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Conductor Semyon Bychkov, conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in a performance in Vienna in 2017.

Some Russian performing artists are speaking out against Putin

2:17pm February 28, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A number of Russian stars from the performing arts world are using their voices and international platforms to denounce the invasion of Ukraine and speak up against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Left: The Putin Pub in Jerusalem, before the owners removed the word Putin from the sign. Right: On Feb. 24, the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Russian-speaking owners of the Putin Pub removed "Putin" from the sign.

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After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Jerusalem's Putin Pub is now just named Pub

1:56pm February 28, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Israel is keeping good ties with ally Putin, as well as with Ukraine. But the owners of Jerusalem's Putin Pub, a bar for Russian-speaking immigrants, erased his name when Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Boycotts of Russian products and groups spread, but the effects may be limited

4:55am February 28, 2022

by Emma Bowman

Russian vodka is being pulled from many shelves and the country's soccer team may find few willing opponents in the near term. But for the most part, experts say, the protests are largely symbolic.

Russia's embassy in Washington, D.C. is pictured on Wednesday. The U.S. and European allies are kicking selected Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system.

Select Russian banks are being booted off the SWIFT bank messaging system

8:42pm February 26, 2022

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The U.S. and European allies are ramping up sanctions against Russia that include moving to cut off certain Russian banks from the key bank messaging system.

Meta, Facebook's parent company, says the decision to bar Russian state media from making money on its platform comes in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

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Facebook, YouTube and Twitter limit ads over Russia's invasion of Ukraine

4:55pm February 26, 2022

by Shannon Bond

The moves come as U.S. tech platforms are under pressure to take a stronger stance against Russia and limit disinformation.

Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova said all of the Ukrainian defenders on Snake Island were killed in an exchange with a Russian warship after they refused to surrender.

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Russian warship tells Ukrainian soldiers to surrender. They profanely refuse

11:22pm February 25, 2022

by Jeff Dean

Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. says all 13 defenders on the island were killed during the fighting. Zelenskyy hails them as heroes of Ukraine.

Following the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl plant in 1986, a protective dome was built over the destroyed fourth reactor.

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Why Russia's capture of Chernobyl might not be the biggest nuclear concern in Ukraine

7:56pm February 25, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Russia's capture of the Chernobyl nuclear plant raised alarms across the international community, with many world leaders wondering if Russia chose to seize the area for a specific reason.

The Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in 2017. Russia has been excluded from the 2022 edition following its invasion of Ukraine.

Changing course, Eurovision organizers say no Russian act will compete this year

3:31pm February 25, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Organizers cited concerns that "the inclusion of a Russian entry in this year's Contest would bring the competition into disrepute" in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A farmer harvests a wheat field about 130 miles north of Kyiv in 2009.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine may cause havoc for wheat-importing Mideast nations

2:00pm February 25, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

Last year, the region imported more than 36 million metric tons of wheat, mostly from Russia and Ukraine. The concern is that Russia's war in Ukraine could disrupt supplies and drive up prices.

People protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine at a demonstration in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday.

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World leaders fine-tune punitive measures against Russia

5:41am February 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

A growing number of world leaders are preparing responses to Russia's invasion of Ukraine that include both sanctions and humanitarian aid.