Volodymyr Zelensky

The images coming out of Ukraine were a call to action for Joe Trupia, a local custom toy maker who is using his craft to help the war-torn nation. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has the story.

The images coming out of Ukraine were a call to action for Joe Trupia, a custom toymaker who used his craft to help the war-torn nation.

President Joe Biden said Russian leader Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” over his invasion of Ukraine.

“Servant of the People” follows a teacher, played by Zelenskyy, who unexpectedly becomes president after a video of him complaining about corruption goes viral.

The International Energy Agency said 3 million barrels per day of Russian production could be lost beginning next month, squeezing an already tight global oil market.

Biden called on Congress to revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” status. He also banned imports of Russian vodka and seafood and exports of U.S. luxury goods.

Ukraine’s allies, including President Joe Biden and NATO, have sought to support Kyiv without deploying troops, despite President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s pleas.

Ukrainians from all walks of life – programmers, teachers, parents – have shifted into full wartime mode.

Sanctions that have prompted the Russian ruble to slump against the dollar, causing living costs to rise for many Russians, could dent Putin’s popularity.

The TV tower strike comes as recent satellite imagery has spread fears that Ukraine’s capital Kyiv could soon become the arena for a full-scale Russian assault.

The Biden administration’s actions mark the latest erosion of diplomatic ties with Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin, which has been hit with crippling sanctions.

Ukraine’s president has said the next 24 hours will be “crucial,” as Ukrainian troops, and citizens who have taken up arms, continue to fight invading forces.

The EU also said it will block Russian aircraft from flying in EU territory, and it will ban some Russian state-owned media outlets from its airwaves.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to world leaders to deliver more severe economic measures.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s air defenses are “working and protecting our skies,” adding that Russian aircraft had been seen in Kyiv on Friday morning.

The U.S. and U.K. responded by announcing another round of sanctions, which aim to limit Moscow’s access to the global economy.

Political analysts have been predicting that Russia could invade eastern Ukraine for a while.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government won’t react to provocation from Russia, but added that “we will not give anything to anyone.”

President Joe Biden abruptly dropped his plans to go home to Delaware on Sunday after a two hour meeting with his national security team on the Ukraine crisis.

“The Russian government cannot be really sure exactly what we’ll do,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells CNBC.