February 28, 2022
Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not concede any ground
As of Sunday evening, there is growing evidence that Ukraine is managing to inflict significant casualties on Russian forces as they try to advance deeper into the country and that the lightning strike Russia hoped to carry out on the capital Kyiv…
February 28, 2022
EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines, will buy Ukraine arms
The European Union announced major moves against the Russian government and businesses over the country's invasion. In a first, the EU will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and other equipment to a country that is under attack, officials…
February 27, 2022
Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert
Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's military to put its deterrence forces, which include nuclear weapons, on "special alert".He told defence chiefs it was because of "aggressive statements" by the West, amid widespread condemnation of his invasion…
February 26, 2022
Who is not on the UK sanctions list in the Ukraine Invasions?
The UK government has announced more individuals and companies that it is sanctioning following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.But there are still several Russian individuals who have been sanctioned by the US or the EU but not by the UK.Their…
February 26, 2022
President Biden will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the US Supreme Court
President Joe Biden will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court, elevating an African American woman for the first time to a seat on the high court bench, ABC News has learned. Judge Jackson, 51, currently sits on the U.S.…
February 26, 2022
Fighting reaches the outskirts of Kyiv
Putin urges Ukraine military to overthrow leaders Zelenskiy takes to the streets to rally citizens Artillery rounds and gunfire heard in Kyiv on Friday evening EU and Britain to freeze assets of Putin and Lavrov KYIV, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The…
February 25, 2022
Guilty verdicts on all counts for three other police officers involved in George Floyd’s death
The three former Minneapolis, MN police officers who, with former officer Derek Chauvin, were involved in George Floyd's death, were found guilty on all counts Thursday in a federal trial of violating Floyd's civil rights. Tou Thao, J. Alexander…
February 24, 2022
Trump praises “genius” and “savvy” Putin: “This never would have happened with us”
As Vladimir Putin steers Russia toward an invasion of Ukraine, former President Donald Trump is calling the actions of the Russian president "genius" and "savvy." The comments were made Tuesday on The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, where the…
February 24, 2022
Explosions heard in Kyiv following Putin’s announcement of “special military operation”
In a possible sign of a broader attack on the country, ABC News’ team on the ground in Ukraine heard explosions in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv mere minutes after Russian President Vladimir Putinannounced on state television the start of a “special…
February 22, 2022
Mexican army moves in on drug lord’s home town
The Mexican army has taken control of the hometown of a powerful drug lord in the state of Michoacán, west Mexico.Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes - known as "El Mencho" - was born in the town of Naranjo de Chila, Aguililla, and is wanted in Mexico and…