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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., does a television interview before the start of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's election night rally on Nov. 2, 2021 in McLean, Va.

Sen. Warner says a direct NATO-Russia conflict would be 'uncharted territory'

9:51pm February 24, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, chairman of the intelligence committee, about the latest on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and how the U.S. plans to respond.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday criticized the sanctions the Biden administration announced against Russia as too little, too late.

Republicans are condemning Putin for the invasion of Ukraine — and criticizing Biden

8:44pm February 24, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

However, the GOP has not reached full consensus on the Kremlin's actions, with former President Donald Trump remaining an outlier in the party he ostensibly leads.

Demonstrators in Los Angeles rally in support of Ukraine on Feb. 24.

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Russia faces expulsion from a key tool used in the global banking system

7:31pm February 24, 2022

by Bill Chappell

SWIFT underpins the global financial system, handling millions of secure messages every day. Cutting Russia off from SWIFT could have a major impact on its economy, experts say.

A woman with her daughter waits for a train as they try to leave Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Feb. 24. Big explosions were heard before dawn in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of a Russian invasion that co

Photos show the calamity as Russia invades Ukraine

7:03pm February 24, 2022

by Marco Storel

Kyiv and Kharkiv are among the many cities that were attacked by rockets.

Damaged radar, a vehicle and equipment are seen at a Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol.

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One witness describes the Russian invasion of Ukraine: 'I woke up and heard bombing'

6:22pm February 24, 2022

When 22-year-old college student Vitaliy Shutov went to bed last night, he didn't think a Russian invasion of Ukraine would actually happen. Then he woke to the sounds of explosions.

President Biden delivers remarks about Russia's "unprovoked and unjustified" military invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.

Biden announces new sanctions as Russia attacks Ukraine

5:51pm February 24, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

The next round of sanctions from the White House targets banks and export controls, which would cut Russia off from critical technology such as semiconductors.

Russian Americans react to Russian invasion in Ukraine

5:41pm February 24, 2022

by Charles Lane

Russians and Ukrainians living in the U.S. are watching events unfold with a mix of worry and inevitability. Russians in particular see a divide between young and old.

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Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya raises his phone and shakes it toward the Russian representative, imploring him to call off the war.

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Read the impassioned plea from Ukraine's U.N. ambassador to Russia to stop the war

5:38pm February 24, 2022

Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya delivered a charged address at the Security Council, demanding the Russian representative phone Moscow to call off the war.

Demonstrators rally in New York City's Times Square in support of Ukraine on Thursday.

For Ukrainian-Americans, unity against Putin has solidified their bonds

5:32pm February 24, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Ukrainian-Americans were previously split by generation and religious identity. One Harvard scholar says that the past decade of actions by Russian President Putin has made the community more united.

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The latest on Russia's multidirectional assault on Ukraine

5:01pm February 24, 2022

by Tim Mak

The latest on the fighting in Ukraine after Russia launched an invasion of the country.

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