"The role we Venezuelans have in this conflict is to accompany the struggle of the Ukrainian people and continue fighting to rescue democracy and freedom in Venezuela," the Venezuelan head of state said in a tweet
“If Ukraine gets into NATO they will be saying to Russia let's go to war, and that explains why Russia is acting like this. Russia is simply defending itself,” he said
Moscow has prompted skepticism with claims that its troops have achieved their goal in Ukraine, and are shifting attention to Donbas
Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi suffers against Caruana, but ends in a draw and remains one point ahead on a bad day for the United States
Nike temporarily suspended operations at all stores it owns in Russia three months ago, but this week it is leaving the country altogether
The group is being accused of destabilizing governments and several other human rights violations, including targeting women and children in Ukraine, attacking schools and hospitals, and forcibly relocating civilians
Using the Defense Ministry's numbers, this means that on average, more than 1,000 Russian troops have been killed every day since the war began
The Ukrainian president claims 9,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the last week