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Madison Swenson, KSL TV
Gov. Cox orders the removal of all Russian products from state liquor stores
Gov. Spencer Cox issued an executive order Saturday, calling for the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to remove all Russian-produced and Russian-branded products from its shelves.2 years ago
ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press
West unleashes SWIFT bans, more crushing penalties on Russia
The United States and its European allies have agreed to levy the most potentially crippling sanctions yet on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The new measures announced Saturday include restrictions on Russia's central bank, and cutting some banks off from the SWIFT global financial system.2 years ago
PAUL WISEMAN, AP Business Writer
Potent protest: Bars drop Russian vodka, promote Ukraine’s
Some bars and liquor stores think they’ve found a potent way to punish Russia for invading Ukraine: They’re pulling Russian vodka off their shelves and promoting Ukrainian brands instead.2 years ago
Andrew Adams, KSL TV
Researcher: Video, info from Russian invasion could be used as propaganda, psychological operations
Social media has brought the front lines of the Russian invasion into Ukraine closer to home than ever before, with up-to-the-minute updates and graphic videos of the toll that has been inflicted.2 years ago
YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JAMES LaPORTA
Zelenskyy welcomes offers to moderate talks with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is welcoming efforts to open talks with Russia.2 years ago
YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JAMES LaPORTA Associated Press
Russians push toward Ukraine’s capital; residents take cover
Kyiv residents braced Saturday for another night sheltering underground, as Russian troops closed in on Ukraine's capital and skirmishes were reported on the outskirts. Ukraine's leader, meanwhile, claimed the country's forces had repulsed the Russian assault and vowed to keep up the struggle as he appealed for more outside help.2 years ago
Matt Rascon, KSL TV
Utahns say their family’s city is under attack in Ukraine
From the moment word got out of a Russian attack on Ukraine, Alia Tukhtarova Herrod has been reaching out to her family every few hours.2 years ago
The Associated Press
Zelenskyy declines US offer to evacuate Kyiv
“The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.”2 years ago
Nathan Hodge, Matthew Chance, Tim Lister, Laura Smith-Spark and Helen Regan, CNN
Battle for Ukrainian capital underway as explosions seen and heard in Kyiv
Explosions have been seen and heard in parts of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as the fight by Ukrainian forces to hold back a Russian advance on the capital intensifies in the early hours of Saturday morning, amid warnings the city could fall within days and as officials handed out weapons to reservists.2 years ago
EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press
Russia vetoes UN demand that Russia stop attacking Ukraine
Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but sought to highlight Russia’s global isolation.2 years ago
Associated Press
Sorting fact, disinformation after Russian attack on Ukraine
Associated Press journalists are documenting military activity across Ukraine, where disinformation is spiking during a Russian ground and air offensive. With social media amplifying a torrent of military claims and counterclaims, determining exactly what is happening can difficult.2 years ago
Tamara Qiblawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sofiya Harbuziuk,
Fleeing Russia’s advancing troops means some Ukrainians are leaving husbands, sons and brothers behind
At the railway station in Lviv, in Ukraine's westernmost corner, near the Polish border, hundreds of people are pouring off of trains, disembarking as sirens blare.2 years ago
Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN
NATO Response Force activated for first time
For the first time, the NATO Response Force has been activated as a defensive measure in response to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.2 years ago
Brian Fung, CNN Business
Russia moves to ‘partially restrict’ Facebook access over censorship allegations
The Russian government moved to "partially restrict" Facebook access in the country on Friday after accusing the social network of unlawful censorship.2 years ago
LORNE COOK, Associated Press
NATO leaders agree to bolster eastern forces after invasion
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts have agreed to send parts of the organization’s response force to help protect allies in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.2 years ago
Jack Guy, CNN
‘We just wanted to be together,’ says Ukrainian couple who rushed to marry amid attacks
It was not the wedding day they envisaged, but as Russia attacked their country Thursday Yaryna Arieva and her partner Sviatoslav Fursin rushed to tie the knot with the sound of air raid sirens ringing in their ears.2 years ago
RAF CASERT and FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press
European Union agrees to freeze assets of Putin and minister
The European Union has agreed to freeze the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, according to Latvia’s foreign minister.2 years ago
VANESSA GERA and ADAM PEMBLE, Associated Press
Ukrainians flee war, seeking safety across western borders
Thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing from war by crossing their borders to the west in search of safety.2 years ago
RAHMA NURJANA
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake kills 7 on Indonesia’s Sumatra
A strong and shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing seven people and injuring 85.2 years ago
Andrew Adams, KSL TV
Ukrainians in Utah plead for action, fear Putin has larger designs
As the Russian invasion continued into Ukraine Thursday, the images and videos that emerged were even more painful to those who shared deep roots there.2 years ago
Associated Press
Live updates: Russia claims it controls airport near Kyiv
The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis: MOSCOW — The Russian military claims it has taken control of an airport just outside Kyiv, as Kremlin forces bear down on the Ukrainian capital. The claim could not be independently verified. Taking possession of the airport in Hostomel, which has a long runway allowing the landing of heavy-lift transport […]2 years ago
The Associated Press
‘I don’t want to die’: Ukrainians fear as invasion closes in
Ukrainian civilians are fleeing after finding their lives at risk on the second day of Russia's invasion.2 years ago
YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA, Associated Press
Ukraine’s capital under threat as Russia presses invasion
Russia is pressing its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital. That comes a day after it unleashed airstrikes on cities and military bases and sent in troops and tanks from three sides.2 years ago
