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Russia is using controversial 'cluster munitions' in Ukraine, humanitarian groups say

9:08pm February 28, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Once fired, cluster munitions open in midair and rain down dozens or even hundreds of smaller submunitions, or "bomblets," over a large area the size of one or several football fields.

A pedestrian walks past outside U.N. headquarters, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in New York.

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U.S. expels 12 Russian diplomats for allegedly 'engaging in espionage'

6:38pm February 28, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Russian United Nations Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia called it a "hostile" action.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels last year. Zelenskyy is appealing for Ukraine to join the EU.

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Ukraine wants to join the EU. Here's how that would work

4:02pm February 28, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has applied for Ukraine to join the European Union, after appealing to its leaders for immediate entry. Gaining membership is a complex process.

Left: The Putin Pub in Jerusalem, before the owners removed the word Putin from the sign. Right: On Feb. 24, the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Russian-speaking owners of the Putin Pub removed "Putin" from the sign.

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After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Jerusalem's Putin Pub is now just named Pub

1:56pm February 28, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Israel is keeping good ties with ally Putin, as well as with Ukraine. But the owners of Jerusalem's Putin Pub, a bar for Russian-speaking immigrants, erased his name when Russia invaded Ukraine.

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African residents in Ukraine wait at the platform inside the Lviv railway station on Sunday in Lviv in western Ukraine.

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Europe welcomes Ukrainian refugees but others, less so

11:46am February 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The hospitality greeting Ukrainians fleeing the violence in their native country has highlighted the stark differences in treatment given to migrants and refugees from the Middle East and Africa.

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Boycotts of Russian products and groups spread, but the effects may be limited

4:55am February 28, 2022

by Emma Bowman

Russian vodka is being pulled from many shelves and the country's soccer team may find few willing opponents in the near term. But for the most part, experts say, the protests are largely symbolic.

Russia's embassy in Washington, D.C. is pictured on Wednesday. The U.S. and European allies are kicking selected Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system.

Select Russian banks are being booted off the SWIFT bank messaging system

8:42pm February 26, 2022

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The U.S. and European allies are ramping up sanctions against Russia that include moving to cut off certain Russian banks from the key bank messaging system.

People take part in a demonstration in support of Ukraine at Freedom Square in Tallinn, Estonia, on Saturday.

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Antiwar protesters take to the streets around the world in support of Ukraine

6:55pm February 26, 2022

by Matthew S. Schwartz

In cities across continents, protesters are standing in solidarity against the Russian invasion of Ukraine and condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin.

People coming from Ukraine descend from a ferry boat to enter Romania at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing at the Danube river.

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People fleeing Ukraine cross into Romania

4:37pm February 26, 2022

As Russia invades their country, Ukrainians fleeing conflict are crossing into bordering nations. Satellite images show miles of cars and trucks waiting to cross into Romania.

Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova said all of the Ukrainian defenders on Snake Island were killed in an exchange with a Russian warship after they refused to surrender.

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Russian warship tells Ukrainian soldiers to surrender. They profanely refuse

11:22pm February 25, 2022

by Jeff Dean

Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. says all 13 defenders on the island were killed during the fighting. Zelenskyy hails them as heroes of Ukraine.