Russia-Ukraine war

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Massive Cyberattack Hits Ukraine Government Sites
Massive Cyberattack Hits
Ukraine Government Sites
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 23, 2022 1:13 PM CST

Massive Cyberattack Hits Ukraine Government Sites

Kyiv tells its citizens to flee Russia

(Newser) - Yet another ominous sign in Ukraine: Government and banking websites in the country were taken down Wednesday in what the country's digital minister describes as a massive cyberattack, Politico reports. The targets included Ukraine's defense, foreign, and interior ministries, though many of the websites affected were soon back...

Growing Consensus on Russia: Should've Listened to Mitt

A look back at Romney's 2012 remarks on Russia being 'without question, our No. 1 geopolitical foe'

(Newser) - As the world waits anxiously for his next move on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin continues to make demands over the crisis, exacerbated this week by his ordering of Russian troops into eastern Ukraine. Now, comments made about Russia a decade ago by Sen. Mitt Romney, then a presidential contender against incumbent...

China's Latest Take on Taiwan: It Is 'Not Ukraine'

But comparisons between the 2 geopolitical conflicts are nervously being noted

(Newser) - The world is currently hyperfocused on tensions between Russia and Ukraine , but some eyes are starting to turn to another geopolitical tussle: that between Taiwan and China, with the latter scoffing at any comparisons made between the two conflicts. The New York Times reports that Tsai Ing-wen, the president of...

Trump's Take on Putin's Move: 'Pretty Savvy'

He also dubbed him 'smart'

(Newser) - Donald Trump may no longer be the president responding to Vladimir Putin's moves, but his comments on the Russia-Ukraine situation swiftly grabbed headlines. In a Tuesday interview on the conservative Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show (full interview here ), Trump spoke about Putin's decision to recognize two...

Putin Issues Demands for Resolving Ukraine Crisis

Ukraine leader calls up military reservists

(Newser) - The East-West faceoff over Ukraine escalated dramatically Tuesday, with Russian lawmakers authorizing President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside his country and President Joe Biden and European leaders slapping sanctions on Russian oligarchs and banks. Both leaders signaled that an even bigger confrontation could lie ahead. Putin has yet...

Biden Slaps Heavy Sanctions on Russia

He says Putin's moves are the 'beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine'

(Newser) - President Biden says Russia is being hit with heavy sanctions for moves on Ukraine the US considers a "flagrant violation of international law." The president said a "first tranche" of sanctions will include "full blocking" of two major financial institutions and sanctions on Russian debt, as...

White House Is Using the I-Word on Ukraine

'I am calling it an invasion,' says a national security official

(Newser) - Do Russia's actions in Ukraine constitute an invasion? The answer is important because it will determine the severity of response from the US and other nations. Earlier Tuesday, an EU official described Vladimir Putin's decision to send troops to two self-described republics this way : "I wouldn't...

Russia Makes Another Ominous Movie
Russia Makes Another 
Ominous Move
the rundown
Feb 22, 2022 6:52 AM CST

Russia Makes Another Ominous Move

Kremlin says breakaway republics extend to areas now under control of Ukraine forces

(Newser) - The Russia-Ukraine developments continue to move swiftly, with one big question looming: Will Vladimir Putin attempt a full-scale invasion of Ukraine or stop at his two newly claimed breakaway enclaves? Already on Tuesday, Russia expanded its reach in an ominous way:
  • Bigger claim: The Kremlin declared that the self-proclaimed republics
...

Russia's UN Ambassador: US Is Egging Ukraine on

Emergency meeting of UN Security Council was held Monday night

(Newser) - Russia’s UN ambassador has accused the United States and its Western allies of egging Ukraine toward “an armed provocation.” Speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday night, Vassily Nebenzia accused Ukraine of sharply increasing shelling in residential areas of the separatist Luhansk...

Putin Sparks Concerns About Lasting War
Putin's Speech
Elicits Criticism,
Mockery
opinion
Feb 21, 2022 8:00 PM CST

Putin's Speech Elicits Criticism, Mockery

Russian president sparks fears of a 'forever war'

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin got the world's attention with his speech Monday. He announced that Russian troops are being deployed to Luhansk and Donetsk for "peacekeeping operations" while laying out his grievances concerning Ukraine. The address was met with widespread condemnation around the world, per the New York ...

US Says Russian Moves Require 'Swift, Firm' Response

Blinken slams Putin's 'flagrant disrespect for international law'

(Newser) - The US stands with Ukraine in condemning Russia's recognition of two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine as independent states, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday after a day of fast-moving—and alarming—developments in the crisis. The Kremlin's "recognition of the so-called 'Donetsk and Luhansk...

Putin Orders Russian Troops Into Eastern Ukraine

'Peacekeepers' will be sent to 2 territories the Kremlin recognized as states Monday

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into eastern Ukraine early Tuesday local time—hours after he declared that Moscow was recognizing two breakaway territories in the country's east as independent states. Putin ordered Russia's defense ministry to send troops to Luhansk and Donetsk for "peacekeeping operations," the...

Putin: Russia Will Recognize Breakaway Ukraine Regions

Move raises tensions even higher

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin has said he's not planning to invade Ukraine. The Russian president has, however, decided to recognize two breakaway regions in the east of the country as no longer being part of Ukraine, a move that raises fears of an attack even further, the Washington Post reports. Leaders...

Biden Administration 'Startled' by Alleged Russian Hit Lists

Sources: Russia has lists to kill or arrest Ukrainian political foes, others after an invasion

(Newser) - Whether President Biden will end up meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine tensions remains to be seen, but one thing they might want to talk about are lists allegedly held by Russia that detail Ukrainians it wants to detain or assassinate if Russia invades Ukraine. Foreign Policy first...

Biden Agrees to Meet With Putin, With a Caveat

As long as Russia does not invade Ukraine

(Newser) - In what appeared to be a last-ditch diplomatic gambit brokered with the aid of French President Emmanuel Macron, the White House said President Biden has agreed “in principle” to a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as long as he holds off on launching an assault on Ukraine...

Russian Troops Stay in Belarus Beyond Deadline
Russian Troops
Stay in Belarus 
Beyond Deadline
the rundown
Feb 20, 2022 3:45 PM CST

Russian Troops Stay in Belarus Beyond Deadline

US intelligence shows forces at Ukraine border have orders to invade

(Newser) - The Russia-Belarus military exercises that were scheduled to end Sunday didn't. Belarus announced that the drills would be extended and said a task force was being formed to "fight back if necessary." Western military analysts had predicted Russian troops wouldn't leave on schedule, despite promises by...

Zelensky Tells West He Wants Sanctions Now
In Munich, Zelensky
Pleads With West
the rundown
Feb 19, 2022 6:00 PM CST

In Munich, Zelensky Pleads With West

Ukrainian president wants sanctions against Russia imposed now

(Newser) - In an emotional appearance before the Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the leaders of Western nations Saturday that sanctions against Russia should take effect immediately—without waiting for an invasion. "We don't need your sanctions after" parts of Ukraine are occupied by Russian troops and...

Putin Has Decided to Invade, Biden Says

Intelligence shows Kyiv will be attacked, president says

(Newser) - President Biden told the nation Friday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided whether his forces will invade Ukraine. "We believe that they will target Ukraine's capital Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million innocent people," Biden said from the White House, the Los Angeles ...

Separatists Order Civilians to Leave for Russia

Putin offers payments to evacuees

(Newser) - Women, children, and elderly people were ordered to evacuate to Russia on Friday by pro-Russian leaders in eastern Ukraine. The separatist leaders charged that Ukraine is preparing a military offensive, which the country denied, per Axios , saying it's the separatists who are increasing tensions with artillery shelling. "We...

Hundreds of Shells Hit Ukraine's Volatile East

Russia-backed separatists blamed for unusual, 'synchronized' shelling

(Newser) - Shells struck by the hundreds along the tense front lines in eastern Ukraine, drones monitoring a fragile cease-fire lost their way when the GPS signal they rely on was jammed, and then the cellphone network went dark. In a sliver of land where pro-Russian separatists have battled for years against...

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