Russia-Ukraine war

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American in Russia Has No Plans to Close His Papa John's

Colorado native Christopher Wynne owns company that oversees franchisees

(Newser) - Last week, Papa John's joined the companies that are suspending corporate ties with Russia over the invasion of Ukraine. As Fox Business reports, that means no "operational, marketing, and business support to, and engagement with, the Russian market." Russians themselves probably haven't noticed much of a...

Russian State TV Producer on Air: 'They Are Lying to You'

Marina Ovsyannikova urged Russians to 'take to the streets' to protest war before her arrest

(Newser) - An employee of Russia's state TV Channel One interrupted a live broadcast of its flagship evening news program Monday to denounce government "propaganda" and shout anti-war slogans. The protester entered the frame as anchor Ekaterina Andreeva reported on Russian efforts to combat sanctions. OVD-Info, a human rights group...

Zelensky to Russian Troops: Time for You to 'Choose'

Ukraine leader urges them to surrender

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's latest address wasn't directed at other world leaders but at ordinary Russians—and in particular the soldiers who are invading his nation, reports the BBC . Speaking Russian in his nightly video address, Zelensky urged the troops to surrender before they were killed. “You...

'Narrow Diplomatic Path' Still Open Between Russia, Ukraine

More talks planned for Tuesday

(Newser) - A narrow diplomatic path stayed open as Ukraine and Russia planned another round of talks and Moscow’s forces pounded away at cities across the country, including the capital, in a bombardment that deepened the humanitarian crisis. The latest negotiations, held via video conference, were the fourth round involving higher-level...

US, China Hold 'Intense' Talks on Russia's Aid Request

Administration warns of consequences for offering financial or military help

(Newser) - Update: This file has been updated with US officials' comments about the meeting in Rome. A US official said Russia asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine, a request that heightened tensions about the ongoing war ahead of a Monday meeting in Rome between top...

Convoy Evacuates Mariupol Residents
Convoy Evacuates
Mariupol Residents
Mar 14, 2022 6:00 PM CDT

Convoy Evacuates Mariupol Residents

Humanitarian convoy bringing food and medicine is stopped before reaching the city

(Newser) - A convoy of more than 160 cars carrying civilians left Mariupol on Monday, a city under siege by Russian forces. Local officials called it the first successful evacuation through a "humanitarian corridor," the Guardian reports. An online post by officials said the convoy had made it to Berdyansk,...

Squatters Occupy Oligarch's London Mansion

Group said they wanted to offer 200-room building to Ukrainian refugees

(Newser) - "You occupy Ukraine, we occupy you," an anarchist group said Monday after taking over a London mansion believed to belong to a Russian oligarch. Police later entered the Belgrave Square mansion and said no squatters remained inside, though they continued to negotiate with several people on the property'...

Report: Russia Threatens to Arrest Execs at Western Firms

They've also been told their assets could be seized if they withdraw from country

(Newser) - Western companies operating in Russia have been shifting executives out of the country after warnings that they could be arrested, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . Companies that have paused operations in Russia, including McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and KFC owner Yum Brands, have received letters, calls, and visits from prosecutors...

Elon Musk Challenges Putin to a Fight
Elon Musk
Challenges
Putin to
a Fight
Mar 14, 2022 12:12 PM CDT

Elon Musk Challenges Putin to a Fight

The winner of said challenge gets ... Ukraine, according to Musk

(Newser) - We didn't think we'd be entering the workweek taking bets on who would win in a hand-to-hand fight between Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin, but here we are. That battle actually happening seems unlikely, but the challenge has been issued, with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO daring the...

Poles Fixing Century-Old Railroad Tracks to Help Rescue Refugees

'Poland cannot be indifferent to the tragedy of the Ukrainian people,' says nation's infrastructure chief

(Newser) - Poland is receiving praise the world over for embracing refugees fleeing Ukraine as Russian forces continue their assault . Now, Poles are supplementing this "tidal wave of support" for their desperate neighbors by rebuilding a long-abandoned railroad line, placed more than a century ago, to help expedite rescue efforts at...

Zelensky Addresses Congress This Week
Zelensky Will Speak
to US Congress
Mar 14, 2022 9:25 AM CDT

Zelensky Will Speak to US Congress

Ukraine leader will make an in-person pitch on Wednesday morning

(Newser) - Congress will hear from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky directly on Wednesday morning, reports Politico . House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer informed members in a letter that Zelensky will speak to both chambers simultaneously via video, per the Washington Post . "Congress remains unwavering in our commitment...

Pregnant Woman in Gripping Ukraine Photo Has Died

The AP reports the unidentified woman and her unborn child could not be saved

(Newser) - It has become one of the enduring images of the Ukraine war: A photo by AP photographer Evgeniy Maloletka shows a pregnant woman being carried on a stretcher after Russia shelled a maternity hospital in Mariupol. Now, the AP reports that the woman and her unborn child have died. They...

Latest Attack May Indicate Change in Russian Strategy

US, Ukrainian officials say Putin is expanding his targets

(Newser) - Russia's missile attack on a base less than 15 miles from Poland could signal a change in strategy, US and Ukrainian officials said Sunday. Until now, Russia mostly has fired on targets in the east and south of Ukraine, Politico reports. The attack Sunday was the third against a...

Europeans, Pope Denounce War
Europeans, Pope Denounce War
Mar 13, 2022 12:05 PM CDT

Europeans, Pope Denounce War

Francis calls Russia's killing of civilians, including children, 'barbarianism'

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of people rallied Sunday in cities across Europe to protest Russia's war in Ukraine, with small vigils taking place in Russia as well despite a crackdown by authorities against such demonstrations. German trade unions called a protest in Berlin, the AP reports. The march led from...

US Journalist Brent Renaud Killed in Ukraine

White House investigating what happened to the award-winning videographer

(Newser) - An American journalist has been killed while reporting from a suburb of the Ukraine capital of Kyiv, reports CBS News . Ukrainian authorities blame Russian troops for the death of 50-year-old videographer Brent Renaud in Irpin, though the circumstances of his death have not been confirmed. He was reportedly in a...

Oligarch&#39;s Superyacht Vanishes
Oligarch's Superyacht Vanishes
in case you missed it
Mar 13, 2022 8:01 AM CDT

Oligarch's Superyacht Vanishes

Boat owned by Lukoil CEO Vagit Alekperov stops transmitting signals

(Newser) - A Russian billionaire may be trying to get sneaky to keep his superyacht from being seized. The Daily Beast reports that a massive vessel owned by Vagit Alekperov, head of Russian energy giant Lukoil, has vanished in a sense. The Galactica Super Nova departed Montenegro on March 2 and then,...

Russia's Latest Attack Is on 'NATO's Doorstep'

Ukraine facility near the Polish border is bombarded with missiles

(Newser) - Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base close to Ukraine’s western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people, per the AP . The strike near Lviv followed Russian threats to target foreign weapon shipments that are helping Ukrainian fighters defend their country against Russia's grinding invasion....

US Commits to Arms Shipment as Russia Bombs Cities
US Commits to Arms Shipment
as Russia Bombs Cities
the rundown
Mar 12, 2022 5:40 PM CST

US Commits to Arms Shipment as Russia Bombs Cities

Mariupol residents demand the release of their mayor

(Newser) - The Biden administration committed Saturday to shipping another $200 million in weapons and equipment to Ukraine. Just before the announcement, Russia warned that it would consider any weapons on their way to Ukraine to be "legitimate targets" for attack, the New York Times reports. Javelin antitank missiles and Stinger...

Drone Explodes in Croatia, 3 Nations Away From War Zone

Flight path went through Romania and Hungary

(Newser) - Croatian officials criticized NATO on Saturday for what they said was its slow reaction to a Soviet-era military drone that apparently flew from the Ukrainian war zone through the airspace of three NATO member states, before crashing in the Croatian capital. The Russian-made unmanned aircraft crossed Romania and Hungary before...

Yale Prof's Russia List Prompts Calls From CEOs

It groups companies into those who have and have not pulled out of Russia

(Newser) - Multinational companies have taken extraordinary measures to express disapproval of Putin's war. They risk untold billions in lost revenue and hard assets, but money isn’t everything. "CEOs need peer approval," Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld tells the Washington Post . Sonnenfeld is not alone in pressing for bold...

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