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Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya raises his phone and shakes it toward the Russian representative, imploring him to call off the war.

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Read the impassioned plea from Ukraine's U.N. ambassador to Russia to stop the war

5:38pm February 24, 2022

Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya delivered a charged address at the Security Council, demanding the Russian representative phone Moscow to call off the war.

Demonstrators rally in New York City's Times Square in support of Ukraine on Thursday.

For Ukrainian-Americans, unity against Putin has solidified their bonds

5:32pm February 24, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Ukrainian-Americans were previously split by generation and religious identity. One Harvard scholar says that the past decade of actions by Russian President Putin has made the community more united.

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The latest on Russia's multidirectional assault on Ukraine

5:01pm February 24, 2022

by Tim Mak

The latest on the fighting in Ukraine after Russia launched an invasion of the country.

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U.S. and EU to punish Russia with new economic sanctions

4:29pm February 24, 2022

by Jackie Northam

The U.S. and EU are planning more sanctions on Russia, aimed at crippling its economy by targeting banks, oil and gas sectors. But it's uncertain the new sanctions will affect Russia President Putin.

President Biden announces new sanctions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

The U.S. keeps turning to sanctions despite their mixed record

4:14pm February 24, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

President Biden announced more sanctions on Russia's military and economy over its invasion of Ukraine. Sanctions have become a favored tool in presidents' arsenals, but they don't always work.

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Russia will still participate in Eurovision 2022, despite Ukraine invasion — for now

3:14pm February 24, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 say they will allow Russia to participate in this year's competition, despite the invasion of Ukraine, but that they will "monitor the situation."

Smoke rises from an air defense base in the aftermath of an apparent Russian strike in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Thursday.

In Ukraine, the road to war was paved by the failure of diplomacy

1:53pm February 24, 2022

by Scott Neuman

The invasion of Ukraine occurred despite weeks of diplomatic efforts, including calls between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin and European leaders' visits to Putin in Moscow.

A German soccer team is removing a Russian logo from jerseys over the Ukraine attacks

1:52pm February 24, 2022

by Jeff Dean

The logo of Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom is being removed. The team said the logo will be replaced by lettering reading "Schalke 04" instead following what it called "recent developments."

People hug outside a metro station in Kyiv on Thursday morning as Russia launched an attack on Ukraine and explosions could be heard in the city.

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With Ukraine under attack, Kyiv's residents rush to stock up and reach safety

1:35pm February 24, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Many Ukrainians had been maintaining a state of calm as warning signs grew of a Russian invasion. But Russia's wide-scale attack on Ukraine has dramatically changed the mood in the nation's capital.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint press conference with the German chancellor following their meeting over Ukraine security last Tuesday.

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The strategy behind Russia's sarcastic tone toward the West

11:39am February 24, 2022

Sarcasm isn't a typical approach to diplomacy, but it is one that Russia often takes. While it may seem humorous in the moment, the larger strategy affects how people view the conflict in Ukraine.

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