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The head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed on Tuesday that America, Britain, and Ukraine conspired to execute the slaughter of nearly 140 people at a concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow on Friday.

Ukraine’s military claimed to have hit two Russian Black Sea Fleet warships near Crimea as well as having struck a communications centre in Sevastopol.

Vice President Kamala Harris said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Ukraine was responsible for the terrorist attack in Moscow that killed at least 133 people was not backed up by evidence.

Russia launched its third massive missile attack on Ukraine in the past four days, and the second to target the capital of Kyiv.

Russia unleashed one of its most devastating attacks on Ukraine’s electric sector on Friday in retaliation for recent strikes inside Russia.

The Ukrainian government is reportedly considering an end to its “International Sponsors of War” blacklist, which lists major companies that are passively funding the Russian invasion by continuing to do business in Russia, because China and France strongly object to the naming and shaming of their corporations.

CNN commentator Adam Kinzinger said on Friday in CNN’s “Newsroom” that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filing a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) could force a deal with Democrats on foreign aid.

Former top Trump administration official and U.S.-China Commission Commissioner Cliff Sims on Thursday during a hearing on China pushed back against the argument that U.S. resolve to support Ukraine matters more than U.S. military capacity in terms of dissuading China from invading Taiwan.

Russia attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant.

Air defenses shot down all the incoming missiles, though 13 people including a child were injured by falling wreckage, Ukraine said.

Border region plans to evacuate about 9,000 children because it is being continuously shelled from the Ukrainian side, an official said.

GENEVA (AP) — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday.

Vladimir Putin suggested that Russia may seek to extend a buffer zone into Ukrainian territory to prevent strikes on Russian territory.

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “ReidOut,” host Joy Reid argued that Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu share “An ongoing war or stance that is deeply unpopular, along with criticism that they are prolonging their wars in

Sen. J.D. Vance sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sounding the alarm over the country’s $10 billion defense stock deficit.

Sending NATO troops into Ukraine would trigger a “Third World War”, warned Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, who went on to accuse French President Emmanuel Macron of exploiting the war for personal political purposes.

Ukraine launched a new massive wave of drone attacks Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of the presidential election.

Ukrainian shelling killed two people in Belgorod, while Moscow claimed to have thwarted a new attempt by saboteurs to cross the border.

Germany, France and Poland vowed to procure more weapons for Kyiv and step up production of military equipment with partners in Ukraine.

Russia on Friday began a sham three-day election engineered to give President Vladimir Putin another six years in power, with any likely rivals long since intimidated into dropping out, jailed, or killed.

Both sides claim to have the upper hand in the Belgorod and Kursk regions after Kyiv-loyal forces staged a counter-invasion of Russia.

If Ukraine’s defence crumbled France would step in to prevent a Russian victory, President Emmanuel Macron has said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hoping to broker peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, warned on Tuesday that negotiations will only be possible if NATO avoids antagonizing Russia by expanding its membership and influence.

Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly said the House would cobble together a Ukraine aid bill while speaking with Republican senators on Wednesday.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine admitted his endorsement of state Sen. Matt Dolan (R) is about sending more American taxpayer dollars to Ukraine.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry asserted on Tuesday that “all sides” in the Russian invasion of Ukraine “attached high importance” to the ongoing Chinese diplomat tour of Europe allegedly seeking to end the war, a claim undermined by the apparent lack of enthusiasm in Russia and Ukraine about the trip.

Russian citizens fighting for Ukraine counter-invaded Russia on Tuesday morning, Ukrainian state media claimed.

A Telegram channel allegedly linked to Ukraine published a video of a man claiming to be a Cuban national scammed into fighting for Russia.

Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “clown” and “harmful” to his people.

“Your children will not be killed in Ukraine, but if Russia invades NATO countries, your children may be sent to one of these countries.”

Ukraine launched a wave of long-range drones deep inside Russia on Tuesday, Russian officials said, hitting at least two oil facilities.

Poland’s president on Monday called on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3% of their GDP.

Donald Trump will bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine by cutting off American funding, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán said.

Poland’s Foreign Minister said NATO soldiers are already in Ukraine, thanking alliance member states so deployed for taking “this risk”.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson secretly traveled to Venezuela in February to meet with socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, the British newspaper the Sunday Times reported over the weekend.

The Academy Awards went big on Ukraine on Sunday, with 20 Days in Mariupol winning the Oscar for best documentary.