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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Macron, Le Pen face off in TV debate ahead of decisive French election
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
European Council chief Michel in Ukraine: ‘History will not forget’
Charles Michel reiterated European commitment to providing Ukraine with military, financial and political support.
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.
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.
For Russian tech firms, Putin’s crackdown ended their global ambitions
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