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'
Russia attacks key Ukraine cities as invasion intensifies in its seventh day. / BBC News The city of Lviv, previously a hub for tourism, is now a hub for the internally displaced. / The Washington Post In Khakiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, "devastated buildings, failing electricity, and constant fear.
A summary of what's known on day six of Russia's 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
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 Kyiv victory? / Twitter Masha Gessen spends a night in Moscow's last independent TV
Russian troops pour into Ukraine and launch missile strikes on major cities. Tracking the attack with maps. / BBC News Matthew C. Klein explains why Europe is at greater risk of Russian pressure than the other way around. / The Overshoot From 2012: "Putin is a Soviet person who did not
The Biden administration is investigating ways to train Ukrainian forces remotely, should the country fall to Russia—though it may not be legal, and may make the US a co-combatant. / Axios, Foregin Policy "My internet went down, and I felt fear crawling in my guts. I had never
The head of NATO: "We now have war in Europe on a scale and of a type we thought belonged to history." / Axios A stream of Ukranians flee the country for Poland. / Reuters Already suffering high prices for natural gas, Europe now faces risks to Ukrainian gas-transport
Putin orders troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognizing them as independent states. / CNN Opinions differ on whether it's an "invasion" of the country. / The Washington Post As the EU prepares to unveil the scale of sanctions to be imposed, the west
Average daily Covid cases continue to fall in the US, with total infections hovering near 100,000—down from more than 800,000 a day five weeks ago. / Associated Press US officials have informed the UN that Moscow has lists of Ukrainians "to be killed or sent to camps
