Heather J. Chin2 days agoFor Putin’s election in occupied Ukraine, voting is forced at gunpointverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Robyn Dixon, Siobhán O'Grady, David L. Stern, Serhii Korolchuk and Serhiy MorgunovUkrainians in territories occupied by the Russian military are being forced to vote in the Russian presidential election under the watch of heavily armed, masked soldiers who are accompanying election officials going from house to house, knocking on doors as they seek to compel participation. The …
Heather J. Chin6 days agoPutin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatenedAssociated Press - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPresident Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the West just days before an election in which he’s all but certain to secure another six-year term. The Russian leader has …
Heather J. ChinMar 11Hungarian leader says Trump will end the war in Ukraine by not giving ‘a penny’verified_publisherCNNCNN — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said Donald Trump would effectively end the war in Ukraine by cutting off funding to Kyiv, should the former US president return to power in November. “He (Trump) has a very clear vision,” Orbán said in an interview to Hungarian broadcaster M1 broadcast …
Heather J. ChinUkraine's first Oscar is hailed as a reminder of war's horrors as Russian drones strike buildingsAssociated Press - By HANNA ARHIROVA and SUSIE BLANNKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine awoke Monday to another day of war — Russian drones blasted buildings in the Kharkiv and Odesa regions — but also the news it had won its first Oscar. The best documentary victory for Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account by The …
Heather J. ChinWhat's life like for Russia's political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishmentAssociated Press - By DASHA LITVINOVAThis story is part of a larger series on the crackdown on dissent in Russia. Click here to read more of those stories, and the AP’s coverage of Russia’s presidential election. TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Vladimir Kara-Murza could only laugh when officials in Penal Colony No. 6 inexplicably put a small …
Heather J. ChinA Looming Disaster at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plantverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Nataliya GumenyukAt the facility, occupied by Russia for the past two years, employees describe a regime of torture and abuse—and a growing threat of disaster. This article is based on interviews and research by the Reckoning Project, a multinational group of journalists and lawyers collecting evidence of war crimes …