RUSSIA

The U.S economy saw fourth quarter GDP grow by 7.0% last year, but there is reason to worry this strength will not carry over easily into 2022.

The Russian soldiers were just looking for love, one Tinder user from Ukraine said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the military operation would "demilitarize and de-nazify Ukraine" but denied that it was an act of invasion.

"My eyes don’t close and I can’t smile. I can’t lift my upper lip. One part of my face doesn’t work at all," Yulia Tarasevich, runner-up of the Mrs. Russia International pageant said revealing her ordeal.

Vladimir Putin authorized troops to carry out a special military operation in the Donbas region of Ukraine on Wednesday night. 

Trump also claimed Russia is invading Ukraine now because Biden and Putin do not have a good relationship.

Republicans are lining up to urge President Joe Biden to take a strong stand against Russia's Vladimir Putin as fears intensify that a wider invasion of Ukraine remains over the horizon.

By exposing this plan, the Biden administration sought to undermine its emotional power and stop the Kremlin from manufacturing a casus belli, or justification for war.

The British prime minister also said signs point to Russia already beginning its plans of invading Ukraine.

Russia announced that it would be conducting its yearly strategic drills Saturday involving nuclear weapons that would be personally overseen by President Vladimir Putin.

Russia's diplomats at the United Nations plan to accuse Ukraine of committing genocide against its Russian speakers as President Joe Biden warns Moscow may launch its attack in the coming days.

The Northrop Grumman resupply mission will launch Saturday.

Oil prices are rising closer to $100 a barrel but there are warning signs that it will climb even higher if Russia invades Ukraine at a time when producers are struggling to keep pace with excess demand.

A Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to a significant number of deaths among civilians, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.

The 16-year-old boy, Nikita Uvarov, was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday by a Siberian military court.

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President Joe Biden ordered U.S troops in Poland to begin contingency planning for the evacuation of U.S citizens in Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion.

A potential war between Russia and Ukraine carries the risk of driving up oil prices to $120 a barrel after Western sanctions take place, a prominent analyst warned Wednesday.

A full Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead at least 5 million people to become refugees, according to a report.

Oil prices crossed the $90 a barrel mark on Friday, but some analysts believe that lingering pain from the pandemic and geopolitical tensions will push it higher later this year.

The United States has been warning for weeks that Russia would rely on a fabricated pretext to justify any invasion of Ukraine. Now Washington says it is prepared to share evidence about this possible operation.