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Liev Schreiber urged a crowd of D.C. lawmakers, ambassadors and media figures for continued support for Ukrainians as the one-year anniversary nears of Russia’s attempted invasion. The occasion was UnSanctioned, an event at the French ambassador’s residence that brought together those who have been…

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has released a Christmas-themed video comparing the fight against Russia to the 1988 Bruce Willis-starrer Die Hard. The clip features an edited version of a trailer for the 1988 action pic, with Ukraine touting its new Himars system (High Mobility Artillery…

Sean Penn and Ben Stiller today were among 25 “high-ranking officials, representatives of the business and expert communities, as well as cultural figures” banned from Russia today by that country’s foreign ministry. Also on the list are Senators Rick Scott, Mark Kelley, Pat Toomey, Kevin Kramer and Krysten Sinema as…

Bernie Ecclestone has said he would “take a bullet” for Vladimir Putin and called the Russian leader a “first class person,” while criticizing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. intervention. Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain earlier, the 91-year-old former CEO of the Formula One Group, who has…

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Reiner has offered a satirical response to being banned from Russia by Vladimir Putin. The veteran filmmaker, who was a surprise inclusion on a list published by Russia over the weekend, quipped to us: "No comment. Except to say that I'm heartbroken and will have to live with the disappointment." ‘Spinal…

When Marina Ovsyannikova stormed the live broadcast of Russia's flagship news program on March 14 to protest Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, it was a valiant moment that quickly reverberated across the world. The journalist and editor spent six seconds holding a sign saying, "No war, they are lying to you," on…

As Russian president Vladimir Putin was preparing to address the nation Monday morning during the annual Victory Day parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, local television menus were reportedly hacked with program descriptions on smart TVs replaced by a message reading, “The blood of…

Russia has banned the UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a list of other senior ministers from entering the country over what it describes as the UK's "hostile" position regarding its war with Ukraine. Besides Johnson, the UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and ten other named ministers…

Documentaries don’t get much more timely than this. CNN Films has released the first trailer for Navalny, director Daniel Roher’s feature doc about Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, and set an April 24 premiere date on CNN. The cable news outlet will air the feature with limited commercial interruption…

In a repeat of 2017, France's 2022 presidential election is now down to the same two candidates: the incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far right leader Marine Le Pen. In first round voting which took place on Sunday, centrist Macron emerged with 27.6% of the votes while Le Pen managed 23.4%. This is a bigger showing for…

Boris Johnson has been pictured in a meeting with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky, after the UK's Prime Minister arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit.   The Embassy of Ukraine to the UK shared a picture of the two in conversation across a table in the country's capital city. The Embassy captioned the…

For the second time in roughly as many weeks, President Joe Biden called Russia’s Vladimir Putin “a war criminal” on Tuesday. Biden’s assertion came after the New York Times reported that at least 11 civilians — “some with their hands bound, some with gunshot wounds to the head” — had been killed at the time when…