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Russia continued its all-out assault on Ukraine Wednesday afternoon, capturing the strategically important port city of Kherson near the Black Sea and making it the first major Ukrainian city to fall.

Georgia's ruling party calls Kiev’s recall of ambassador from Tbilisi unjustified.

Polling by several Russia-owned polling groups found that the public was largely in support of the Russian government as they invade Ukraine, despite large protests happening in major cities.

Putin’s incredible wealth is likely to insulate him from the immediate impact of sanctions put in place by the United States and others.

Negotiations will take place in Belovezhskaya Puscha in Belarus.

Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Justices of the Supreme Court. My fellow Americans.

Oil prices soared and investors shifted more money into ultra-safe U.S. government bonds as Russia stepped up its war on Ukraine. The price of oil surged back above $100 a barrel after Russia, a major energy producer, faced further isolation and economic damage because of its invasion of Ukraine.

The trustee in question had donated over half a million dollars to Democratic Party causes, with money earned from Russia lobbying.

Read one report representing the Russian side, two reports representing the Ukrainian side.