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Russia-Ukraine updates: US sanctions Russian military shipbuilder, diamond miner

FILE PHOTO: An employee sorts rough diamonds at a sorting center, owned by Russian diamond mining company Alrosa, in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 18, 2013.
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What is genocide and has the legal threshold been crossed in Ukraine?
By Morgan Winsor, Emily Shapiro, Nadine El-Bawab, Ivan Pereira, Julia Jacobo, Meredith Deliso, Bill Hutchinson, Kevin Shalvey, Celia Darrough, Mary Kekatos, Samara Lynn
Last Updated: March 12, 2022, 8:46 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow's forces have since been met with “stiff resistance” from Ukrainians, according to U.S. officials.

Russian forces retreated last week from the Kyiv suburbs, leaving behind a trail of destruction. After graphic images emerged of civilians lying dead in the streets of Bucha, U.S. and European officials accused Russian troops of committing war crimes.

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A look at the two leaders at the center of the war in Ukraine and how they both rose to power, the difference in their leadership and what led to this moment in history.

Latest headlines:

  • US sanctions Russian military shipbuilding and diamond mining companies
  • Fox News' Benjamin Hall provides 1st update since being severely injured in shelling
  • Situation in Borodyanka 'much worse' than other Ukrainian towns, Zelenskyy says
  • Blinken shares graphic details of alleged atrocities in Ukraine
  • UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.

Mar 12, 2022 8:46 PM

US senators to travel to Poland to meet with officials, visit refugee sites

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators announced Saturday that they are traveling to Poland to meet with Polish officials and visit refugee sites to reaffirm the United States' commitment to Poland, Ukraine and other allies in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The group is made up of Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.

The group was also expected to meet with the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Poland on the trip this weekend.

"The Polish people continue their unwavering support for NATO after 23 years of fighting alongside the U.S. and our allies. This bipartisan delegation will send a clear message that the U.S. is thankful for their support of Ukraine and their offer of providing fighter jets, as the people of Ukraine continues to endure brutal Russian atrocities," Portman said in a statement.

Echoing U.S. support for Ukraine, Blumenthal said, "As Putin continues his brutal, savage invasion, I’m traveling with a bipartisan group of Senators to the Ukrainian border in Poland to see first-hand the heartbreaking, exploding humanitarian crisis — and learn how America can magnify its military assistance to brave Ukrainian freedom fighters."

-ABC News' Trish Turner


Mar 12, 2022 7:56 PM

NATO allies' resolve 'strengthened' since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Harris says

Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday re-emphasized the U.S.' commitment to defend NATO allies and said, "Our collective resolve has been strengthened” since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

"The United States stands firmly with the Ukrainian people [and] in defense of the NATO alliance," Harris said at the DNC Winter Meeting, hours after returning from her trip to Poland and Romania.

"Russia's invasion threatens not just Ukraine's democracy, it threatens democracy and security across Europe and by extension when democracy is threatened, anywhere, it threatens us all," Harris said.

Harris recalled her meeting with the presidents of both nations and how she met with refugees from Ukraine, who she said “feel very alone."

"I told them people around the world stand with them and they are not alone," Harris said.

-ABC News' Justin Gomez


Mar 12, 2022 7:22 PM

To take Kyiv, Russia will have 'kill all residents,' defiant Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Saturday that Russia would have to carpet-bomb Kyiv and kill all its residents to be able to conquer the capital city.

"They will come here only if they kill us all," Zelenskyy said. "If that is their goal, let them come."

-ABC News' Jason Volack



Mar 12, 2022 4:47 PM

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has lost 1,300 troops, claims Russia lost 12,000

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine lost 1,300 troops and claimed that Russia has lost 12,000 troops, to reporters Saturday.

"I can't say that I'm happy about their losses because it's not who I am. We're talking about human lives here, and those soldiers were brought to the war as cannon fodder, brainwashed and confused," Zelenskyy said.

Zelenskyy also commented on the humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians, saying the most successful corridor has been out of Sumy where tens of thousands were evacuated.

"It's a very difficult process and sometimes we have to invent unorthodox methods to facilitate that, because the Russians almost never observe cease-fire to allow evacuation of civilians," Zelenskyy said.

Zelenskyy also commented on discussions with Russia, saying he has been requesting direct talks at the highest level for over two years.

"At least we can see some progress now in that they also start to agree that dialogue is needed. But of course we would seek broader involvement of other world leaders, because in any talks about future firm security guarantees for Ukraine we will never trust only Moscow after such a bloody war it unleashed," Zelenskyy said.

-ABC News' Guy Davies


Apr 05, 2022 8:42 AM

Russia threatens to fine Wikipedia if it doesn't remove info about Ukraine war

Russia's communications and media regulator, Roskomnadzor, is demanding that Wikipedia remove content that contradicts the Kremlin's narrative about the war in Ukraine.

"Based on a motion from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, Roskomnadzor demanded on April 4 that the Wikipedia management put an end to the dissemination of false socially significant information," the agency said in a statement Tuesday. "Materials containing false information about the special military operation in Ukraine and operations of the Russian Armed Forces have been massively published on Wikipedia in the recent period. Wikipedia has become a new line for continuous information attacks on Russians."

Roskomnadzor accused the free online encyclopedia of "deliberately" misinforming Russian users. The agency noted that it has previously asked Wikipedia "to remove false information about events in Ukraine" and threatened to fine the San Francisco-based company up to 4 million rubles (about $47,000) for failing to delete such content, which is illegal under Russian law.


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