yet another victim of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The French actor, who has praised Putin in the past and received a Russian passport and a hug from the leader in 2013, has strongly denounced the invasion. "The Russian...

Kremlin Says Ukraine Attacked Oil Depot Inside Russia

Russia says it's 'not conducive to talks'

(Newser) - Russian authorities say Ukrainian helicopter gunships launched an attack over the border early Friday, striking an oil storage facility 25 miles inside Russia. If confirmed, the attack on the facility in Belgorod will be the first Ukrainian strike across the border since Russia invaded its neighbor more than a month...

Russian Troops Leave Chernobyl
Russian Troops
Leave Chernobyl
Apr 1, 2022 12:28 AM CDT

Russian Troops Leave Chernobyl

Ukraine says radiation is to blame, but that has not been verified

(Newser) - Russian troops left the heavily contaminated Chernobyl nuclear site early Friday after returning control to the Ukrainians, authorities said, as eastern parts of the country braced for renewed attacks and Russians blocked another aid mission to the besieged port city of Mariupol. Ukraine’s state power company, Energoatom, said the...

US: Russia Is Repositioning Troops, Not Withdrawing

There's no sign of de-escalation, Pentagon says

(Newser) - Russia said earlier this week that it would "fundamentally" cut back military operations near Ukraine's capital—but so far, it appears that they are sticking to the pledge about as well as they stuck to their claim that they weren't planning to invade Ukraine. Pentagon Press Secretary...

US Intelligence Suggests Putin Isn't Getting the Full Story

Aides are misinforming Russian president about invasion, officials say

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin isn't aware of the true state of his invasion of Ukraine because aides aren't telling him, US intelligence officials have concluded. The disconnect is straining relations between Putin and his advisers, the New York Times reports. Asked Wednesday about the situation, Secretary of State...

UN Food Chief Sees 'Catastrophe on Top of a Catastrophe'

Says rations are having to be cut due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

(Newser) - The UN food chief warned Tuesday the war in Ukraine has created "a catastrophe on top of a catastrophe" and will have a global impact "beyond anything we’ve seen since World War II" because many of the Ukrainian farmers who produce a significant amount of the world’...

Mission to Take Chernobyl May Have Been 'Suicidal'

Russian soldiers had no protection from radioactive dust, workers say

(Newser) - Russian soldiers' seizure of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine may have been "suicidal," according to Ukrainian workers at the site. Two workers on duty during the takeover tell Reuters that Russian vehicles kicked up clouds of radioactive dust as they drove through the Red Forest, a heavily...

Chernihiv's Mayor: Russia's Promise Was Toothless

Mayor, governor report heavy attacks overnight, despite Russia's pledge to pull back

(Newser) - Whatever promise Tuesday held on the Ukraine-Russia front seems to have been lost by Wednesday. The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region tells the BBC that Russia has not eased up on its attacks as it pledged to do . "The entire night was pretty tense," Viacheslav Chaus said....

There's a New Milestone in Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

4M refugees have evacuated from the country since Feb. 24: UNHCR

(Newser) - The UN refugee agency said Wednesday more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its war in the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. The new figure was posted on an UNHCR website, per the AP , and represents about a tenth of Ukraine'...

Texas A&M to Waive the Bill for Its Ukrainian Students

Chancellor made the announcement to university presidents Tuesday

(Newser) - Starting next semester, it will be nearly free for Ukrainian students to attend school at one of Texas A&M University's 11 campuses and research centers across the state. The school will waive all tuition and fees, as well as certain living expenses including room and board, the Texas ...

Some See Strategy in Russia's Promise to Ease Up on Kyiv

Others can't hold back their skepticism

(Newser) - "Actions speak louder than words" seems to be the quick response to Russia's announcement during Tuesday peace talks that it would "fundamentally" cut back military operations around the capital of Kyiv, which it got within about 12 miles of, and near the northern city of Chernihiv. A...

Bids on This Banksy Art 'Escalated Quickly,' for a Cause

Proceeds from 'CND Soldiers,' which sold for $106K, will all go to Kyiv children's hospital

(Newser) - An unknown donor has sold off a piece of anti-war Banksy art, with the funds raised from the sale earmarked for Ukraine's largest children's hospital. The BBC reports that the UK artist's "CND Soldiers" was auctioned off for just north of $106,000, which will be...

This Pro-War Symbol Could Lead to Jail in Germany
Germany: Letter 'Z'
Could Mean Jail
Mar 29, 2022 10:25 AM CDT

Germany: Letter 'Z' Could Mean Jail

Authorities to investigate use of the pro-war symbol, which symbolizes victory for Russia

(Newser) - People who display the letter "Z" as a show of support for Russia's war in Ukraine could now face prosecution in Germany. The interior minister for the state of Berlin said Monday that authorities will handle cases where the "Z" symbol—which stands for the Russian phrase...

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