By Simon Lewis CHISINAU, Moldova (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday reassured Moldova’s leaders that the United States would rally international opposition to Russian aggression “whenever and wherever” it occurs. Speaking along…
Fighting traps residents in Mariupol; Putin calls on Ukraine to surrender
By Pavel Polityuk and Aleksandar Vasovic LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Fighting stopped about 200,000 people from evacuating the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol for a second day in a row on Sunday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press…
Russia, without evidence, says Ukraine making nuclear “dirty bomb”
(Reuters) – Russian media cited an unnamed source on Sunday as saying that Ukraine was close to building a plutonium-based “dirty bomb” nuclear weapon, although the source cited no evidence. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukrai…
Visa and Master suspend operations in Russia over Ukraine invasion
(Reuters) -U.S. payments firms Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc on Saturday said they were suspending operations in Russia over the invasion of Ukraine and that they would work with their clients and partners to cease all transactions in the country. Within…
Canada tells citizens to leave Russia due to unpredictable security situation
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada told its citizens on Saturday to leave Russia “while commercial means are still available,” saying security conditions were unpredictable and could deteriorate without notice. “Flight availability is becoming extremely limited…
North Korea says it conducted second ‘important’ spy satellite test
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said it conducted “another important” test for reconnaissance satellite systems, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday, a day after regional military authorities reported the launch of a ballistic missile…
U.S. WNBA All-Star Griner detained in Russia, customs service cites hash possession
(Reuters) – U.S. basketball officials said on Saturday they were closely monitoring the situation surrounding seven-time WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner after Russia said it had detained a U.S. player last month for possession of vape cartridges c…
Trucks, RVs and cars flock to Washington area to protest COVID restrictions
(Refiles to fix typo in additional reporting credits) By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than a thousand large trucks, recreational vehicles and cars are gathering on the outskirts of Washington as part of a protest against COVID-19 restrictions …
Putin likens Western sanctions to war as Russian assault traps Ukrainian civilians
By Pavel Polityuk and Aleksandar Vasovic LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western sanctions were akin to war as his forces pressed their assault on Ukraine on Saturday for a 10th day and the IMF warned the conflict wo…
Russia’s demand for U.S. guarantees may harm nuclear talks, Iran official says
By Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Russia’s demand for written U.S. guarantees that sanctions on Moscow would not harm Russian cooperation with Iran is “not constructive” for talks between Tehran and global powers to revive a 2015 n…