MOSCOW, RUSSIA A man holding a placard reading “No occupation of Ukraine” and depicting an image of … [+] Hitler stroking Putin’s face during a protest at Pushkinskaya Square o...
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Besieged Ukrainian President Shows Russia An Alternative To A Hiding Vladimir Putin
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Anadolu Agency via Getty Images While Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, stays in his besieged capital, calmly addressing the nation, meeting troops...
Russia-Ukraine Conflict Stock Market Volatility Increases
AFP via Getty Images TL;DR: On Thursday, February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine OPEC+ will hold the next meeting on March 2, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and possible sanctions continue to disrupt supp...
Ukraine Crisis Dilemma — A Total Blockade Of Russia’s Banks Would Hurt Europe
A column of Russian armoured vehicles drives in the direction of Gori on the Gori-Tbilisi road on … [+] August 19, 2008. Georgia’s Interior Ministry dismissed a pullback of Russian militar...
Photos Show Devastating Impact Of Rocket Strikes And Shelling On Kyiv
Topline Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv, witnessed multiple explosions and what government officials called “horrific rocket strikes” early on Friday as Russian forces continued to press deeper into the ...
Thousands Flee Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion That Could Displace Millions, Creating A Refugee Crisis For Europe
Topline Officials with U.N.’s refugee agency estimate that “several thousand” Ukrainians fled the country Thursday to escape a Russian invasion that has reportedly killed at least 137 Ukrainian soldie...
EU Approves ‘Massive’ Sanctions On Russian Banks And Imports Following Ukraine Invasion
Topline The European Union agreed early Friday morning to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia’s banks and energy industry, the latest Western sanctions levied on Russia following its invasion of Ukrai...
Satellite imagery shows Russian attack on Ukraine from space
Satellite imagery of the Chuhuiv Airbase outside of Kharkiv, Ukraine on Feb. 21, 2022. Planet Labs PBC Satellite imagery gives another perspective on the developing situation in Ukraine, as Russian tr...
Russian Invasion Triggers ‘Scary’ Stock Market Correction—Here’s How Long Stocks Take To Recover After Geopolitical Shocks
Topline As the growing conflict between Russia and Ukraine hoists the S&P 500 into a correction and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index into bear-market territory, analysts are warning clients a brutal st...
The Russia Ukraine War Could Have Dire Impacts On Global Supply Chains
KYIV, UKRAINE – JANUARY 22: Civilian participants in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a … [+] Saturday in a forest on January 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Across Ukraine thousands of...
China refuses to call attack on Ukraine an ‘invasion,’ blames U.S.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is seen in his office in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence during a bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping via a video call in Dec. 2021. Mikhail M...
Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Draws International Condemnation And Threats Of More Sanctions
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to order a “special military operation” in Ukraine drew strong condemnation from global leaders on Thursday, a reaction which is expected to b...
‘If You Look In (Putin’s) Eyes, You See Someone Who Has Gone Completely Mad’
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – FEBRUARY 21, 2022: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in … [+] advance of a military operation in Ukraine that Putin announced early Thursday loc...
Ukrainian President Pleads For Peace In Late-Night Speech—And Says Russia Ignored Request To Speak With Putin
Topline As fears of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine loom, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said early Thursday morning his request to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin went una...
80% Of Russian Troops Ready To Invade Ukraine Imminently, U.S. Says
Topline Russia has placed 80% of its troops encircling Ukraine in forward positions, giving Russian President Vladimir Putin the ability to launch a full-scale attack on the country at any moment, a s...
Russian Aggression And Recent Market Turmoil
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his New Year address to Russians in central Moscow on … [+] December 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Alexey NIKOLSKY (Photo credit should read ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AF...
Biden Targets Russian Banks In ‘First Tranche’ Of U.S. Sanctions
Topline President Joe Biden announced an expansive sanctions package against Russian banks and elites Tuesday, as the West responds to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two separatist ...
Stocks Plunge, Oil Prices Surge After Putin Orders Troops Into Eastern Ukraine
Topline The stock market was down in volatile trading on Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, a move that was met with a new rou...
Energy Dominates The Geopolitical Equation In Russia/Ukraine Dispute
BERLIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 07: German Social Democratic party SPD candidate for chancellor Olaf … [+] Scholz looks on during a two-day party meeting on February 07, 2021 in Berlin, Germany...
Global Stocks Tumble, Oil Surges As Putin Orders Russian Troops To Enter Eastern Ukraine
Topline Global stock markets slumped while oil prices surged on Tuesday amid rising tensions in eastern Europe after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to march into two pro-Russi...
Ruble Plunges To 80 Against The Dollar As Putin Recognizes Breakaway Republics
Topline Russia’s stocks and currency were the worst performers on global markets Monday, as President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing two partially separatist-controlled regions in Ukraine ...
UN Security Council Members Blast Russia After Putin Orders Troops Into Eastern Ukraine
Topline Several members of the U.N. Security Council on Monday condemned Russia’s moves to escalate its crisis with Ukraine in an emergency meeting of the council after Russian President Vladimir Puti...
Russian Aggression In Ukraine: Possible Scenarios
A Ukrainian soldier trains during military drills close to Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 10, … [+] 2022. AP Photo/Andrew Marienko ASSOCIATED PRESS Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, and the...
Biden Has Agreed ‘In Principle’ To Meeting With Putin Over Ukraine Crisis
Topline U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “in principle,” the White House confirmed on Monday night, in a French government-brokered move that comes amid rat...
‘People Are Used To Living With A Russian Threat’
KYIV, UKRAINE – Mariana, 52, a marketing researcher who for the past two years has been a volunteer … [+] in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit, trains in a forest in January 2022 in Kyiv, Uk...
Time To Acknowledge Ukrainian Airspace Is As Dangerous As 1961 Berlin
A tourist looks at a poster showing the standoff of Soviet and American tanks at the former Allies’ … [+] checkpoint at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin. AFP via Getty Images The tools are dif...
Ukraine Crisis Becomes New Campaign Issue As Small-Town Troops Deploy To Europe
Candidate for U.S. Senate, Admiral Mike Franken, talks about Iowa’s links with Ukraine Jason Walsmith As about 250 Iowans from National Guard companies in Mason City and Iowa City prepare to hea...
Olaf Scholz says West must keep Russia guessing on sanctions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday rejected calls from Ukraine’s president to sanction Russia now, saying that Moscow should not be sure “exactly” how the West will respond to...
Putin Conducts Nuclear Drills As U.S. Defense Secretary Says Russia ‘Poised To Strike’ Ukraine
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the test launches of ballistic and cruise missiles Saturday amid intensifying Russian military activity near Ukraine’s border, a day after President Jo...