RUSSIA

Russian troops took over the power plant as Ukrainian forces battled them Thursday.

Four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut are currently living and working on board the orbiting outpost.

Trump also suggested that Russia's invasion of Ukraine would not have happened if he was still seated in the White House.

Since the escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine started, conservatives have had a variety of insensitive responses to the situation.

Cybersecurity stocks are flourishing as the Biden administration continues to warn companies and local governments that they need to prepare for the possibility of Russian cyber attacks.

President Joe Biden denounced Russia's Vladimir Putin as the one responsible for launching a "premeditated" war against Ukraine and announced new sanctions aimed at the Russian economy.

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.