Mobilization spikes Russians' interest in literature on Nazi era
Sales of "Man's Search for Meaning" by Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl increase by a whopping 279% as Russians turn to books to try and make sense of the Ukraine war.
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Biden: I don't think Putin will use nuclear weapon
"I think he is a rational actor who has miscalculated significantly," the US president says of his Russian counterpart.
Biden vows air defense systems for Ukraine after missiles hit civilian areas
Ukraine's Emergency Service says nearly 100 people were wounded in the morning rush hour attacks that Russia launched from the air, sea and land against at least 14 regions, spanning from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east.
Massive attack on Kyiv leaves widespread destruction days after Russian landmark hit
Residents were seen on the streets with blood on their clothes and hands.
Russian strikes kill 17 in Ukraine following bridge attack
The Kerch Bridge attack damaged an important supply route for the Kremlin’s faltering war effort in southern Ukraine, an artery that also is a towering symbol of Russia's power in the region.
Plight of Russia's neighbors gets Nobel peace prize nod
Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the judges wanted to honor ”three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful coexistence in the neighbor countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.”
Biden fears Armageddon if Russia uses nuclear weapons
Putin, who marks his 70th birthday on Friday, has warned he would use all means necessary, including Russia's nuclear arsenal, to protect Russian soil, which he now says includes four Ukrainian regions.
'Growing Iran-Russia ties will bring Israel and Ukraine closer together'
Ukraine's Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk says that although Israel has so far refrained from providing Ukraine with military equipment, it might soon change its policy.
Lawyers in Russia overwhelmed by requests to help avoid fighting in Ukraine
Hundreds of thousands have fled to countries such as Kazakhstan, Georgia and Finland. Many more remain in Russia and are hiding from military recruiters, praying they won't be summoned or hoping for exemptions from service.
Israel, EU renew diplomatic-strategic dialogue after decade-long hiatus
Officials meet to discuss supporting Israeli companies and their collaboration in ventures with European funding and signing a data roaming agreement that will dramatically reduce communications costs, among other things.