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How a pollster in Russia is gauging public opinion about the war in Ukraine. And the Passover story

President Vladimir Putin said in a speech that the "blitzkrieg" of sanctions has failed. He said san

Ukraine says a Russian warship in the Black Sea has been "seriously damaged" by a Ukrainian missile

The U.S. and European allies have accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine. The Biden administration

Relations between Russia and Europe seem to be changed for good. That's having ripple effects along

Events over the past week have brought Russia tantalizingly close to its first default on foreign de

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says what Russia is doing in his country is genocide. A war

Some civilians in Ukraine's capital couldn't or wouldn't leave. An old, Soviet-style apartment build

Residents of Chernihiv describe the brutal siege they endured for about a month before Russian force

The U.S. wants India to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but so far the world's biggest democra

Ukraine is bracing for more Russian attacks, especially in the eastern part of the country. NATO Sec

In the eastern region of Ukraine, authorities say dozens were injured after a missile hit a train st

The United Nations General Assembly suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council, while in Wa

A look at the fallout from Russian attacks in Borodyanka, a suburb of the Ukrainian capitol of Kyiv.

The U.S. says it has indicted Russian media tycoon Konstantin Malofeyev as the White House announces

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Brussels for NATO meetings today. State Department spokesman

Ukrainian officials say video and photo evidence shows Russia committed atrocities in the town of Bu

Young military medics in Ukraine talk about their experience and life under the Russian siege. Plus,

As the world sees images of bodies in the streets of a Kyiv suburb, the United Nations considers whe

In the Ukrainian town of Bucha, dead bodies have been found along with mass graves after Russian for