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“This is just an attempt to hide the evidence and nothing more. But they will not succeed, because they killed a lot.”
-- Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, quoted in , saying that Russian soldiers are hiding the bodies of those they've killed.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the House Financial Services Committed on Wednesday that Russia should be expelled from the Group of 20 major economies forum, .
Yellen told lawmakers that Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the killings of civilians in Bucha "are reprehensible, represent an unacceptable affront to the rules-based global order, and will have enormous economic repercussions in Ukraine and beyond."
U.S. Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland said Russia’s disinformation about its war against Ukraine needs to be exposed.
She said the Russian lies include blaming Ukrainians for things Russians have done, even “the war crimes we see on the ground.”
Nuland was in Cyprus on a five-nation tour to strengthen ties and rally support for Ukraine, .
A few Ukrainian troops have learning how to operate Switchblade drones, single-use weapons that fly into their targets and detonate on impact, a senior U.S. defense official disclosed on Wednesday, .
The Ukrainians arrived in the United States for regular military education programs before Russia's invasion on February 24.
"We took advantage of the opportunity to pull them aside for a couple of days and provide them some training, particularly on the Switchblades," the senior U.S. defense official told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Until now, the United States and NATO have had to limit the weaponry they send to Ukraine to the systems Ukrainian forces knew how to operate before Russia's invasion.
Rich countries will tap 120 million more barrels of oil from emergency reserves in a bid to calm crude prices that have soared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
The move includes 60 million barrels to be released by the United States, which has recently announced it would tap its strategic oil reserves, Agence France-Presse reports.
The pleaded for information about him on Wednesday, expressing fears about his “rapidly declining health” and that “something terrible” had happened to him.
Joe and Paula Reed, who met last week with President Joe Biden about the plight of their son, Trevor, 30, said in a statement that it has been five days since he was last heard from, in a Friday phone call with his girlfriend.
Trevor Reed is serving a nine-year term after being convicted of endangering the lives of two police officers while drunk on a visit to Moscow in 2019. Reed denied the charges. The United States called his trial a "theater of the absurd.”
Since the start of Russia’s invasion, millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes, leaving behind animals in shelters and zoos. Now it is up to dozens of volunteers and international groups to care for them. . (Warning: this story contains graphic images that some viewers may find disturbing)
After a sharp plunge in value at the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Russian ruble has recovered much of its value against other world currencies, a change made possible by aggressive capital controls put in place by the government in Moscow and a continual stream of payments for the country’s oil and gas exports. But as , the ruble’s strength in the face of sanctions may be illusory.
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it assessed that Ukraine could win the war against Russia, even as U.S. officials speak of the risk of a protracted conflict, Reuters reported. "Of course they can win this," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told a news briefing. "The proof is literally in the outcomes that you're seeing everyday ... absolutely they can win."
The town of Borodyanka, outside Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, was severely damaged by Russian air strikes. According to Prosecutor-General Iryna Venediktova, there were a high number of civilian casualties because of the heavy fighting there. Collapsed buildings have not been cleared and the number of victims has not yet been determined. Levko Stek traveled to Borodyanka and listened to locals’ stories about what Russian troops did there. He has this story for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Sanctions imposed on Russia over its war in Ukraine should give China a "good understanding" of the consequences it could face if it provides material support to Moscow, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday.