As the seventh day of the war dawned Wednesday, Russia found itself increasingly isolated, beset by the sanctions that have thrown its economy into turmoil and left the country practically friendless.
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‘I wake up crying every day’: Central Mainers with ties to Ukraine watch in horror as war rages
Augusta-area residents with direct family ties to Ukraine say they feel anguish as Russian invades their native country.
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Russia-Ukraine War: What to know as Ukraine resists advance
The Russian military assault on Ukraine went into its fifth day after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nuclear forces put on increased alert, ratcheting up tensions yet further
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The Latest: Russia slow to win Ukraine’s airspace, limiting war gains
The latest news on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Posted inNation / World, Sports
IOC urges sports organizations to exclude athletes from Russia and Belarus
The IOC’s executive board said in a statement that it was moving ‘to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants.’
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Forty-mile Russian convoy threatens Kyiv, shelling intensifies after negotiations fail to stop fighting
The Kremlin again raised the specter of nuclear war, while an embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its ties to the West by applying to join the European Union.
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Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, raising global tensions as sanctions stagger Russian economy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, meanwhile, announced plans for a meeting with a Russian delegation at an unspecified location on the Belarusian border.
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Mainers from Ukraine heartbroken for those back home
Now residents of Saco, Yarmouth, Waterville and Dover-Foxcroft, they tell of their worries, fears and frustrations that the U.S. and NATO aren’t doing more to help.
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A Mainer watches ‘chaos and panic’ from his window in Ukraine’s capital
Explosions, sirens and military vehicles turn once-peaceful Kyiv into ‘a real problem,’ says a Belfast native who has lived there since 2020.
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Maine seafood industry expects indirect hit from Russian invasion
Direct U.S. seafood imports were already banned from Russian markets, but the invasion of Ukraine could make the industry’s ongoing economic problems worse.