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Ukraine Expects Approval In Bid to Join European Union
A Ukrainian deputy prime minister overseeing the country’s push to join the European Union says she’s “100%” certain all 27 EU nations will approve making Ukraine a candidate for membership in the bloc.
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UK's Prince Charles Visits Ukrainian Refugees in Romania
Charles, Prince of Wales traveled to Romania’s capital on Wednesday to visit refugees, mostly women and children, that have found safety in the Eastern European country after fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Woman to Run Half Marathon in Support of Home Country
When Oksana Skrynyk signed up for the Life Time Chicago Spring Half Marathon, she left a brief registration declaration: “I will run this marathon for my home country, Ukraine.”
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First Lady Visits Ukrainian Refugee Children in Romania
First Lady Jill Biden visited Ukrainian refugee students at a Romanian public school on day two of her four-day overseas trip to Romania and Slovakia on Saturday
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Trevor Reed Arrives Back in US After Prisoner Exchange With Russia
Russia and the United States carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange on Wednesday, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America.
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Ohio Man Drives 55 Hours to Reunite With Ukrainian Fiancé at U.S.-Mexico Border
The war in Ukraine has led to some remarkable profiles of humanity – including a love story spanning several continents.
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Ukrainian Woman Making New Memories With Her Family in Chicago Area
A Ukrainian woman who fled the violence in her country with her two children is settling into her new life in suburban Prospect Heights, and Natalie Martinez has more on her story.
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Treasury Bars Russia Payments in Dollars From US Accounts
The Treasury Department will not allow any Russian government debt payments from accounts at U.S. financial institutions to be made in U.S. dollars, an agency official says
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Large Groups of Volunteers Await, Aid Ukrainian Refugees at US-Mexico Border
The group has been providing food, clothing and counseling to families around the clock.
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Biden Delivers Fiery Speech on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine: ‘This Man Cannot Remain in Power'
President Biden visited a refugee camp in Warsaw, Poland and called Russian President Vladimir Putin “a butcher”
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Tennessee Family Sends Strength to Ukrainians Through Rock & Roll
An American family is showing support to the people of Ukraine through a radio program they produce from their home in Lebanon, Tennessee.
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Biden Speaks from NATO Summit, Marking 1 Month of War in Ukraine
Speaking from the NATO Summit in Brussels on Thursday, President Joe Biden announced $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine and new sanctions against Russia. “NATO has never been more united than it is today. Putin is getting exactly the opposite of what he intended to have as a consequence of going into Ukraine.”
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Riot Fest Extends Fundraiser to Help Ukraine With New Goal of $100K
As support for Ukraine builds in Chicago with continued signs of solidarity, Riot Fest has joined in on fundraising efforts for the country.
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Here Are the Companies That Have Left Russia — And Those That Have Stayed
Many businesses have pulled out of Russia in protest of the invasion of Ukraine, but some Western companies have not heeded the international and domestic calls to limit their dealings in the country
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Retired Soccer Player Struggles to Get Family From Ukraine to Chicago
After two weeks of watching news coverage of the Russian invasion, Dema Kovalenko said , he couldn’t stand by any longer and booked a flight to Europe. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.
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Businesses, Residents Show Support for Ukraine
From businesses making donations to community members raising awareness, people in the Chicago area are showing support for Ukraine in a number of ways. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.
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List: See Where Major Companies Stand on Doing Business With Russia
Hundreds of businesses have pulled out of Russia to response to the invasion of Ukraine. See where these companies stand with doing business in Russia.
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Illinois Gaming Board Pulls Plug on Russian Sports Betting Following Ukraine Invasion
While President Joe Biden is going after Russian oligarchs’ bank accounts, Illinois gambling regulators are going after their sports betting markets.
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Chicagoans Ready to Join the Resistance in Ukraine Amid War Against Russia
Chicagoans, along with a growing number of Americans across the country, are volunteering to head to Ukraine to join the ongoing fight against Russia.
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Ukrainian Student Finds Refuge in Chicago Area Amid Continued Fighting in Homeland
Less than a week after she fled the fighting in Ukraine, Sofia Kolesnyk is safe with friends in a Chicago suburb, keeping up with the news from her homeland as fighting intensifies and the death toll among civilians increases. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.