President Joe Biden says Ukraine war shows the need to protect supply chain. U.S. accuses Russia of weaponizing food. Updates.
Author: Celina Tebor, USA TODAY
Russian POW ‘pleading for forgiveness’; $300 million Russian superyacht triggers court clash: Live Ukraine updates
An appeals court in Fiji could soon determine the fate of a Russian-owned superyacht seized by U.S. authorities. Ukraine live updates.
US reopens embassy in Kyiv; Russian soldier pleads guilty at first war crimes trial in Ukraine: Live updates
A Russian sergeant pleaded guilty Wednesday at Ukraine’s first war crimes trial to fatally shooting an unarmed civilian. Latest Ukraine news.
‘Heroes of our time’ exit Mariupol steel plant; Kremlin calls it mass surrender: Live Ukraine updates
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Deputies say churchgoers stopped a suspect in the Geneva Presbyterian Church after a shooting left at least 1 person dead and 5 others injured Sunday.
Ukrainian artillery puts up stiff resistance to Russian offensive; forces in Mariupol hunker down and hold out: Live Ukraine updates
The fight in Ukraine has largely become an artillery battle, a senior U.S. Defense Department official said Friday. Latest updates.
Finland leaders back NATO bid; Russia vows ‘retaliatory’ military measures: Live updates
Finland leadership announced support for expedited NATO membership despite Kremlin warnings of “military and political repercussions.” Live updates.
Sanctions reportedly taking ‘bite’ out of Russian efforts to replenish precision weapons: Live updates
Sanctions that prevent Russia from obtaining electronic parts have hurt its ability to replenish precision-guided weapons, a Pentagon official said.
‘Hundreds’ injured, trapped in battered Mariupol steel plant; Biden fears Putin has no Ukraine exit strategy: Live updates
Many badly wounded fighters are among the 1,000 Ukrainian troops still holed up at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Latest news.
Ex-Alabama corrections officer who helped convict escape dies after being captured in Indiana, authorities say
Former corrections officer Vicky White, 56, and inmate Casey White, 38, were arrested after a police chase in Evansville, Indiana, authorites said.