Europe

Politics

Russia nearing default for first time since 1917 Bolshevik Revolution

Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has long accused the West of forcing a default by imposing unprecedented economic sanctions

Politics

UN says people in Ukraine city of Mariupol being 'starved to death,' as result of Russia invasion

Russian leader Vladimir Putin appears in recent days and weeks to have focused on capturing Mariupol

Human Rights

Holocaust museums from 4 countries condemn Russian war crimes in Ukraine

Institutions in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and South Africa issued a joint statement on Monday reaffirming their shared mission to educate people about the horrors of the past to make sure they are not repeated

Politics

Pentagon gives unused stash of Russian helicopters to Ukraine, after fall of Afghanistan

The helicopters are part of a larger package of military equipment that is being expedited into Ukraine

Politics

Ukraine claims it sank Russian warship in Black Sea

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said that "there was an explosion" on the Russian ship.

Politics

Russia warns of nuclear deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO

"There can be no more talk of any nuclear-free status for the Baltic - the balance must be restored,” Russia’s Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said

Politics

Putin purges 150 FSB agents over Russian failures in Ukraine

Human Rights

Russian soldiers kept and raped 25 Ukrainian women in basement

Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s official ombudsman for human rights, told the BBC that she has documented multiple cases of rape, torture and abuse by Russian forces in her country

Politics

Sean Penn considers fighting for Ukraine against Russia

"I think that we can be fascinated by conflict but also intellectually be very anti-war," he said

Crime

OSCE: Russia committed human rights abuses in Ukraine invasion

OSCE claims that there are "clear patterns of violations of international humanitarian law" in Ukraine