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Russian invading forces are killing civilians and looting stores and homes, witnesses in Ukraine say Published: March 14, 2022 at 11:27 a.m. ET By Yaroslav Trofimov and James Marson Russia’s forces are arresting elected local leaders and seeking to replace them with Kremlin collaborators ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russian forces are killing civilians and looting stores and homes across occupied parts of southern Ukraine, residents said, as Moscow arrested elected local leaders and sought to replace them with pro-Russian collaborators. People arriving here from Russian-held areas over the weekend described hungry and undisciplined Russian troops shooting unarmed villagers, breaking into supermarkets...

...Already nearly 15,000 people have been detained in Russia for participating in demonstrations against the war. What future awaits these brave citizens, as well as Ukrainians captured in the occupied territories? Since its occupation of Crimea in 2014, Russia has escalated the punishments for people exercising their right to freedom of speech and assembly. The most recent manifestation of the clampdown on civil rights is the law rushed on to the statute books to punish citizens spreading “fake news” about the military, with custodial sentences of three and a half to fifteen years. Marina Ovsyannikova, who held up an anti-war...

“It is also a fierce battle in the informational space.”.. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Facebook for its role in helping him win the propaganda war after the platform announced it would permit calls for violence against Russians. Following its move to allow praise for the pro-Ukraine neo-nazi Azov Battalion last week, Facebook said they would permit ‘calls for violence against Russians’. “As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine we have temporarily made allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate our rules like violent speech such as ‘death to the Russian invaders.’ We still won’t...

TORONTO (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Canadians Tuesday to imagine bombs landing in their communities as he urged the Canadian Parliament and government to exert greater economic and military pressure on Russia. Zelenskyy asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and lawmakers for help to enact a no-fly zone over the Ukraine. “Justin, can you imagine you and your children hearing all these severe explosions, the bombing of the airport, the bombing of the Ottawa airport?” Zelenskyy said. “Cruise missiles are falling down and your children are asking you ‘What happened?’” Speaking by video from Ukraine to a packed House...

Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec BREAKING: Zelensky requests a No Fly Zone from US Congress, requiring US fighters to attack the Russian military 6:33 AM · Mar 16, 2022·Twitter Web App

Zelensky delivering his closing remarks in English - “Mr. Biden, you are the leader of the nation, I wish you to be the leader of the world. Being the leader of the world, means being the leader of peace.”

Brandon slurring through his words. Millie is there looking weak

Former Vice President Mike Pence insisted the United States should do more for Ukraine as it is in the throes of an invasion from Russia Wednesday during an interview with FNC’s “America’s Newsroom.” Pence argued for a “21st century Berlin airlift” as a response to the humanitarian crisis spurred by the Russian invasion.