Europe is set to ban Russian oil products, the latest strike on the Kremlin war chest
Starting Sunday, the EU will prohibit imports of Russian gasoline, diesel and other products from Russian refineries used throughout Europe.
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Human Rights Watch urges investigation of alleged use of land mines by Ukraine
Human Rights Watch suggests that Ukraine scattered so-called petal mines in and around the city of Izium. Petal mines are prohibited under the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, of which Ukraine is a signatory.
Ukraine's defense minister pushes for fighter jets, even as training begins on tanks
On Monday, President Biden appeared to rule out delivering F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, but Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov tells NPR he's optimistic Western allies will eventually supply them.
Latest on Ukraine: British tank training for Ukrainian troops has begun (Jan. 30)
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Germany agrees to send its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine after weeks of pressure
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday his country will export more than a dozen of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. The move follows weeks of pressure from western allies.
Latest on Ukraine: Waiting for Germany's Leopard tanks (Jan. 23)
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A former high-level FBI agent faces charges for aiding a sanctioned Russian oligarch
Charles McGonigal, the former special agent in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI's New York office, allegedly worked with Oleg Deripaska, who has been on the U.S. sanctions list since 2018.
Russia has amassed a shadow fleet to ship its oil around sanctions
Russia would have to use tankers willing to get around sanctions to ship its crude to Asia. It's known in the oil industry as a "shadow fleet."
Germany signals it hasn't ruled out sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Western defense officials are meeting to coordinate military assistance to Ukraine. Germany has resisted their efforts to persuade the country to export its Leopard 2 tanks, or allow others to do so.
Funerals begin for dozens of people killed in an attack on a Dnipro apartment complex
Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of Mykhailo Korenovsky, a beloved boxing coach and father who was killed in a missile strike on an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine.