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Tuesday

World

After a Russian girl drew an antiwar poster, her dad faces defamation charges

In a small Russian town, a father and daughter have been separated by the state after she drew an antiwar poster in school. He was convicted of defaming the military; she's now in an orphanage.

After a Russian girl drew an antiwar poster, her dad faces defamation charges

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Wednesday

The leaders of China and Russia have finished talks. Here are some takeaways

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after speaking to the media during a signing ceremony following their talks in Moscow on Tuesday. Mikhail Tereshchenko/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

The leaders of China and Russia have finished talks. Here are some takeaways

China's Xi Jinping says he has a peace plan for Ukraine and wants to mediate an end to the war. Ukraine and its neighbors are skeptical.

Tuesday

Europe

West watches Xi-Putin meetings to see what they might mean for the war in Ukraine

China's president Xi Jinping and Russia's president Vladimir Putin begin their second day of a state visit in Moscow. Center stage is what this may — or may not mean — for the war in Ukraine.

West watches Xi-Putin meetings to see what they might mean for the war in Ukraine

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Monday

Asia

China's President Xi Jinping is in Moscow for a 3-day state visit with Russia's Putin

The meeting between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin is expected to focus heavily on the war in Ukraine, and comes after a surprise weekend trip by Putin into Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia.

China's President Xi Jinping is in Moscow for a 3-day state visit with Russia's Putin

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Sunday

World

Putin has made a surprise visit to the occupied city of Mariupol in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol in Ukraine. He also visited Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

Putin has made a surprise visit to the occupied city of Mariupol in Ukraine

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Friday

The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to a regional governor via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 21, 2022. The International Criminal Court said Friday it has issued an arrest warrant for Putin and his children's rights commissioner for possible war crimes. Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Putin

The ICC has issued warrants for the Russian president and his children's rights commissioner for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken Ukrainian children.

The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Putin

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Russia awards pilots involved in confrontation with a U.S. drone over Black Sea

In a screen grab of a video clip released by the U.S. Defense Department's European Command, a Russian Su-27 fighter jet flies near a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone, spraying it with what appears to be jet fuel, on Mar. 14 over the Black Sea. Handout/US Defense Department European C hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Russia awards pilots involved in confrontation with a U.S. drone over Black Sea

The United States accused Russia of an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" intercept of its MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone that forced it to be brought down over the Black Sea this week

China's leader Xi Jinping will meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing, on Feb. 4, 2022 Alexei Druzhinn/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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World

China's leader Xi Jinping will meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week

Moscow said the long-anticipated visit is coming at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. The talks are expected to focus on the war in Ukraine, though it wasn't mentioned explicitly.

Tuesday

Despite downed drone, U.S. says it will keep flying near Ukraine

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft flies by during a training mission at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada on Nov. 17, 2015. Isaac Brekken/Getty Images hide caption

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Europe

Despite downed drone, U.S. says it will keep flying near Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. will continue flying 'wherever international law allows.' This comes a day after Russia downed a U.S. drone in the Black Sea.

Despite downed drone, U.S. says it will keep flying near Ukraine

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Wednesday

Ukraine's government says it wasn't involved in the attacks on Nord Stream pipelines

In this handout photo provided by Swedish Coast Guard, the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 28, 2022 in At Sea. Handout/Swedish Coast Guard via Getty Im hide caption

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Europe

Ukraine's government says it wasn't involved in the attacks on Nord Stream pipelines

An adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the reports are based on "anonymous conjecture but not real facts." The attacks, he said, are "devoid of tactical sense."

Monday

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 'Putin's Chef,' has emerged from the shadows with his Wagner Group

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin attends a meeting with investors at the Eastern Economic Forum on Sept. 2, 2016, in Vladivostok, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 'Putin's Chef,' has emerged from the shadows with his Wagner Group

Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as "Putin's Chef" because of his company's origins in the catering business, now fields a mercenary army of 50,000. Its role in Ukraine is central to Russia's war effort.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 'Putin's Chef,' has emerged from the shadows with his Wagner Group

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Saturday

An American walked her pet cow in Moscow's Red Square. Spoiler alert: Trouble ensued

Alicia Day, 34, of New York City, was detained by Russian police while walking her pet baby cow, Dr. Calf, on Red Square last month. Courtesy Alicia Day hide caption

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World

An American walked her pet cow in Moscow's Red Square. Spoiler alert: Trouble ensued

Animal rights activist Alicia Day says she routinely walks her farm animals in public to encourage people to think twice about eating meat. Why she chose to do so in the center of Moscow isn't clear.

Friday

Belarus Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to 10 years in prison

Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski is seen in the defendants' cage in the courtroom at the start of the hearing in Minsk on Jan. 5, 2023 Vitaly Pivovarchik/BELTA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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World

Belarus Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to 10 years in prison

Ales Bialiatski was one of the leaders of Belarus' pro-democracy movement, inspiring protests against what activists maintained were fraudulent presidential elections in 2020.

Thursday

Europe

U.S. and Russia's top diplomats meet at G-20 summit

The brief talks marked the first face-to-face meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. and Russia's top diplomats meet at G-20 summit

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U.S. and Russia's top diplomats meet for the first time since the Ukraine war began

Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks to a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi on Thursday. Olivier Douliery/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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World

U.S. and Russia's top diplomats meet for the first time since the Ukraine war began

Relations between the two countries have collapsed over the Ukraine war, with the U.S. slapping thousands of sanctions on Russia, and militarily, economically and diplomatically supporting Ukraine.

Thursday

World

How life in Russia has changed since its invasion of Ukraine

One year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, life in Russia has changed profoundly. It is a place of lost freedoms, historical grievances, pride and despair.

How life in Russia has changed since its invasion of Ukraine

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Tuesday

Politics

Biden and Putin both gave speeches for the anniversary of Russian invasion

President Biden spoke in Warsaw ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a day after his Kyiv visit. Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian nation in Moscow.

Biden and Putin both gave speeches for the anniversary of Russian invasion

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Europe

Putin addresses his nation as Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears the 1-year mark

Russian President Putin addresses his nation three days before the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the day after President Biden's unannounced visit to Ukraine's capital Kyiv.

Putin addresses his nation as Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears the 1-year mark

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Putin says Russia will stop participating in its last nuclear treaty with the U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address at the Gostiny Dvor conference centre in Moscow on February 21, 2023. Dmitry Astakhov/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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World

Putin says Russia will stop participating in its last nuclear treaty with the U.S.

President Vladimir Putin delivered his remarks to a joint session of Russia's parliament. The annual address was canceled last year when the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine began to falter.

Sunday

World

Russia reacts to Vice President Harris's comments at the Munich Security Conference

According to Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. has formally concluded Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" in its war against Ukraine. Russian reaction includes allegation of cynicism.

Russia reacts to Vice President Harris's comments at the Munich Security Conference

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Wednesday

World

Thousands of Russians who oppose the war in Ukraine have settled down in Armenia

Thousands of Russian exiles opposed to the war in Ukraine have taken up residence in Armenia, a former Soviet republic which offers Russians passport-free admission.

Thousands of Russians who oppose the war in Ukraine have settled down in Armenia

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Monday

Wednesday

Germany agrees to send its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine after weeks of pressure

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to a Leopard 2 main battle tank of the German armed forces while visiting an army training center in Ostenholz, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2022. David Hecker/Getty Images hide caption

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Germany agrees to send its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine after weeks of pressure

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday his country will export more than a dozen of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. The move follows weeks of pressure from Western allies.

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