"I feel like it should be required for a member of Congress to go so they can see it, especially the ones on the other side of the issue,” says the 37-year-old Republican representing New York.
Moscow's chief negotiator in talks with Kyiv says the sides are discussing a possible compromise whereby Ukraine will in the future have a smaller, non-aligned military. Fighting continues amid diplomatic efforts. University of Haifa launches special emergency fund supporting scholars from Ukraine.
The Council of Europe suspended Russia's membership over the Feb. 24 Ukraine invasion, saying it has "no place for an aggressor." Kremlin's move said to pre-empt Moscow's expected expulsion from the continent's leading human rights body.
The Chelsea Football Club owner also has Israeli and Portuguese passports and it is unclear how a travel ban within the EU would affect his ability to move freely in the region. "Israel will not be a route to bypass sanctions imposed on Russia by the US and other Western countries,” FM Lapid says.
Meanwhile, in a rare show of unity, the US Senate unanimously passes a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
Foreign Ministry says it is maintaining official relations with Washington and if necessary would make sure that high-level contacts with the people on the list could take place.
"It is our duty to be where history is forged. Because it's not about us, but about the future of our children who deserve to live in a world free from tyranny," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says.
Spanish photographer Emilio Morenatti talks to Israel Hayom about the Ukraine crisis, which he calls "violent, aggressive, and inhumane."
Advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says war likely to end in May when Russia "runs out of resources." Zelenskyy, meanwhile, says Ukrainian and Russian envoys did "good work" in ceasefire talks.
Hezbollah-aligned news outlet Al-Akhbar reports that criminal investigation revealed that cell handled from Syria received orders to carry out suicide bombing that would kill French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit in September 2020.
