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Daniil Martynov, left, is wanted by Ukraine for war crimes, but is heading Russias rescue efforts in Turkey.
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Former Chechen commander wanted by Ukraine for alleged war crimes is leading Russian quake relief in Turkey

(CNN)--A former Chechen commander wanted by Ukraine for alleged war crimes committed last year is leading the Russian earthquake relief effort in Turkey. Daniil Martynov was in several locations...

‘He was one of these rockstars’: Former FBI agents shocked at the indictment of one of their own

Katie Bo Lillis and Evan Perez, CNN February 6, 2023

CNN— The insular world of FBI counterintelligence agents was rocked last month when one of their own, Charles F. McGonigal, formerly the FBI’s top counterintelligence official in New York, was...

A General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jet at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Nevada on February 16, 2022.

There’s a sense that another turning point is approaching in Russia’s war in Ukraine

Stephen Collinson, CNN February 3, 2023

(CNN) — Russia’s mass mobilization, looming offensive and missile-borne terror against civilians is triggering fresh calls for even greater Western lethal aid to Ukraine, days after leaders signed...

US says Russia is violating key nuclear arms control agreement

CNN -- Russia is violating a key nuclear arms control agreement with the United States and continuing to refuse to allow inspections of its nuclear facilities, a State Department...

Russian teen faces years in jail over social media post criticizing war in Ukraine

Uliana Pavlova, CNN January 29, 2023

CNN -- Olesya Krivtsova sports an anti-Putin tattoo on one ankle and a bracelet that tracks her every move on the other. The 19-year-old from Russia’s Arkhangelsk region must wear the device while...

Russia strikes Ukraine’s cities hours after Western countries pledge tanks to Kyiv

Rob Picheta, CNN January 26, 2023

Ukraine has urged the West to get military hardware into the hands of its troops as quickly as possible, as Russia fired missiles toward Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities just hours after Germany and the US...

A Leopard 2 A7 main battle tank is seen at a military training area in Munster, northern Germany (file photo).
Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images

Why Germany is struggling to stomach the idea of sending tanks to Ukraine

Luke McGee, CNN January 21, 2023

CNN-- The past 12 months has forced European leaders to seriously rethink their approach to national security. If Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has confirmed one thing, it’s that peace on the continent...

Ukraine President submits ‘accelerated’ NATO application in light of Russian annex rumors

Associated Press September 30, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president says his country is submitting an “accelerated” application to join the NATO military alliance. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statement Friday came...

Andrii Zinevych (left) and Mariia Zinevych (right) pose for a photo together in Ukraine. This photo was taken on a trip to the Netherlands.

What life is like for a young couple living in Ukraine during Putin’s Invasion

Benjamin Weaver, Reporter March 15, 2022

Andrii Zinevych is scared to leave his apartment. He worries that if he steps outside, he could be grabbed off the street and forced to join The Armed Forces of Ukraine. His wife, Mariia Zinevych, has...

Firefighters extinguish a building of Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) after a rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraines second-largest city, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Russias assault on Kharkiv, Ukraines second largest city, continued Wednesday, with a Russian strike hitting the regional police and intelligence headquarters, according to the Ukrainian state emergency service. (AP Photo/Andrew Marienko)

History behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, explained by Kent State experts

Lynn Vandrasik, Reporter March 2, 2022

Editor's Note: The following story was updated to specify the roles of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as it relates to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  In the early hours...

Russo-Ukraine war tensions rise amid recent conflict

Kaitlyn Finchler General Assignment Editor March 1, 2022

As of Feb. 24, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the United Kingdom and other European countries have conferred to decide what actions to take against Russia. Tension among Ukraine and Russia has...

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