Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin says Mariupol steel plant attack ‘cancelled’; Ukraine demands cease-fire

Moscow has “so far” turned down Kyiv’s bid to exchange Russian prisoners for the evacuation of citizens in Mariupol, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

By Ellen Francis,  Bryan Pietsch,  Amy Cheng,  Rachel Pannett and Annabelle TimsitApril 21, 2022

Macron vs. Le Pen 2022: What to know about France’s presidential election runoff

What are the chances Macron loses? Why does the election matter?

By Rick Noack and Lenny BronnerApril 21, 2022

Ukraine offers to send negotiators to Mariupol to ‘save our guys’

Kyiv said it is prepared to hold a “special round of negotiations” with Russia to evacuate its remaining fighters and 1,000 civilians from a steel plant.

By Bryan PietschApril 21, 2022

In Zelensky’s blue-collar hometown, praise for the president’s ‘steel’

The southern industrial city of Kryvyi Rih is defiant and preparing for a potential Russian assault.

By Isabelle KhurshudyanApril 21, 2022

91-year-old Jewish survivor of Nazi-occupied Mariupol dies during Russian siege

Vanda Obiedkova hid in a Mariupol basement to escape the Nazis during the Holocaust. She died at 91, sheltering underground during Russian bombardment.

By Rachel PannettApril 21, 2022

Zelensky ready to swap prisoners for civilians trapped in Mariupol

For days now, Ukraine has rebuffed Russian deadlines to surrender in the southern port city.

By Hannah Knowles,  Paulina Firozi,  Andrew Jeong,  Adela Suliman,  David L. Stern,  Jennifer Hassan,  Paulina Villegas and Rachel PannettApril 21, 2022

Ukraine sells 700,000 stamps celebrating defiance to sunken Russian flagship Moskva

Ukrainians also celebrated Russian battlefield setbacks by making memes and an NFT of the recaptured oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk.

By Amy ChengApril 20, 2022

Russia’s ‘Satan 2’ missile changes little for U.S., scholars say

As it invades Ukraine, Russia says it successfully tested its Sarmat ICBM that could strike the U.S. with nuclear warheads. The Pentagon says it's not worried.

By Lateshia Beachum,  Mary Ilyushina and Karoun DemirjianApril 20, 2022

On the battlefield with Russia, Afghanistan’s loss is Ukraine’s gain

In total, the United States has agreed to provide 16 Mi-17s to Ukraine. All were undergoing U.S.-contracted maintenance outside of Afghanistan in August when the Taliban took over the country and seized billions of dollars in Western-supplied military equipment, said Capt. Mike Kafka, a Pentagon spokesman.

By John HudsonApril 20, 2022

Macron, Le Pen face off in TV debate ahead of decisive French election

It is the last major opportunity for Le Pen to portray herself as more moderate and presidential than five years ago.

By Rick Noack and Annabelle TimsitApril 20, 2022

Russia announces ICBM test as Ukraine clings to key port city

Russia and the West traded threats and diplomatic slights Wednesday, as the Kremlin continued pummeling a broad swath of the country’s east.

By David L. Stern,  Karen DeYoung and Karoun DemirjianApril 20, 2022

West sends Ukraine heavy weapons amid fighting in Donbas

The United States said it has expanded the scope of weapons for Ukraine as the battlefield changes.

By Amy Cheng and Claire ParkerApril 20, 2022

Netflix shares tank 35% after it posts 1st subscriber loss in a decade

For the first time in a decade, Netflix said that it had lost more paying viewers than it added, even as its revenue grew.

By Taylor Telford and Andrew JeongApril 20, 2022

Why is Ukraine’s Donbas region a target for Russian forces?

Russia has launched a much-anticipated assault in the eastern region, marking the next phase of its war in Ukraine.

By Sammy Westfall and Claire ParkerApril 20, 2022

U.K. asks Russia to treat British detainee with ‘care and compassion’

Aiden Aslin had been fighting alongside Ukrainian forces defending the port city of Mariupol.

By Maite Fernández SimonApril 20, 2022

Mariupol fighters ‘dying underground’ at steel plant, commander says

As Russia's surrender deadline passes, Serhiy Volyna of Ukraine's 36th Separate Marine Brigade calls for help for soldiers at the Azovstal steel plant.

By David L. Stern,  Ellen Francis and Niha MasihApril 20, 2022

European Council chief Michel in Ukraine: ‘History will not forget’

Charles Michel reiterated European commitment to providing Ukraine with military, financial and political support.

By Jennifer Hassan and Miriam BergerApril 20, 2022

Julian Assange’s extradition to U.S. a step closer after judge’s order

The order, which Assange has the right to appeal, now heads to the desk of U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel, who will have the final say on whether to grant the extradition to the United States.

By Timothy BellaApril 20, 2022

As Queen Elizabeth II turns 96, a look at her life and legacy

The Washington Post sat down to talk with royal biographer Robert Hardman.

By Karla AdamApril 20, 2022

For Russian tech firms, Putin’s crackdown ended their global ambitions

An onslaught of laws, regulations and back-channel demands the Kremlin imposed now has reduced once promising tech giants to shadows of what they could have been.

By Joseph MennApril 20, 2022