The Biden administration has proposed a prohibition on Chinese and Russian automotive hardware and software to protect US drivers from ‘disruption and sabotage’
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U.S. hits Russian state media with new sanctions
The U.S. State Department accuses a Kremlin news outlet of working hand-in-hand with the Russian military and running fundraising campaigns to pay for equipment for soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
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Russian publishers in exile release books the Kremlin would ban
In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, writing about the war in Ukraine, the church or LGBTQ+ life could land you in jail. A new organization helps authors publish books in Russian they couldn’t back home.
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Ukraine’s military trains civilians in ‘Test Week’ to give a sense of war with Russia
Ukraine needs more soldiers as its troops defend Ukrainian territory and carry out an offensive inside Russia. An elite Ukrainian military unit offers civilians a one-week tryout as soldiers.
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Russia says it downed over 150 drones in Ukrainian attack
Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over Moscow and nine over the surrounding region, the Defense Ministry said Sunday.
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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash
The dismissal comes four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment, killing the pilot.
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Ukrainian forces attack a second border region in western Russia
Ukraine is firing artillery and launching drone strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region, according the the Russian governor of the territory, who has declared a state of emergency.
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Ukrainian and Russian troops are gearing up for a showdown in western Russia
After several days of rapid advances in western Russia, the Ukrainian military offensive has slowed. Russia is sending reinforcements to the area, but has not yet launched a major counterattack.
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Americans released in Russian prisoner swap have arrived in the U.S.
The trio exchanged handshakes and hugs with President Biden and Vice President Harris at the foot of their plane’s stairs and embraced their family members as onlookers cheered.
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Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison
A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a trial the U.S. denounced as a sham.
