Zelenskyy calls for no-fly zone over Ukraine in emotional plea to U.S. Congress
"Being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace," the Ukrainian president told lawmakers in a virtual address.
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"Being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace," the Ukrainian president told lawmakers in a virtual address.
The U.S. embassy in Ukraine says "such horrific attacks must stop," and notes it is "considering all available options to ensure accountability for any atrocity."
Putin's relentless assault on Ukrainian cities continues to take a devastating toll, but both Moscow and Kyiv are hinting at possible progress in negotiations.
"Russia purposefully destroyed the Drama Theatre, where hundreds of people are hiding," the Mariupol city council said on Telegram.
"I think he is a war criminal," President Biden said in response to a journalist's question.
Grid operators had been preparing such a move after Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
IMF head Kristalina Georgieva says a Russian default on its foreign debt is no longer an "improbable event."
Channel One editor and producer Marina Ovsyannikova interrupted Monday night's broadcast with a sign that said: "You are being lied to."
One expert thinks the U.S. overestimates the impact that some countermeasures will have on the Russian president.
Fuel costs in the U.S. may have crested as investors pin their hopes on a ceasefire in Ukraine.
"Ben is alert and said to be in good spirits," Fox anchor Bill Hemmer told viewers Wednesday morning.
They say Tyler Jacob was teaching English in Kherson, Ukraine and was trying to flee to Turkey when he was taken by Russian soldiers at a checkpoint in Crimea.
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are set to continue shortly. After several days of talks with no breakthroughs, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says peace talks are sounding more realistic but more time was needed. Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital Kyiv and other cities around the country are growing more aggressive, forcing more than three million people to flee as refugees, according to the U.N. At 9 a.m. Eastern, Zelenskyy will speak to Congress. He's expected to renew his calls for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, as well as more fighter jets for the Ukrainian military. President Biden will also be giving a speech later in the day.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's appeal will come as Russia keeps pounding infrastructure Kyiv and many other cities with artillery strikes.
At least four people were killed in the latest attack on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure even as more talks got underway between the two sides in a war now in its 20th day.
Wounded correspondent Benjamin Hall remains hospitalized, the network said.
The sanctions from Russia are in response to the sweeping economic measures imposed by the Biden administration on Russian banks, top officials and oligarchs.
During his trip, the president will participate in a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 24, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
An employee of a state-run TV channel burst onto the set of its nightly news broadcast with a sign reading: "Stop the war. Don't believe propaganda."
A small team of nannies is caring for nearly two dozen babies, with their biological parents unable to travel to Ukraine to bring them home.
A major show of American force in Poland is designed to deter Russian aggression.
Chicago company also offers custom-printed toy Molotov cocktails in limited run to aid relief efforts.
The price for Tesla's Model X is now $114,900, a jump of more than $10,000 from March 1. "Inflation pressure in raw materials and logistics" cited.
Both the U.N.'s refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration estimate that the number of civilians fleeing could eventually reach four or five million.
Ukrainians who fled their homes are being received with kindness by many in Poland. One 75-year-old woman is sleeping on her couch after giving her bedroom to a family of refugees. Norah O'Donnell shares more.