Opinion: Why I’m ditching my comfy Canadian lifestyle for Ukraine
The picture of a quaint village was based on Bohdan Bociurkiw’s memories of living in western Ukraine as a student and scholar, shortly after he left a refugee camp in Europe and migrated to Canada in 1947. Bucolic, peaceful and rustic, the scene always had pride of place on the walls of our various homes […]
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Biden: Leaders navigating ‘dark hour’ after Ukraine invasion
TOKYO (AP) — President Joe Biden told fellow Indo-Pacific leaders assembled for a four-country summit Tuesday that they were navigating “a dark hour in our shared history” due to Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine and he urged the group to make a greater effort to stop Vladimir Putin’s aggression. “This is more than just a […]
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Latest news on Russia and the war in Ukraine
Senate passes $40 billion assistance package for Ukraine Ukrainian soldiers are seen with new military weapons in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 14, 2022. Diego Herrera Carcedo | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Senate passed a $40 billion military and humanitarian assistance package for Ukraine, the largest aid package for the war-weary country to […]
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War crimes in Ukraine, Blinken in Brussels, Oklahoma abortion bill : NPR
The White House plans to announce new sanctions on Russia. U.S., European and other world leaders want Russia held accountable for atrocities. Oklahoma passes a bill to make most abortions illegal. A MARTINEZ, HOST: The Biden administration is planning to announce new sanctions on Russia today in response to the gruesome scenes of alleged war […]
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Russia faces sanctions, Russia sends ‘peacekeepers’ to Ukraine, Trump app : NPR
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Russia has sent troops into eastern Ukraine. Is this an act of war or the continuation of the same conflict that’s been happening there for the past eight years? A MARTINEZ, HOST: Well, that’s what the U.S. is trying to decide in order to figure out how to respond. The Biden administration […]
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Latest Ukraine updates: Renewed calls for de-escalation | Ukraine-Russia crisis News
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is “ready to work further” with the West on security issues to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine, but emphasised the need for the West to heed Russia’s main demands. He spoke on Tuesday during a news conference following talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Moscow. Scholz said at […]
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US orders families of Ukraine embassy staff to leave on war fears | News
The United States has ordered the families of all American staff at the US Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened concern that Russia, which has massed troops on the border, is about to invade. In a statement on Sunday, the State Department also said that non-essential embassy staff could leave Ukraine at […]
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