Politics
Trump says he rejected Russia's deal to swap Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout
“I turned down a deal with Russia for a one-on-one swap of the so-called Merchant of Death for Paul Whelan,” Trump claimed
Crime
Ukraine confirms 60 deaths after Russian shelling of school with refugees
The governor of the Luhansk region reported that 27 people were rescued alive
Politics
Peru imposes curfew as mass fuel protests rock the country
Peruvians took to the streets on Monday after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed fuel and fertilizer prices to record high levels
Politics
U.K. says Russian troops accidentally shot down own plane
Jeremy Fleming, head of the United Kingdom’s GCHQ spy agency, said, "We’ve seen Russian soldiers, short of weapons and morale, refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft.”
Politics
Ukraine accuses Russia of using 'white phosphorus bombs' in Luhansk
The use of this weapon against civilians could be considered a crime against humanity and a violation of the Geneva Conventions
Politics
Putin spokesman calls for Venezuelan, Nicaraguan and Cuban forces to support Russian invasion of Ukraine
Vladimir Solovyov, a well-known Putin supporter and host of a program on Russian public TV, suggested that these "allied countries" should go fight in the Donetsk region
Technology
Ukraine's drones being countered by new Russian reinforcements
The drones behind much of Ukraine’s early success against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces are becomes less and less effective as their invaders implement countermeasures
Human Rights
UN votes to remove Russia from human rights council
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba took to Twitter to thank the nations who voted in favor of expelling Russia, noting that “war criminals have no place in UN bodies aimed at protecting human rights"
Human Rights
U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony
“We do not have any information on her exact current location or her final destination,” said her attorneys
Sports
Ukrainian kickboxing champion killed during Russian bombardment of Chernobyl
Yevhen Zvonok, who was runner-up in the World Cup, died during the Russian shelling of Chernobyl