Amid reports of mounting casualties in Ukraine, NATO says, ‘Peace on our continent has been shattered.’ Follow our live coverage. washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/…
Main roads out of Kyiv were blocked with heavy traffic Thursday as people attempted to flee.
Others tried to obtain bus and rail tickets at the train station — some to destinations they were not familiar with — as they desperately sought safety. wapo.st/3JQFBHX
Lines formed at border crossings from Ukraine to Poland on Thursday as Ukrainians sought safety.
Officials in Warsaw said authorities are preparing for as many as 1 million Ukrainians fleeing into Poland. Ukrainians can cross the border without a visa. wapo.st/3LW7vUQ
As the sun rose over Ukraine Thursday, residents got in their cars and fled to train stations.
From Kyiv to Kharkiv, Washington Post photographers captured the scenes as Ukrainians faced the new realities of Russia’s attacks across the country. wapo.st/3Imusyk
As sirens rang out amid Russia’s attack on Ukrainian cities Thursday, scores were forced to flee their homes.
Some clutched their beloved pets — the cats and dogs they simply could not leave behind amid the barrage of attacks coming from Russia. wapo.st/3shhmwQ
“Wake up, the war has started.”
In the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, morning light on Feb. 24 brought residents to gas stations to fill up after Russian forces launched military actions overnight. wapo.st/3LVKgdv
Residents of Ukraine were stuck at Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi Central Railway Station on Feb. 24, as Russia began its attack.
“Because we can't find a way to go back, we are standing here not knowing what to do.” wapo.st/3Il3Rl9
Russian troops have attacked Ukrainian airports, warehouses and hospitals, killing at least 40 Ukrainian service members and dozens of civilians since Russia’s assault began early Thursday, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova said. washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/…
Here is a map of the locations of attacks and strikes by Russian troops, as of 10:30am EST.
The Russian strikes have been geographically widespread, hitting from Luhansk to Lviv, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs. wapo.st/356Dcdx
President Biden delivers remarks following a meeting with Group of Seven members regarding the ongoing Russian assault on Ukraine.
“Today, I’m authorizing additional strong sanctions and new limitations on what can be exported to Russia.”
President Biden said Russia’s aggression against Ukraine “cannot go unanswered,” adding that if it did, “the consequences for America would be much worse.”
“America stands up to bullies, we stand up for freedom,” Biden said. “This is who we are.” wapo.st/3JXtMA1
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The federal government is on track to shut down at the end of Friday, as congressional Democrats push for changes to ICE policies as part of a sweeping funding package. wapo.st/4rlfPS0
After a series of shootings by federal agents, Democrats say they will not vote to fund DHS without new accountability measures.
But the funding is lumped into one piece of legislation with money for several other departments. wapo.st/4q6slnl
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
The United States plans to administer Venezuela for an extended period of time as it rebuilds the country’s oil industry, President Donald Trump said Saturday, holding open the door to an extended occupation of a nearby nation.
The mission to take Maduro out of power was named “Operation Absolute Resolve,” Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said.
The operation began at 10:46 p.m. and involved more than 150 aircraft, launching from 20 different bases. wapo.st/3NsHBx5
The U.S. recently deployed two Army Delta Force units, which established a “pattern of life” on Maduro ahead of the operation by tracking his location and daily movements, according to a person familiar with the deployment. wapo.st/3NsHBx5
Goods from nations with which the U.S. does hundreds of billions of dollars of trade, such as India, Switzerland and South Africa, will see new taxes of up to 39 percent, with India’s rate set to jump to 50 percent in three weeks.
Tariffs are like a sales tax applied at the border to an importer.
They're an opportunity to raise public revenue and can theoretically incentivize domestic production and protect certain industries from being undercut by foreign competitors.
President Trump announced full bans on 12 countries and partial bans on seven others on Wednesday. They are set to go in effect on June 9.
Here’s what you need to know:
The countries with a full ban are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
While Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela are affected by a partial ban.
How were the countries with travel bans selected? Trump said it’s in the interest of national security, writing that the U.S. must ensure those admitted to the country “do not bear hostile attitudes toward its citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles.”
As the coronavirus tore through the world in 2020, and the United States confronted a shortage of tests designed to detect the illness, then-President Donald Trump secretly sent coveted tests to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his personal use. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…
Putin accepted the supplies but took pains to prevent political fallout.
He cautioned Trump not to reveal that he had dispatched the scarce medical equipment to Moscow, according to “War,” a new book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…
Four years later, the personal relationship between the two men appears to have persisted, Woodward reports, as Trump campaigns to return to the White House and Putin orchestrates his bloody assault on Ukraine.
Mark Robinson, the firebrand Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina, has for years made comments downplaying and making light of sexual assault and domestic violence. wapo.st/3KQffZ6
A review of Robinson’s social media posts over the past decade shows that he frequently questioned the credibility of women who aired allegations of sexual assault against prominent men, including Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby and now-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. wapo.st/3KQffZ6
In one post, Robinson, North Carolina’s lieutenant governor, characterized Weinstein and others as “sacrificial lambs” being “slaughtered.” wapo.st/3KQffZ6