Far from bogging down in a stalemate, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents new perils after six months, including the threat of a nuclear disaster.
Laura King
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How to punish wartime collaborators? Ukraine charts painful course
In Ukraine, rooting out those who aid Russia is a tangled, painful process. Hundreds of collaboration cases are being scrutinized.
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With Russia’s big offensive said to be underway, fresh battles rock eastern Ukraine
Ukraine says the decisive fight for country’s east has begun as Russia mounts wave of attacks in the Donbas region. Biden to confer with allies.
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A Ukraine soldier’s story: In the face of Russian bombs, ‘It’s my country. It’s my city’
To many, the targeting of a landmark square in Kharkiv’s densely populated city center, less than a week after the invasion’s start on Feb. 24, marked the crossing of a frontier: a clear signal that in this war, nothing was out of bounds — not homes or hospitals, not schools and shops, not cafes and parks.
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Mood darkens in Moscow as Putin presses Ukraine war, but West still largely blamed
Even with the cratering ruble, Hollywood movies on hold and snarled Metro payments, Putin still holds sway among many Russians despite sanctions.
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Europe, already beset by Delta surges, now confronts Omicron
Gloom and frustration as already struggling Europe faces down new coronavirus variant Omicron .
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WHO says new coronavirus variant poses ‘very high’ risk of global infection surges
The world struggled to come to terms with a new turn in the pandemic, with the World Health Organization warning Omicron poses a risk of new outbreaks.
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America and Ahmaud Arbery: Guilty verdicts in Georgia bring ‘that small glimpse of hope’
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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COVID-19 surge in Europe as it heads into winter could bode ill for U.S.
As Europe copes with a COVID surge, battle lines are forming between the vaccine-willing and vaccine-resistant. Sound familiar?
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Should wealthy nations forgo boosters until COVID vaccination improves worldwide? WHO says yes
Booster moratorium, or booster momentum? WHO chief’s call to ease vaccine disparity draws mixed response