The European Union’s top official called on the 27-nation bloc on Wednesday to ban Russian oil imports.
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Russia storms Mariupol steel plant as some evacuees reach safety
How many Ukrainian fighters were holed up inside was unclear, but the Russians put the number at about 2,000 in recent weeks, and there were reports that 500 were wounded.
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Russia releases U.S. Marine veteran as part of prisoner exchange
The U.S. returned Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot who’d been serving a 20-year federal prison sentence in Connecticut for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.
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Russia cuts natural gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to divide the West
The tactic could eventually force targeted nations to ration gas and deal another blow to economies suffering from rising prices, but it also could deprive Russia of badly needed income to fund its invasion.
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U.S. presses allies to send more weapons to Ukraine over fear of an expanding war
Russian advances and heavy fighting were reported in the Donbas, with one town, Kreminna, apparently falling, while in the gutted southern city of Mariupol, Russia hit the Azovstal steel plant with 35 airstrikes over 24 hours.
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Russia attacks rail, fuel targets far from Ukraine’s eastern front
The U.S. secretaries of state and defense said Washington had approved a $165 million sale of ammunition along with more than $300 million in financing to buy more supplies.
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Two months after U.S. Olympian’s arrest in Russia, mystery surrounds her case
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in mid-February after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis.
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Putin claims victory in Mariupol despite steel-mill holdouts
Satellite images showed more than 200 new graves in a town where Ukrainian officials say the Russians have been burying Mariupol residents killed in the fighting.
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‘Days or hours left’: Russia tightens the noose in Mariupol
With global tensions running high, the Kremlin reported the first successful test launch of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Russia pours troops into eastern Ukraine as it presses assault
If successful, the Russian offensive in what is known as the Donbas would essentially slice Ukraine in 2 and give President Vladimir Putin a badly needed victory.