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Russia’s president criticizes the West as the country faces a new massive wave of sanctions, while Ukraine's president asks to be admitted into the European Union.

Russia hasn’t used full might yet, says Department of Defense official.

The Biden administration has sent defense officials to Taiwan in support of the nation over concerns that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could spark China’s invasion of the self-governing island.

Western news outlets and social media accounts spread the story of Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island defiantly telling off the Russian navy before being killed—the story is now confirmed "fake news."

When the Bush Administration announced in 2008 that Ukraine and Georgia would be eligible for NATO membership, I knew it was a terrible idea. Nearly two decades after the end of both the Warsaw Pact and the Cold War, expanding NATO made no sense. NATO itself made no sense.

"Russia did not launch a war, it is ending it," Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Zakharova said.

President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday, while Ukraine’s embattled leader agreed to talks with Moscow as Putin’s troops and tanks drove deeper into the country.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said that the European Union would close its airspace to Russian aircraft in response to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, ABC News reported.

"We need to remain rational not emotional, pray fervently for peace, and work hard to deescalate the violence in Eurasia."

Ukraine has been repelling Russian forces, particularly in embattled capitol city of Kyiv.