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CEO of Russia’s second biggest oil company resigns weeks after calling for end to war
World
April 21, 2022
CEO of Russia’s second biggest oil company resigns weeks after calling for end to war
One of Russia’s richest men has quit as CEO of Lukoil, the country’s second largest oil company. In a brief…
World War II Soviet victory flag begins to appear across parts of Russian-occupied Ukraine
World
April 21, 2022
World War II Soviet victory flag begins to appear across parts of Russian-occupied Ukraine
The Soviet victory flag from World War II is beginning to appear across occupied parts of Ukraine ahead of Russia’s…
Putin says besieged steel plant in Mariupol does not need to be taken by force
World
April 21, 2022
Putin says besieged steel plant in Mariupol does not need to be taken by force
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that there is no need to storm the industrial area around the Azovstal steel plant…
Biden and US allies face new dilemma on Ukraine aid
World
April 18, 2022
Biden and US allies face new dilemma on Ukraine aid
(CNN) – Ukraine’s military took a defiant stand this weekend — refusing to give in to Russia’s demand for Kyiv’s…
Exclusive: Zelensky says Ukraine won’t give up territory in the east to end war with Russia
World
April 17, 2022
Exclusive: Zelensky says Ukraine won’t give up territory in the east to end war with Russia
(CNN) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine is not willing to give up territory in the eastern…
Donbas, Ukraine’s ravaged heartland, has suffered eight years of warfare. Here’s why Putin wants it
World
April 17, 2022
Donbas, Ukraine’s ravaged heartland, has suffered eight years of warfare. Here’s why Putin wants it
(CNN) – Donbas, a sprawling and beleaguered heartland region that blankets much of eastern Ukraine, has been the front line…
Biden’s trademark political traits tested by war in Ukraine
World
April 16, 2022
Biden’s trademark political traits tested by war in Ukraine
Washington (CNN) – When President Joe Biden labeled Russia’s actions in Ukraine “genocide” this week, the response by his team…
Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons
World
April 16, 2022
Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons
(CNN) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Friday that “all of the countries of the world” should be prepared…
Why Russian TV propaganda is crucial to understanding the war in Ukraine
World
April 12, 2022
Why Russian TV propaganda is crucial to understanding the war in Ukraine
“Russians who get their truth from the state media are living in an alternate reality,” Madeline Roache says. Every day…
Extreme populists rise again in the US and Europe as Putin assaults the world order
World
April 12, 2022
Extreme populists rise again in the US and Europe as Putin assaults the world order
(CNN)- A fresh tide of extreme populism — feeding on economic strain, hostility to immigrants and cultural warfare — is…