A forum at Bates College on Wednesday explored issues surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Posted inNation / World
Russia indiscriminately targeting civilians in invasion of Ukraine
Outrage grows after an airstrike on a maternity hospital, with a Ukrainian police official calling it a war crime and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying Putin will be held ‘to account for his terrible crimes.’
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Interfaith prayer service for Ukrainians set Sunday at Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
People are invited to gather at 2 p.m. or watch via livestream and Facebook links.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State
‘Tears every day’ for a Turner family hoping to adopt boys stuck in Ukraine
Three boys, 12-year-old twins and their 16-year-old brother, are in the midst of an evacuation, their fate uncertain
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State, News
Ukrainian teens who lived with Leeds family are safe in Poland
Tracy Blake-Bell and her husband, of Leeds, have been trying to adopt to two boys, Vanya and Serogzha, from Ukraine, a process that has been threatened by Russia’s invasion.
Posted inNation / World
The Latest: Ukraine aid grows to near $14 billion in $1.5 trillion government bill
The latest news on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Air alert declared in Ukraine’s capital as fighting continues and evacuation attempts fail
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the coastal city of Mariupol, which has been surrounded by Russian soldiers.
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Russia-Ukraine talks yield little, with civilians still trapped in besieged cities
Meanwhile, Moscow is trying to recruit fighters from Syria to help fuel its war effort.
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Wex and Idexx won’t say whether they’ll suspend doing business in Russia
The Maine-based companies will say only that they will abide by the sanctions imposed by the U.S. and Europe because of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukraine crisis sends fossil fuel prices soaring in Maine
Gasoline prices are approaching a record high, and heating oil already has surpassed the previous record.