In all of these polls, clear majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents supported sanctions, despite sharp differences in approval for President Biden’s handling of the situation.
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Russian propaganda ‘outgunned’ by social media rebuttals
Russian state media is pushing false claims that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fled Kyiv, a lie that began spreading on Twitter on Friday when a former aide to ex-President Trump posted a link to the bogus claim.
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Ukrainian college students in Maine network together, struggle with separation from families
Two students from Ukraine this week shared what it is like to be away from their home during the Russian invasion of their homeland.
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Russia’s isolation over Ukraine war grows at UN Human Rights Council
The 47-member nation U.N. Human Rights Council has overwhelmingly approved a resolution aiming to set up a three-person panel of experts to monitor human rights in Ukraine.
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Russian cease-fire in Ukraine imperiled amid more shelling, attack on nuclear plant worries world
Russia’s attack on Europe’s largest nuclear plant triggers worldwide fear of catastrophe as the Russians crack down on information at home
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The Latest: Lawmakers say U.S. delaying some intelligence to Ukraine in Russia war
The latest news on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian forces seize or encircle cities in southern Ukraine
Air and artillery assaults continue to target urban areas farther north, including Kyiv and Kharkiv.
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Leeds family on brink of adopting brothers from Ukraine waiting in fear
Tracy Blake-Bell and her husband, Nat Bell, went to Ukraine last month to finalize the legal process. They were supposed to go back, but Russia’s invasion has put that on hold indefinitely.
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Wheat, corn prices surge amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Inflation is already at a four-decade high in the U.S., partly driven by rising food costs.
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Federal Reserve chair: Russia’s war on Ukraine will worsen inflation
Jerome Powell warned that Russia’s invasion has already driven up oil prices.