A first-year student at the Lewiston college worries about friends and family in his homeland.
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Ukraine war leads to pressure for U.S. to increase oil production
President Biden’s move to ban oil from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was met with calls to boost U.S. production to help bring down soaring gasoline prices.
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Putin appears at big rally as Russia rains lethal fire on Kyiv, other cities
The leader of Russia’s delegation in diplomatic talks with Ukraine says the sides have narrowed their differences, but the Ukrainian side says its position remains unchanged.
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Temple resident, former Peace Corps volunteer worries for the Ukranian people
Winn last traveled to Ukraine to attend a wedding in August 2020 and said Russia and concerns of invasion were “not on the radar, at all.”
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Maine’s U.S. senators traveling to Poland and Germany
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King will be part of a bipartisan group of 10 senators planning to meet this weekend with foreign leaders and Ukrainians living in Polish refugee camps.
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Rescuers search Ukraine theater rubble as Russian attacks continue
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls for more help for his country in a video address to German lawmakers, saying thousands of people have been killed, including 108 children.
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Maine’s members of Congress support additional assistance for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a plea for more U.S. assistance in an address to Congress on Wednesday.
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Live updates: Ukraine, Russia continue talks over radio
The latest news on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Biden sending more anti-aircraft systems, drones to Ukraine as Zelensky tells Congress, ‘We need you right now’
Nearing the three-week mark in an ever-escalating war, Zelensky has used his campaign to implore allied leaders to ‘close the sky’ to prevent the Russian airstrikes that are devastating his country.
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Power bill tax relief: Lawmakers find no easy solutions to complex problem
The sponsor of a bill envisioning some form of tax relief acknowledges, ‘there’s no silver bullet’ to ease high energy costs.