Crisis Deepens, Ukraine Accuses Moscow of ‘Medieval’ Tactics
In one of the most desperate cities, the encircled southern port of Mariupol, an estimated 200,000 people — nearly half the population of 430,000 — were hoping to flee, and Red Cross officials waited to hear when a corridor would be established.
Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant on Fire After Shelling
A Western intelligence report indicates that Chinese officials had some level of direct knowledge about President Vladimir V. Putin’s war plans or intentions.
Ukraine Refugees Reach 1 million in 7 Days
A Western intelligence report indicates that Chinese officials had some level of direct knowledge about President Vladimir V. Putin’s war plans or intentions.
Russia-Ukraine War: What to Know as Russians Advance on Kyiv
Ukrainian and Russian delegations met Monday on Ukraine’s border with Belarus.
Euro Backlash as FIFA Refuses to Expel Russia from Football
The decision adopts the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling before the invasion of Ukraine, punishing Russia’s cover-up of the investigation into state-sponsored doping.
Putin Puts Nuclear Forces on High Alert, Escalating Tensions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, meanwhile, announced plans for a meeting with a Russian delegation at an unspecified location on the Belarusian border.
U.S. Claims Russia Has Ordered Final Preparations for Invasion
The United States and many European countries have charged for weeks that Putin has built up the forces he needs to invade Ukraine — a westward-looking democracy that has sought to move out of Russia’s orbit — and is now trying to create pretexts to invade.
Cyberattacks Knock Out Sites of Ukrainian Army, Major Banks
Customers at Ukraine’s largest state-owned bank, Privatbank, and the state-owned Sberbank reported problems with online payments and the banks’ apps.
Putin Claims Russia Has Pulled Back Some Troops
Putin’s overtures soothed global markets that have been on edge amid the worst East-West tensions in decades. Washington and its European allies remained cautious, saying they want to see evidence of a Russian pullback.
Macron: Putin Told Him Russia Won’t Escalate Ukraine Crisis
At a news conference after meeting Zelenskyy, Macron said Putin told him during their more than five-hour session Monday that “he won’t be initiating an escalation. I think it is important.”