Experts attribute the increased radiation levels to the Russian military’s current assault on Ukraine. The Ukrainian government warned Friday that radiation near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has “exceeded” control levels, a day after the Russian military took control of the area during its ongoing invasion, which has reached the capital of Kyiv. The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, following the commencement of Russian military action against Ukraine, Alaska Congressman Don Young issued the following statement: “Freedom-loving people everywhere have long known Vladimir Putin to be an authoritarian thug. Overnight, he continued his attacks on Ukraine’s sovereignty by commencing unprovoked all-out war. In some ways, this is a new era for authoritarianism in […]
The U.N. Security Council met in an emergency late-night session Monday after Russia’s president signed a declaration recognizing two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent states. “The internationally-recognized borders of Ukraine have been and will remain unchangeable, regardless of any statements and actions by the Russian Federation,” Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya told the council […]
The White House said Monday it will slap sanctions on the Russian-occupied regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized them as independent states. “We have anticipated a move like this from Russia and are ready to respond immediately,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. […]