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‘We were told they would welcome us’: Russian soldier moments before his death in Ukraine

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations has shared what he claimed was a final text conversation between a mother and her Russian soldier son.

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U.S. says it is expelling 12 Russian diplomats for engaging in espionage

The United States has announced it is expelling 12 members of Russia’s U.N. mission, accusing them of being “intelligence operatives” engaged in espionage.

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Russian soldiers in ‘grave danger’ of being ‘picked apart’ by Kremlin’s incompetent decisions: security expert

On Monday’s edition of CNN’s “OutFront,” Seth Jones, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said that Russian troops are being put in danger by the strategic blunders made by leadership in the Kremlin. “Putin probably thought he

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Ukraine gets Starlink internet terminals – and friendly warning about safety – Reuters

Ukraine gets Starlink internet terminals – and friendly warning about safety  Reuters Ukraine receives shipment of Starlink terminals less than 48 hours after Elon Musk promised them  Fox Business SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gets internet access for Ukraine; Social media blocks Russian

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‘My son needs me so I will be with him’: The children too sick to flee the Russian bombs

Clinging to his mother in the basement of Kyiv’s main children’s hospital, the four-year-old boy ground his teeth, making a scratching sound.

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WATCH: At rare U.N. Security Council session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine

Reflecting escalating global alarm, both of the U.N.’s major bodies — the 193-nation assembly and the smaller, more powerful Security Council — took the unusual step of holding simultaneous, hastily scheduled meetings on the war.

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WATCH: At rare U.N. Security Council session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine

Reflecting escalating global alarm, both of the U.N.’s major bodies — the 193-nation assembly and the smaller, more powerful Security Council — took the unusual step of holding simultaneous, hastily scheduled meetings on the war.

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

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. (Image credit: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)

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Russia bombs residential area of Kharkiv and intensifies Kyiv assault as talks with Ukraine end – CNN

Russia bombs residential area of Kharkiv and intensifies Kyiv assault as talks with Ukraine end  CNN US, Swiss impose new sanctions on Russia; US expels Russians from UN; Ukraine wants to join EU; live updates  USA TODAY Massive Explosion Heard From Kyiv

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‘Putin is going off the rails — he’s having serious difficulties making logical decisions’: Retired general

Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey told MSNBC on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have lost it. Speaking to host Ari Melber, McCaffrey cited the recent announcement that Putin was warning of using nuclear weapons. “Ari, I think he

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