The US bans Russian oil imports in response to the Ukraine invasion. Most Americans say they're willing to pay more for gas. / Quartz Farida Rustamova: How Russian officials and parliament members really feel about what's happening. / Faridaily McDonald's, Starbucks, and Coca-Cola suspend operations
The United Nations' refugee agency says more than 1.7 million Ukrainians have so far crossed into Central Europe. / RadioFreeEurope Some humanitarian corridors are open, some are closed due to Russian shelling. / Deutsche Welle An illustrated explanation of the letter "Z" being embraced by Russians and others
Ukraine says Russia's proposed evacuation routes for civilians—to Belarus or Russia—are immoral. / BBC News Perhaps sanctions targeting oligarchs are too broad and we should start seizing yachts, everybody's yachts. / VICE A sanctions scholar says Russia's economic isolation will have dramatic repercussions for
Headline of the week? "In the nation's darkest hours, Ukrainians look out for each other." / The Kyiv Independent A Russian in Ukraine is unable to convince her parents back home that she's being shelled. / BBC News Related: "It's surreal to be
A pair of legal developments suggest the Jan. 6 investigation is closing in on former President Trump's inner circle. / The Washington Post Former US Attorney General Bill Barr says he told Trump that his claims about election fraud were "bullshit." / The Hill Related: Merrick Garland'
Eight experts in public health discuss whether the pandemic is behind us. "For many in the United States: Probably." / Vox Rachel Cohrs: Ending the pandemic is going to be a big headache for the entire health care system. / STAT Russian attacks besiege key cities around Ukraine as war
Russia attacks key cities in Ukraine as the invasion intensifies in its seventh day. / BBC News In Khakiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, "devastated buildings, failing electricity, and constant fear." / The New York Times The city of Lviv, previously a hub for tourism, is now a hub
A summary of what's known on day six of the invasion of Ukraine. Much of the focus is on a Russian military column outside Kyiv that's 40 miles long. / The Guardian, CNN Some analysis from a Russia expert on how the invasion's first 96
The Russian military issues little in the way of reporting on the Ukraine war, suggesting things are not going as planned. / The Washington Post Did Russian state media accidentally publish an essay describing its fantasy of a Kyiv victory? / Twitter Masha Gessen spends a night in Moscow's last
Russian troops pour into Ukraine and launch missile strikes on major cities. Tracking the attack with maps. / The Guardian, BBC News Matthew C. Klein explains why Europe is at greater risk from Russian pressure than the other way around. / The Overshoot From 2012: "Putin is a Soviet person who
