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For First Time Since Invasion, Western Leaders Visit Ukraine

Western Leaders Take
Dangerous Trip Into Ukraine

Mar 16, 2022 12:13 AM CDT

Western Leaders Take Dangerous Trip Into Ukraine

Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic send prime ministers

(Newser) - The prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic took a harrowing train ride from Warsaw, Poland, to Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday night even as Russia escalated its attack on the capital city . They are the first Western leaders to visit Ukraine since...

Zelensky: Ukraine
Won't Join NATO

Mar 15, 2022 5:44 PM CDT

Zelensky: Ukraine Won't Join NATO

3 European leaders visit Kyiv as Russian bombardment continues

(Newser) - As Russia continued to bombard Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky made what the Guardian sees as a "significant concession": He said Ukraine will not become a member of NATO. Zelensky told officials from the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force that the country must accept that it...

Zelensky to Russian Troops: Time for You to Surrender

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

Mar 15, 2022 5:57 AM CDT

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...

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...

US Congressman:
'Zelensky Is a Thug'

Mar 10, 2022 2:42 PM CST

US Congressman: 'Zelensky Is a Thug'

Republican Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina also calls the Ukraine government 'evil'

(Newser) - Not everybody in the West is a fan of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's handling of the Russian invasion. "Remember that Zelensky is a thug," GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina said at a town hall meeting last weekend, per a recording published by WRAL . "Remember...

Americans Heading
to Ukraine Told to
Leave DNA Samples, a Will

Mar 9, 2022 1:21 AM CST

Americans Heading to Ukraine Told to Leave DNA Samples, a Will

State Department issues new recommendations

(Newser) - The federal government has advised US citizens not to travel to Ukraine—but those who decide to do so anyway should leave behind a DNA sample and a will, and designate power of attorney before they go. That's the advice from the State Department as of Tuesday, NBC News...

Zelensky Vows Ukrainians 'Will Fight Until the End'

Ukraine Accuses Russia
of Firing on Aid Convoy

THE RUNDOWN

Mar 8, 2022 8:17 PM CST

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Firing on Aid Convoy

Zelensky channels Churchill in speech to British lawmakers

(Newser) - Thousands of civilians, including around 1,700 international students, were successfully evacuated from the eastern Ukraine city of Sumy Tuesday—but Ukrainian authorities accused the Russian invaders of shelling another convoy in the south of the country. Authorities said buses were used to take civilians from Sumy to Poltava in...

Zelensky to Ukrainians:
'Go On the Offensive!'

Mar 6, 2022 7:02 AM CST

Zelensky to Ukrainians: 'Go On the Offensive!'

He asks citizens to 'take to the streets'

(Newser) - Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky has been pleading with other nations to give him more help in repelling Russian soldiers. On Saturday night, he issued the same plea to ordinary residents of his nation. "Ukrainians in all of our cities that the enemy has entered—go on the offensive!’...

Zelensky Addresses Lawmakers

Mar 5, 2022 5:25 PM CST

Zelensky Addresses Lawmakers

Senators agree to try to get Ukraine fighter jets

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took his case for more weapons directly to Congress on Saturday, addressing lawmakers in a Zoom call. About 300 members of the House and Senate heard him describe "the urgent need" for increased military and humanitarian aid to help Ukraine fight off the Russian invasion,...

Zelensky on
NATO's No
to No-Fly
Zone: 'Weak'

UPDATED

Mar 5, 2022 6:30 AM CST

Zelensky on NATO's No to No-Fly Zone: 'Weak'

Ukrainian president slams allies for 'disunity': 'Is this the NATO we wanted?'

(Newser) - Update: NATO doesn't appear to be budging on setting up a no-fly zone over Ukraine, and on Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky blasted this hesitancy in a scathing Facebook video, per the Hill and Axios . "All the people who will die starting from this day will also die because of...

At Least 3 Attempts to Kill
Zelensky Reportedly Failed

Mar 4, 2022 4:35 PM CST

At Least 3 Attempts to Kill Zelensky Reportedly Failed

Russian security sources tipped off Ukraine, officials say

(Newser) - Assassins backed by Russia have tried to kill President Volodymyr Zelensky at least three times in the past week, media reports and Ukrainian officials say. Mercenaries and Chechen special forces made the attempts to kill Zelensky, the Times of London reported. One Chechen team consisting of special forces called Kadyrovites...

Zelensky's Big
Wartime Lines

Mar 3, 2022 7:07 PM CST

Zelensky's Big Wartime Lines

Communications experts applaud his leadership in crisis

(Newser) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the spotlight like never before, and that's saying something for an actor-turned-politician. According to crisis management and communications expert Edward Segal at Forbes , "how well Zelensky has met and surpassed the challenges of the escalating crisis...

Russia Agrees to
Refugee Corridors

Mar 3, 2022 4:07 PM CST

Russia Agrees to Refugee Corridors

'What are you afraid of?' Zelensky asks in pushing Putin for direct meeting

(Newser) - There was little movement in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks Thursday, but there was a change that could help those trying to escape the fighting flee safely. Negotiators agreed to set up humanitarian corridors for war refugees, Axios reports. Mykhailo Podolyak, a member of the Ukrainian delegation, said his team went...

Sean Penn Had to Hoof It
to Polish Border

UPDATED

Mar 3, 2022 11:32 AM CST

Sean Penn Had to Hoof It to Polish Border

Actor-director shares photo of himself walking out of Ukraine

(Newser) - Update: Sean Penn has left Ukraine and it doesn't look like the process was easy. The actor-director, who flew to the country to work on a Vice Studios documentary about Russia's invasion, tweeted a photo showing him walking toward the Polish border, luggage in hand, with a line...

Girl Sheltering in Kyiv Subway:
'We Just Have to Put Up With It'

Mar 3, 2022 8:34 AM CST

Girl Sheltering in Kyiv Subway: 'We Just Have to Put Up With It'

15K people are said to be hunkered down there

(Newser) - Blankets, clothing, and suitcases line the corridor. In one corner, a woman reads a book to a group of curious-looking children, per CNN . Some distance off, a man reads his own book in solitude in a subway train. There's an occasional bark or meow. This is the new normal...

Russia Says Talks Can Begin
but Bombing Won't Stop

Mar 3, 2022 5:59 AM CST

Russia Says Talks Can Begin but Bombing Won't Stop

Minister argues that the West has made Ukraine a threat to Russian security

(Newser) - Russia’s foreign minister says that Moscow is ready for talks to end the fighting in Ukraine but will continue to press its effort to destroy Ukraine’s military infrastructure. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the Russian delegation submitted its demands to Ukrainian negotiators earlier this week and...

Expert: Russia Will
'Carpet Bomb Cities'

THE RUNDOWN

Mar 2, 2022 7:06 AM CST

Expert: Russia Will 'Carpet Bomb Cities'

Peace talks set for Wednesday, following strikes in residential areas

(Newser) - Russia says it's ready for a second round of peace talks with Ukraine on Wednesday. "In the second half of the day, closer to evening, our delegation will be in place to await Ukrainian negotiators," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, per the AP . He said he...

Diplomats Walk Out During
Speech by Russia's Lavrov

Mar 1, 2022 11:40 AM CST

Diplomats Walk Out During Speech by Russia's Lavrov

At another world forum, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky received a standing ovation

(Newser) - How much of the world views the war in Ukraine was illustrated in the reaction to two speeches on Tuesday. In Brussels, diplomats with the European Union gave Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a lengthy standing ovation, reports the Hill . In Geneva, diplomats from around 40 nations walked out on a...

New Worry in Ukraine:
Putin's 'Exit Ramp'

the rundown

Mar 1, 2022 8:48 AM CST

New Worry in Ukraine: Putin's 'Exit Ramp'

Concern is rising about what a 'cornered' Russian leader might do

(Newser) - A familiar theme has emerged in coverage about Ukraine: It's the notion that Vladimir Putin is growing frustrated with how badly the war is going, which is raising fears about what he may do to try to fix things. (Ukraine already has accused him of war crimes by shelling...

Russia Uses Its Familiar
Strategy in Urban Warfare

THE RUNDOWN

Mar 1, 2022 6:50 AM CST

Russia Uses Its Familiar Strategy in Urban Warfare

Surround the city while shelling it; Ukraine's Zelensky calls it a war crime

(Newser) - Tuesday brings ominous developments in Ukraine, with a massive convoy of Russian tanks en route to the capital of Kyiv and continued shelling of the city of Kharkiv. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's bombing of civilian areas amounted to a war crime, reports the AP . “Nobody will...