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Fundraiser for Ukraine Gives Zelensky the Lego Treatment

Latest Lego
Action Figure
Is Familiar
Face

Mar 18, 2022 11:34 AM CDT

Latest Lego Action Figure Is Familiar Face

Thanks to Chicago novelty shop, Ukrainian leader Zelensky is Lego-fied, complete with Molotov cocktails

(Newser) - A shop in Chicago that specializes in custom Lego pieces is making headlines with some new inventory that's raising cash to help a war-torn nation. Vice reports that the Windy City's Citizen Brick—a storefront that "started with a very dumb dream" to create unique Lego minifigures...

Russian General Killed
After Using Unsecured Phone

Mar 18, 2022 7:22 AM CDT

Russian General Killed After Using Unsecured Phone

Four have reportedly died since fighting began; the latest death was reported Tuesday

(Newser) - NATO officials have confirmed three Russian generals are among the estimated 7,000 Russian military members to die in Ukraine—"a shocking number," former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tells the New York Times . And Ukrainian officials reported the death of a fourth general on Wednesday. Maj....

Zelensky's Old Hit Show Streaming on Netflix

Zelensky's
Old Hit Show
Is Streaming
Again in US

Mar 17, 2022 2:18 PM CDT

Zelensky's Old Hit Show Is Streaming Again in US

'Servant of the People,' which helped launch him to the Ukrainian presidency, is on Netflix

(Newser) - Before he became president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky starred in a satirical TV show in which he portrayed, yes, the president of Ukraine. In fact, Zelensky's fictional president was so popular that the character helped real-life candidate Zelensky win the presidency in a 2019 landslide . Now that show, called...

That Video of Zelensky Surrendering? It's a Fake

Zelensky 'Surrender' Deepfake
May Be Just the Start

Mar 17, 2022 9:24 AM CDT

Zelensky 'Surrender' Deepfake May Be Just the Start

Meta has taken phony clip down, but experts warn there could be more, and better ones, to come

(Newser) - Earlier this month, Ukraine's military intel agency issued a warning about the possibility of Russia using deepfake technology to spread disinformation in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict . That has now apparently come to pass: Facebook parent Meta has removed a phony clip purporting to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky surrendering...

Ukraine: Mayor Who Wouldn't Cooperate Was Kidnapped

Ukrainian Mayor Freed
in 'Special Operation'

UPDATED

Mar 17, 2022 8:58 AM CDT

Ukrainian Mayor Freed in 'Special Operation'

Footage reportedly shows Ivan Fedorov thanking President Zelensky by phone

(Newser) - Update: The Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol has been freed from Russian forces in a "special operation," according to officials. Ivan Fedorov was spotted with a bag over his head in the company of heavily armed Russian soldiers in the city on March 11, per ABC News . "The...

'A Moment Unlike Any Other':
Zelensky Addresses Congress

Mar 16, 2022 8:34 AM CDT

'A Moment Unlike Any Other': Zelensky Addresses Congress

Ukrainian leader references Pearl Harbor, 9/11 in asking for no-fly zone

(Newser) - For weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been speaking to the world and asking allied leaders to "close the sky." On Wednesday morning, he spoke to Congress in a virtual address. USA Today reports that while world leaders have frequently addressed Congress, this is "a moment unlike...

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 '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...

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...