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Following initial hesitation from the Ukrainian side to hold peace talks due to the location of the dialogue, Ukrainian and Russian delegates finally agreed to meet at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border near Pripyat River for a peace talk, a potential end to the war. No significant changes or ceasefires were agreed upon during the talk. However, both parties did say that a 2nd round of negotiations was possible in order to achieve a ceasefire.

President Zelensky has accepted the peace talks that would take place along the Prypyat River amid intense urban fighting on Ukrainian soil.

Following the Russian advance into Ukraine, the United Nations Security Council had introduced a resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 25. The Russian Federation vetoed the resolution by virtue of its powers being a permanent member of the council, with 11 of the council’s 15 members voting in favor of the condemnation.

After Chernobyl had been captured by Russian forces earlier today, a mere 81 miles from Kyiv, Russian forces are reportedly closing in on the Ukrainian capital, where Russian assassins are hunting Zelensky and his government.

Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champions Vitali (the current mayor of Kyiv) and Wladimir Klitschko will now take up arms to defend Ukraine.

13 Ukrainian border guards stationed in Snake Island told an invading Russian warship, “Go f**k yourself,” when they were asked to surrender. The Russians later killed them.

In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, major cities across the globe have rallied behind Ukraine, showing their support for the country through mass protests, with the largest one being in Russia itself.

Following in the footsteps of the United States, the United Kingdom, and other allies who sanctioned Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, Latvia, and Lithuania imposed new sanctions on Russia. New calls for Russia to be cut from SWIFT also arose amidst the invasion.

US President Joe Biden has announced that he will be deploying 7,000 additional US troops to Germany and a new set of hard-hitting economic and fiscal sanctions to Russia.

The United States, Ukraine, along with its allies have imposed sanctions to cripple Russia’s financial institutions and economy. Here’s a comprehensive list of all sanctions imposed against Russia so far.

In an effort to bolster defensive positions in the Baltic region, President Biden has moved military reinforcements to a number of Baltic states and Poland to defend NATO’s eastern flank in the case that Russia decides to invade Ukraine fully. This report comes after Russia had moved in troops into the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic […]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with several attacks from both ground troops, missiles, and bombers, the Ukraine military has reported that it has responded by shooting down five Russian planes and a helicopter in an attempt to fend away the attacks, according to the Joint Forces Command. As of writing, reports of Russia’s ground […]