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Three rows of dragon's teeth and trenches, east of Vasylivka, Zaporozhzhia -- March 4
Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies

Ukraine could launch its offensive against Russia any moment. Here’s what’s waiting

Tim Lister, CNN April 29, 2023

CNN — Ukraine says its preparations for a spring counter-offensive are almost complete. When it’s launched, probably in the south, it will mark a pivotal moment in the conflict. But the Russians...

Defiant Putin visits occupied Mariupol, symbol of Ukrainian resistance

Sandi Sidhu, CNN March 19, 2023

CNN —Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol, his first visit to territory captured by his forces in the year-long conflict. The visit was an apparent act of defiance,...

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian children's rights commissioner, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on February 16. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/ AFP/Getty Images)

ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin and Russian official tied to alleged deportation of Ukrainian children

Hira Humayun March 17, 2023

CNN– The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin  Maria Lvova-Belova, a member of Putin's government, it announced in a news release Friday. Lvova-Belova...

Kyiv marks one year of war with anxiety and a rallying cry from Zelensky

Ivana Kottasová, CNN February 24, 2023

CNN– One year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine believing he’d take Kyiv within days, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a defiant note, insisting...

Biden’s Ukraine visit upstages Putin and leaves Moscow’s military pundits raging

CNN– President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine sparked anger and embarrassment among many of Russia’s hawkish military pundits on Monday, increasing pressure on Vladimir Putin as the Russian...

US President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to Kyiv on February 20, 2023, ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
(Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images)

Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine for first time since full-scale war began

Kevin Liptak, CNN February 20, 2023

CNN– President Joe Biden slipped into Kyiv on Monday for the first time since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago, demonstrating in dramatic personal fashion his commitment...

A General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jet at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Nevada on February 16, 2022.

There’s a sense that another turning point is approaching in Russia’s war in Ukraine

Stephen Collinson, CNN February 3, 2023

(CNN) — Russia’s mass mobilization, looming offensive and missile-borne terror against civilians is triggering fresh calls for even greater Western lethal aid to Ukraine, days after leaders signed...

Kent State panel discusses Russia-Ukraine conflict

Joyleah Odom, Reporter March 3, 2022

Global solidarity for Ukraine is quickly taking root across the nation as President Vladmir Putin continues to attack Ukrainian civilian regions. He attacks on the premise that Ukrainian people are nationally...

US President Joe Biden gives a press conference after the NATO summit at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, on June 14, 2021. (Photo by OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER HOSLET/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

President Biden heads to Geneva for Putin showdown after shoring up western support

Kevin Liptak, CNN June 15, 2021

 (CNN) -- President Joe Biden flew to Geneva on Tuesday ahead of lengthy and contentious talks with Vladimir Putin, the capstone on a European tour designed to show western solidarity ahead of the...

Alan Canfora marker 2021

Sara Crawford May 4, 2021

Alan Canfora, one of the nine students wounded May 4, 1970 on the Kent State University campus, died earlier this year following a brief illness. There was a black flag placed at the marker in his honor...