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Young Biathlete Yevhen Malyshev dies during Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) lamented on Wednesday the death of the young Ukrainian Yevhen Malyshev while fighting in his country the invasion of Russia, a country whose biathletes, along with those of Belarus, has been prohibited from competing in its international events. “The Executive Committee of the IBU expresses its deepest condolences for the loss of former …

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Russia Targets Urban Areas, Biden Promises Punishment

Ukraine’s president has condemned Russia’s escalating attacks on crowded cities as a blatant campaign of terror, while U.S. President Joe Biden has warned that if the Russian leader doesn’t “pay a price” for the invasion, the aggression won’t be limited to one country. “No one will forgive. No one will forget,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …

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Kyiv does not Confirm Negotiations with Moscow on Wednesday

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba avoided confirming that the second round of negotiations with Russia will be held on Wednesday, as previously suggested by Moscow. “At the moment it is not known when new negotiations will take place,” Kuleba said in a video message posted on Facebook. The Kremlin said hours earlier that the second …

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Boosts U.S. News Channel Audience

Television news viewership in the United States soared during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Fox News Channel leading the list and CNN recording the most dramatic increase. Together, CNN, Fox, and MSNBC garnered an average of 6.4 million primetime viewers between the start of the war last Wednesday and Sunday night. This figure exceeds …

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Who is Olena Zelenska? The First Lady of Ukraine

The invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s troops continues to cause disastrous consequences and much of the world has set its sights and support on the figure of Volodymyr Zelensky, the country’s president. The politician has decided to stay in Kyiv despite the fact that he was marked “as target number one and my family as target number …

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Who is Volodymyr Zelensky? From an Actor to the President of Ukraine

In May 2019 he went from comedian to sixth president of Ukraine thanks to an overwhelming majority that touched 75 percent of the vote at the polls against Petro Poroshenko. Since last Thursday Russia began its invasion of the former Soviet republic, Volodymyr Zelensky (Krivói Rog, 1978) faces an unprecedented war in Europe since the end of …

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Google, YouTube, and Facebook restricts Russian state media from monetizing content

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Google, YouTube, and Facebook prevent Russian state media from monetizing content Pressured to choose sides amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, digital platforms have begun taking steps to prevent Russian state media from monetizing content. YouTube announced on Saturday that it is suspending the possibility for some Russian networks, such as RT, to monetize their content on the …

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Western Countries Will Impose Severe Sanctions on Russia if it Attacks Ukraine

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Western powers have threatened to impose “severe” sanctions on Russia, which will hit the financial and energy sectors, should President Vladimir Putin order an invasion of Ukraine, something the United States fears will happen imminently. These threats were communicated after a videoconference in which US President Joe Biden and the heads of state or government of six allied countries (United Kingdom, …

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Biden and Putin to Talk by Phone on Ukraine Crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. colleague Joe Biden plan to hold a telephone conversation this Saturday, February 12, when Washington maintains the narrative of an alleged Russian invasion of Ukraine, which would take place in the coming days. At a time of accusations from Washington about an alleged Russian invasion of Ukraine, which …

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What’s the Type Of Game Joe Biden Wants To Play With Ukraine?

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After meeting his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, President Macron said he was optimistic about the possibilities of a peaceful resolution to the current crisis: Putin assured him that he would do “everything to find compromises that can satisfy everyone”. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said it was necessary to clarify that the two men had not …

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Ukraine Crisis Update: Russia is Sending 6 Warships From the Black Sea, Now, What is Putin Wants to Do?

U.S. intelligence services have concluded that Russia continues to muster a major military force on its border with Ukraine. A couple of days ago, it emerged that a major Russian naval force is also positioned in the Black Sea, equipped with five amphibious assault ships that could be used to land troops on Ukraine’s southern coast, U.S. officials …

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Biden Will Shut Down Pipeline If Russia Attacks On Ukraine

In a barrage of diplomatic work between two continents, U.S. President Joe Biden walked out of his meeting Monday with new German Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz promising that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany would be blocked should Moscow decide to invade Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, said …

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