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Trump criticizes Ukrainian President Zelensky, calls Russia-Ukraine war 'killing field'
Trump spoke amid Russia and Ukraine's roughy 3-year-long war
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Germany will not boycott Russian gas or oil imports
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck admitted that the country’s heavy dependence on Russian exports made it untenable to follow the U.S. in banning imports of coal, oil and natural gas from Russia
Human Rights
More than 3 million refugees have left Ukraine after Russia's invasion
According to UNICEF, out of the more than three million refugees, 1.5 million are children
Human Rights
Russian state media journalist arrested after protesting war on live TV
During a live broadcast on Monday, Channel One employee Marina Ovsyannikova burst into the frame holding a sign that read “NO WAR. Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They are lying to you here”
Politics
U.S. officials: Biological research facilities in Ukraine are not bioweapons labs
U.S. defense and intelligence officials have made it clear that the biological research facilities in Ukraine are not biological weapons labs
Politics
More than 40,000 Syrians enlist to fight for Russia, human rights group says
Training centers and accommodations have reportedly been set up for Syrian troops in Belarus and Russia
Politics
Russia claims advances in Donbass, moves to encircle Ukrainian forces
Russia has had a "siege mentality," shown through attacks encircling major Ukrainian cities such as Mariupol and Kharkiv, a senior official reportedly said
Politics
Zelensky honors wounded soldiers during Kyiv hospital visit
On Sunday, the president conferred the title of Hero of Ukraine to eight soldiers in honor of their "personal courage and heroism shown in defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine"
Business
Russia's richest oligarch: Putin's threat to nationalize western companies is taking us back to 1917
61-year-old Vladimir Potanin is the president of the world’s largest producer of palladium and refined nickel. Addressing rumors that the Kremlin will seize the assets of foreign companies leaving Russia, he said such an action would undermine decades of investor trust and market expertise.
Politics
Ukrainian officials warn that Belarus could join Russian invasion on Friday
“According to preliminary data, Belarusian troops may be drawn into an invasion on March 11 at 21:00 (1900 GMT),” Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications said in a statement
Politics
IMF approves $1.4 billion in emergency financing for Ukraine
Under the agreement, Kyiv can tap the IMF repeatedly within any three-year period if its balance of payments need “caused primarily by an exogenous shock”
