Crisis In Ukraine

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Crisis In Ukraine

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi stands in front of wreath during memorial ceremony.
GIVE IT UP

Zelensky Says Putin ‘Must Lose Absolutely Everything’

Volodymyr Zelensky made the comments on the two-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.

Brooke Leigh Howard

A paramedic holds a baby girl as people evacuated from a five-story residential building damaged by Russian missile
‘WE’RE ALL RUSSIANS’

Ukrainian Children Targeted by Russian Re-Education: Report

The massive re-education program reportedly goes so far as to claim Ukraine never existed.

Amanda Yen

Aftermath of a deadly strike on a marketplace in Donetsk, which its Russian-backed leaders say came from Ukrainian artillery.
NO END IN SIGHT

Ukrainian Strike Kills 25 in Russian-Occupied Donetsk

Russia’s invasion has killed thousands of Ukrainian civilians since 2022.

Amanda Yen

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Far Eastern Federal University campus.
ALARMING

Russia and North Korea to Meet About Trading Weapons

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un plan to have a “diplomatic engagement.”

Brooke Leigh Howard

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) during their bilateral meeting at the G20 Osaka Summit 2019, in Osaka, Japan
NOT SO BUDDY-BUDDY?

Trump: Putin Is ‘Somewhat Weakened’ by Wagner Mutiny Attempt

“You could say that he’s still there, he’s still strong, but he certainly has been I would say somewhat weakened,” Trump said.

Isabella Ramirez

Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves a cemetery before the funeral of a Russian military blogger who was killed in a bomb attack in a St Petersburg cafe, in Moscow, Russia, April 8, 2023
DOUBLE CROSSER

Who Is Prigozhin? The Mercenary Boss Backstabbing Putin

Prigozhin is a vulgarity-slinging businessman dubbed “Putin’s chef” who once ran a hot dog stand before becoming an entrepreneur with an affinity for trolling and disinformation.

Isabella Ramirez

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Firefighters help a local woman evacuate from a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 17, 2022.
‘HARMFUL TO UKRAINE’

Iran Is Helping Russia Build a Drone Factory, U.S. Says

U.S. intelligence officials believe the drone manufacturing plant could be operational as soon as early next year.

Isabella Ramirez

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THE DARK SIDE

Hipster Couple Unmasked in Secret Putin Mission

Two Russians accused of helping the Kremlin pull off the ‘next Ukraine’ appear to have made the career pivot of the century.

Noor Ibrahim

Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) attends a signing ceremony with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 14, 2023.
FIGHTIN’ WORDS

Brazilian Prez Accuses U.S of ‘Encouraging War’ in Ukraine

Speaking at a summit in Beijing with Chinese premier Xi Jinping, Lula called for the formation of a “a group of countries willing to find a way to make peace.”

Victor Swezey

Ukrainian border guards walk past a mine-warning sign near the contact line between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian troops in Mayorsk, Ukraine, February 25, 2019.
‘MASSIVE INTELLIGENCE BREACH’

Leaked Docs Reveal U.S. Spying on Both Sides of Ukraine War

The leak has the potential to damage U.S. operations both by alerting Moscow to sources of intelligence, and setting off alarm bells among allies.

Victor Swezey

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CLOSE TO HOME

Russian Propagandist Killed in St. Petersburg Bomb Blast

State media reported that he was handed a miniature statue concealing the explosive.

Corbin Bolies

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