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Police officers detain demonstrators in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Hundreds o...
DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press

Hundreds arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack

Some 1,745 people in 54 Russian cities were detained, at least 957 of them in Moscow.
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Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air For...
Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV

Hill AFB F-35s deploy to Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions near Ukraine

Six F-35 Lightning II jets from Utah’s Hill AFB that deployed to Germany last week have now “forward-deployed” to NATO’s eastern flank near the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea the Air Force said Wednesday. 
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A man wearing the Ukrainian national flag is waiting for a train at the train station as all trains...
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL TV

Utahns worry for family, friends in Ukraine as Russia invades

One Utahn who has family in Ukraine has been up all night waiting to hear if they are safe.
2 years ago
President Joe Biden delivers remarks about Russia's “unprovoked and unjustified" military invasio...
AAMER MADHANI, ZEKE MILLER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated Press

Biden hits Russia with new sanctions, says Putin ‘chose’ war

President Joe Biden has announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, charging that Russia’s Vladimir Putin “chose this war” and his country will bear the consequences.
2 years ago
FILE: Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks on during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Wi...
TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press

AP EXPLAINER: Why Putin uses WWII to justify attacks in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin told the world in the lead-up to its attacks on Ukraine that his operation aimed to "denazify" Ukraine. Ukraine has a Jewish president who lost relatives in the Holocaust and who heads a Western-backed, democratically elected government.
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Ukrainians demonstrate outside Downing Street against the recent invasion of Ukraine on February 24...
RAF CASERT and SAM PETREQUIN, Associated Press

European Union agrees to hit Russia with sanctions

World leaders are reacting to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with raw outrage and vows of unprecedented sanctions that shroud a sense of powerlessness to defend Ukraine militarily without running the risk of a wider war in Europe.
2 years ago
Local residents are watching news on their devices in a bomb shelter on February 24, 2022 in Kyiv, ...
VANESSA GERA, Associated Press

Russia-Ukraine: What to know as Russia attacks Ukraine

Russian troops have launched a three-pronged assault on Ukraine that brought explosions and fear to the capital, Kyiv, and other cities.
2 years ago
FILE: The Wall Street street sign is seen on Feb. 24, 2022, in New York City. U.S. stocks opened th...
STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer

Stocks fall; oil, wheat prices jump after Ukraine attack

Stocks tumbled worldwide Thursday after Russia’s attack of Ukraine sent fear coursing through markets and upped the pressure on the high inflation squeezing the economy.
2 years ago
FILE: A view inside the 'New Safe Confinement' of the old sarcophagus entombing the destroyed react...
The Associated Press

Live updates: Ukraine loses control of Chernobyl plant

An adviser to the Ukrainian president says that Ukraine has lost control over the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear plant after a fierce battle.
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Inhabitants of Kyiv leave the city following pre-offensive missile strikes of the Russian armed for...
JIM HEINTZ, Associated Press

‘The worst sunrise in my life’: Ukrainians wake to attack

At dawn on Thursday, Ukrainians’ uneasy efforts at normality were shattered. A Russian attack, after weeks of warnings, had hit home.
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FILE - Brent crude oil hit $100 a barrel and stock futures fell sharply late Wednesday after blasts...
Matt Egan and Charles Riley, CNN Business

Global oil prices soar above $100 and could go much higher

Oil prices surged above $100 per barrel after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, piling pressure on a global economy already reeling from rampant inflation.
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FILE: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not in frame) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg atte...
LORNE COOK, Associated Press

NATO vows to defend its entire territory after Russia attack

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia has launched war on Ukraine and that the security alliance will defend every inch of its territory.
2 years ago
People stand around a damaged structure caused by a rocket on February 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. O...
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, DASHA LITVINOVA, YURAS KARMANAU and JIM HEINTZ, Associated Press

Officials say Ukraine no longer in control of Chernobyl site

Russia has launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine. It hit cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling Thursday, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee.
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President Joe Biden speaks on developments in Ukraine and Russia, and announces sanctions against R...
Merri Moeller, KSL TV

President Biden responds to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The White House has issued a statement amid developing news from Ukraine of invasion by Russia.
2 years ago
FILE: BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Vladimir Putin, President of Russia arrives during the Opening ...
DASHA LITVINOVA, YURAS KARMANAU and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announces military operation in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it’s intended to protect civilians.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23: Ukrainians sing the national anthem as they demonstrate outside the ...
DASHA LITVINOVA, YURAS KARMANAU and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press

Kremlin say rebels in eastern Ukraine want help in possible pretext for war, just as West warned

The Kremlin said rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine asked Russia for military assistance to help fend off Ukrainian "aggression." The announcement on Wednesday immediately fueled fears that Moscow was offering up a pretext for war, just as the West had warned.
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President Joe Biden speaks on developments in Ukraine and Russia, and announces sanctions against R...
NOMAAN MERCHANT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press

AP-NORC poll: Most in US oppose major role in Russia strife

There’s little support among Americans for a major U.S. role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to a new poll, even as President Joe Biden imposes new sanctions and threatens a stronger response that could provoke retaliation from Moscow.
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In this handout photo released by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation Pr...
LORNE COOK, Associated Press

EU sanctions hit Russian officials, companies, lawmakers

The European Union agreed to slap sanctions Wednesday on Russia's defense minister, a top adviser to President Vladimir Putin and hundreds of Russian lawmakers.
2 years ago
Police stand guard outside the Russian Embassy during a protest on February 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukrai...
DASHA LITVINOVA and YURAS KARMANAU, Associated Press

Russia evacuating embassy in Ukraine as crisis escalates

Russia began evacuating its embassy in Kyiv, and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia.
2 years ago
Delivery men deliver water to a grocery store on Feb. 23, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. On Monday, Russia...
DASHA LITVINOVA, YURAS KARMANAU, AAMER MADHANI and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press

Europe braces for further strife as Ukraine crisis escalates

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Europe braced for further confrontation Wednesday and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia after tensions escalated dramatically when Russia’s leader got the OK to use military force outside his country and the West responded with a raft of sanctions. Hopes for a diplomatic way out of a new, potentially devastating war appeared […]
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Image shows ashfall on Nuku’alofa airport runway. (New Zealand Defense Force/Facebook)...
NICK PERRY, Associated Press

Tonga’s internet finally restored 5 weeks after big eruption

Tonga’s main internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks after a huge volcanic eruption and tsunami severed a crucial undersea cable.
2 years ago
Queen Elizabeth II speaks during an audience at Windsor Castle when she met the incoming and outgoi...
Associated Press

Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID-19; mild symptoms

Queen Elizabeth II canceled scheduled online engagements on Tuesday because she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19.
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U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks during a panel discussion at the 2022 Munich Security...
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press

Blinken cancels plans to meet with Russian counterpart

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has cancelled plans to meet his Russian counterpart in Geneva later this week as Russia presses ahead with recognition of separatist regions of Ukraine.
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President Joe Biden speaks on developments in Ukraine and Russia, and announces sanctions against R...
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press

Biden announces sanctions against Russian oligarchs, banks

President Joe Biden has announced the U.S. is ordering heavy financial sanctions against Russian banks and oligarchs, declaring that Moscow has flagrantly violated international law by invading Ukraine.
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