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Ukraine Official Says Assault Halts Evacuations For 2nd Time

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LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Plans to evacuate civilians from a besieged port city in Ukraine collapsed Sunday for the second time along with an expected Russian cease-fire, Ukrainian offi...

WATCH: General Says Biden Too ‘Timid’, Calls for ‘A Little Bit of Spine’

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WASHINGTON (VINnews) — In this appearance on Fox News, retired General Jack Keane, Senior Strategic Analyst, describes the successes of Putin’s strategy in the southern part of Ukr...

Foreign News Outlets Suspend Operations In Russia After Putin’s ‘Fake News’ Law Takes Effect

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — In response to growing internal and external opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Putin signed Friday a new "Fake News" law, stating that anyo...

Russia-Ukraine War: What To Know On Russia’s War In Ukraine

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As Russia’s war on Ukraine entered Day 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and pinned the blame for the war on Ukrainian leadership....

Blinken Hears Harrowing Tales From Refugees Fleeing Ukraine

KORCZOWA, Poland (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday visited a welcome center set up by Polish authorities in what once was a shopping mall in Korczowa, close...

US Ammunitions Company To Send 1M Bullets To Ukraine

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PHOENIX — An Arizona-based ammunition company is offering to donate 1 million bullets to Ukraine’s military amid Russia’s invasion of its European neighbor. CEO Fred Wagenhals o...

Mastercard, Visa Suspend Operations In Russia After Invasion

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NEW YORK — Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday. Mastercard said cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported ...

AP Photos: Day 10, Russian Shelling Batters Encircled Towns

In war-torn areas of Ukraine, residents fled on footpaths and grief-stricken parents mourned dead children as Russian troops continued to shell encircled cities. A promised ceas...

Putin Says Ukraine’s Future In Doubt As Cease-Fires Collapse

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LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West's sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a...

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Claims Over 10,000 Russian Troops Have Been Killed So Far

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday echoed the president's assertion that Russia has lost more than 10,000 troops. Kuleba also said in a video m...

OP-ED: 3 Reasons Why We Need Not Shed Tears Over Ukraine’s Plight

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Please note that this Op-Ed is that of an individual and does not reflect the views of VINNEWS NEW YORK — Imagine a scenario reminiscent of 1945, when Russian tanks pulverized N...

PM Bennett Flies Secretly To Moscow On Shabbos Morning, Meets With Putin For 3 Hours

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a highly unusual development, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett flew early Shabbos morning to Moscow together with Housing Minister Zev Elkin to meet ...

Local Lukoil Gas Stations Feel Sting Of Russia Backlash

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in New Jersey's largest city lashed out at one of the closest symbols of Russia they could find — a pair of Lukoi...

NYC To Lift School Mask Rules, Vaccine Mandates For Dining

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will lift mandates next week requiring masks in public schools and proof of vaccination to dine in restaurants or enter entertainment, sports and cult...

Russia-Ukraine War: What To Know On Day 9 Of Russian Assault

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Russia’s war on Ukraine is now in its ninth day. Russian forces have shelled Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, sparking a fire there that was extinguished overnight. The U.N. n...

Saudi Crown Prince: Israel Could Become ‘A Potential Ally’ If Palestinian Issue Resolved

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said Israel could become “a potential ally” if the conflict with the Palestinians is resolved, Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported on Thur...

Russia’s Isolation Over Ukraine War Grows At UN Rights Body

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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body overwhelmingly approved a resolution Friday that aims to set up a three-member panel of experts to monitor human rights in Ukraine. ...

Pelosi Supports Halting Russian Oil Imports To US: ‘Ban It’

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the escalating war in Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she supports banning Russian oil imports to the U.S., a hefty nod that could strength...

Report: Russia-Backed RT America To Cease Production

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The U.S. arm of Russian state-backed media outlet RT will be effectively shutting down, CNN reported, citing a memo from the production company behind RT America. CNN said that ...

After Being Given The Cold Shoulder, Israeli Distributor Takes Ben & Jerry’s To Court

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Avi Zinger was so upset after Ben & Jerry’s pulled the rug out from under him that he never picked up the phone to speak with them. Instead, he’s taking them, and their parent ...