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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky issued a warning to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Sunday, saying that if negotiations with Russia were to fall apart, we could be at the precipice of World War III. “I’m ready for negotiations with him [Russian president Vladimir Putin]. I was ready for the last two years. And I think that without negotiations we cannot […]
In a nine-minute video shared to social media and elsewhere this week, Terminator: Dark Fate star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger addressed the people of Russia, as well as President Vladimir Putin directly, amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine. At the top of the video, Schwarzenegger explained that he was sharing this message in an […]
An American franchise operator of Papa John’s locations in Russia confirmed this week that shops his company controls in the country are not closing. In staying open, “master franchisee” Christopher Wynne argued in a New York Times interview shared Tuesday, he’s showing “compassion” to the Russian people. “The best thing I can do as an […]
A Fox News cameraman and local producer were killed in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv on Monday, during an attack that also injured correspondent Benjamin Hall, CBS News reports. Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova were killed when a vehicle they were in was “struck by incoming fire,” the outlet confirmed. “He was profoundly committed to telling the story and […]
Brent Renaud, an award-winning filmmaker and journalist, was shot and killed Sunday when his vehicle was riddled with bullets after passing a military checkpoint in Irpin, a Ukrainian city located on the outskirts of Kyiv that had seen intense gunfire in recent days, per AP News. Renaud, 50, was in the area working on a project focused on […]
Bella Hadid is showing support for Ukraine. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old supermodel announced she would donate her 2022 fashion week earnings to Ukrainian relief efforts. The pledge came just weeks Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of the neighboring country. According to the United Nations, the conflict has resulted in more than 500 civilian […]
Facebook and Instagram users in certain regions will be temporarily allowed to use “violent speech” against “Russian invaders,” Meta confirmed this week amid ongoing coverage of the Ukraine invasion. As first reported by Reuters, the company will also temporarily allow (under certain conditions) posts calling for Vladimir Putin or Alexander Lukashenko’s deaths, with internal communications cited in […]
More than 4,300 people in Russia were detained Sunday for protesting president Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine, Reuters reports. Russia’s interior ministry disclosed that of the 56 different cities where the protesters were detained, 1,700 were located in the capital of Moscow, and 750 were from the heavily-populated city of St. Petersburg. Protesters reportedly shouted chants, such as […]
Netflix service in Russia has been suspended amid ongoing concerns over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. As reported by Reuters and others on Sunday, the company has suspended its service in Russia after earlier this week temporarily stopping projects in the country. Last month, the streaming platform was among those to confirm it would not be adding […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham is receiving pushback from recent comments he made about assassinating Vladimir Putin—including from the Navy Seal who fatally shot Osama bin Laden. TMZ reports that the Seal, Robert O’Neill thinks the South Carolina Republican shouldn’t have made those remarks on TV. “How does this end? Somebody in Russia has to step up to […]
