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"Combined with the reality that Putin faces a mismatch between his ambitions and Russia's current conventional military capabilities, likely means the next few months could see us moving along a more unpredictable and potentially escalatory trajectory," Avril Haines tells US lawmakers.
Russia pounds Odesa as civilian bodies uncovered elsewhere. Biden signs act to streamline aid to Ukraine. US Congress plans nearly $40 billion more in aid to the war-torn country, with COVID budget to wait. United Hatzalah founder brings medical supplies to Ukraine, sees volunteer team on ground.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is "in a frame of mind in which he doesn't believe he can afford to lose," William Burns says. G7 nations move to phase out Russian oil imports; Canada to send Kiyv additional military aid.
Zelenskyy "speechless" after shelling destroys museum dedicated to poet. Last women and children evacuated from Ukrainian steel mill. Prince Charles donates to British charity working to assist Ukrainian refugees.
Defiant in the face of deep Western isolation since he ordered the Feb. 24 invasion of Russia's neighbor, Putin casts war in Ukraine as a battle to guard against what he terms the US threat to Russia posed by NATO enlargement.
NATO weighs heightened presence around Sweden, Baltic Sea to protect Nordic country during potential membership application. EU proposes cutting Russia's largest lender from SWIFT international payment system.
Explosions are also heard in Lviv, in western Ukraine, where strikes wounded two and damaged infrastructure. Slovakia and Hungary say they will not back EU sanctions on Russian energy. Over 100 people evacuated from Mariupol.
In a Telegram video, Captain Sviatoslav Palamar of Ukraine's Azov Regiment said that Russia pounded the steelworks with naval and barrel artillery through the night and dropped heavy bombs from planes.
Ukraine's grain exports in jeopardy as authorities formally close seaports captured by Russia. Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on US weapons stockpile.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leads a top-level US congressional delegation to Ukraine, says, “Our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done." European Union says it is leaning toward banning imports of Russian oil by the end of the year.