Brooklyn Park couple hosts Ukrainian family fleeing war
Saturday, Vadim and Lyubov arrived in Minnesota with their three daughters. They'll be living with Mark and Sharon Norlander in Brooklyn Park - at least until they have a place of their own.
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Saturday, Vadim and Lyubov arrived in Minnesota with their three daughters. They'll be living with Mark and Sharon Norlander in Brooklyn Park - at least until they have a place of their own.
Saturday, Vadim and Lyubov arrived in Minnesota with their three daughters. They'll be living with Mark and Sharon Norlander in Brooklyn Park - at least until they have a place of their own.
The Uniting for Ukraine program is an opportunity for Minnesotans to make a difference by sponsoring those displaced by the war in Ukraine.
Putin's mobilization of some reservists has sparked protests and a run for the border, but with "sham" votes in occupied regions, he may be creating a pretext for escalation.
They're sure to go Moscow's way, which could dramatically escalate the war by enabling the Kremlin to claim some Ukrainian assaults are attacks on Russia itself.
"If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends," U.S. tells world leaders at the U.N.
The call-up is seen as a tacit admission Moscow's invasion of Ukraine isn't going according to plan.
Biden to urge "respect for the core principles of the international order" as Russia's war on Ukraine drives a "crisis in confidence" in the U.N. system.
The festival was a celebration of culture, history and support for the country still at war with Russia.
Hundreds of people flocked to Northeast Minneapolis Saturday to celebrate Ukrainian culture and history. The 21st annual Ukrainian Heritage Festival was held at the Ukrainian American Center.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar returned to her booth at the Minnesota State Fair Thursday after traveling to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as touring parts of Kyiv and other battle sites.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar was back at her booth at the state fair on Thursday afternoon, and was wearing a Ukrainian flag pin after her visit to the country on Tuesday.
On a bright August day, a group of Ukrainian teenagers got a taste of life at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces fired missiles and artillery on two cities across the river from Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
The nuclear power plant in the middle of the fighting in Ukraine was temporarily cut off from the electrical grid because of fire damage.
Each warring nation says the other's been shelling it. And now each claims the other is planning a "provocation" there. Meantime, the world frets over its fate.
For the young players, who are staying with Minnesota host families, it is a reprieve -- but not what they want.
Several Ukrainian teens are in Minnesota for hockey training, leaving behind their parents and a war-ravaged country.
As the WNBA star's lawyers appeal her 9-year jail sentence, a Russian official has confirmed ongoing talks with the U.S. about a potential prisoner swap.
Some Ukrainian soldiers who received new prosthetic limbs in Minneapolis will soon return home -- and to service.
"I feel motivated and more complete having this new leg. I can do things like normal people and do the things that I can do before I had this trauma," said soldier Maksim Shevchenko.
31-year-old Elias Partridge left his job at Amazon in St. Cloud to help the people of Ukraine fight for their freedom.
A Maple Grove man is risking his life in Ukraine working to get refugees to safety.
Maple Grove resident Michael Hill has been overseas for nearly three months in the effort to help Ukrainians escape the Russian invasion.
The Catholic leader has tried to walk a very delicate line on the war, condemning Russia's brutalities but refusing to clearly cast blame.
