"The mayor of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has said there are no Russian troops in the city, as it continues to defend itself from attacks." bbc.com/news/live/worl…
President Zelenskyy today, thru translator: "The last night in Ukraine was brutal. There was shelling again, bombarding of residential areas, civil infrastructure."
Later he said, "We will fight as long as it takes to liberate the county ... glory to Ukraine"
Unconfirmed numbers on Russian losses from Ukraine's Defense Ministry, via @KyivIndependent
Pres. Zelenskyy, via translator, on Russian war crimes: "They're fighting against everyone. They are fighting against all living beings, against kindergartens, residential buildings, against ambulances. They use rocket artillery, missiles...Never where any military facilities."
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#BlackHistoryMonth comes to an end today. But that doesn’t mean our learning and appreciation of Black history should end with it.
Let’s meet some of the people fighting to ensure history is not rewritten.
Voting rights leader @MsLaToshaBrown gave us a history lesson in U.S. voting laws and why Black women have always been the ones to get sh*t done.
As the fight over critical race theory threatens Black history, @ProfJeffries breaks down the importance of teaching “hard history” and why he's betting on students to see through the lies.
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya: “During this meeting, the President of Russia Putin ... made a decision for a special military operation ... We will aim to demilitarize and degenocide Ukraine.”
Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya calls for Russia to be ousted as president of the UN Security Council:
“And I ask the members of the Security Council to convene an emergency meeting ... It's too late, my dear colleagues, to speak about de-escalation. Too late.”
Ukrainian Ambassador: "There is no purgatory for war criminals, they go straight to hell."
Russian Ambassador responds: "We aren't being aggressive towards the Ukrainian people, but against the junta that is in power in Kyiv," then quickly adjourns UN Security Council meeting.
Between Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill and this new Texas policy, governors in two of the biggest states are trying to roll back queer rights this week.
President Biden announces new sanctions on Russia “far beyond” those imposed in 2014:
“This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine … If Russia goes further with this invasion, we stand prepared to go further as with sanctions.”
President Biden: "Who in the Lord's name does Putin think gives him the right to declare new so-called countries on territory that belong to his neighbors? This is flagrant violation of international law."
President Biden announces the Nord Stream 2 pipeline “will not move forward” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Former police officer Kim Potter sentenced to 16 months in prison + 8 months on supervised release in fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.
Judge Regina Chu sentenced below the manslaughter guidelines, given Potter accidentally grabbed her gun instead of her Taser.
Judge Regina Chu quotes Barack Obama while explaining why she only gave a two-year sentence — significantly below the manslaughter guidelines — to former police officer Kim Potter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright.