By The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the operation in Ukraine is unfolding “successfully, in strict accordance with pre-approved plans” and decried Western sanctions against Russia, describing them as “aggression and war with economic, political, information means.” At the same time Putin said that the West has failed to wage “an … Read more

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations chief warned Monday that Russia’s war on Ukraine is holding “a sword of Damocles” over the global economy, especially poor developing countries that face skyrocketing food, fuel and fertilizer prices and are now seeing their breadbasket “being bombed.” … Read more

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: BEIJING — China insists that its stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “impartial and constructive.” The Chinese government is also repeating its accusations that the U.S. is spreading misinformation over reports Beijing has responded positively to a Russian request for military supplies. Speaking … Read more

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: BRUSSELS — The European Union announced late Monday that the 27-nation bloc has approved a fourth set of sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. France, which holds the EU presidency, said in a statement that the bloc approved a package targeting … Read more

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LVIV, Ukraine — Russian aircraft bombed cities in eastern and central Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said. Shelling pounded suburbs of the capital, Kyiv. In Sumy and Okhtyrka, to the east of Kyiv near the Russian border, bombs fell on residential buildings and destroyed a … Read more

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LVIV, Ukraine – Russia is trying to create new “pseudo-republics” in Ukraine to break his country apart, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address to the nation Saturday. Zelenskyy called on Ukraine’s regions, including Kherson, which was captured by Russian forces, not to … Read more

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: MEDYKA, Poland — About 60 child cancer patients from Ukraine boarded a medical train in a Polish town Saturday, bound for hospitals in Warsaw and elsewhere. Medical workers carried some young patients in their arms, on stretchers and in a wheelchair at a station … Read more

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials accused Russia damaging a cancer hospital and several residential buildings in the southern city of Mykolaiv with shelling from heavy artillery. The hospital’s head doctor, Maksim Beznosenko, said several hundred patients were in the hospital during the attack but … Read more

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: BEIJING — China says it is sending humanitarian aid including food and daily necessities worth 5 million yuan ($791,000) to Ukraine while continuing to oppose sanctions against Russia over its invasion. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters an initial batch was sent to … Read more

By The Associated Press The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: GENEVA — The Red Cross is warning of a “worst-case scenario” for hundreds of thousands of civilians in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol unless the parties agree to ensure their safety and access to humanitarian aid. The head of the International Committee of … Read more