February 24, 2022 Russian soccer player Fedor Smolov becomes first to speak out against invasion of Ukraine Russian soccer player Fedor Smolov became the first Russian footballer to call out Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, advocating for “no war” in a post on social media.
February 24, 2022 Ukraine invasion: Hundreds of Russia, Putin protesters take to NYC streets amid attacks Hundreds of demonstrators descended upon the New York City streets on Thursday to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin and the attacks Russia has unleashed on the eastern European country of Ukraine, photographs show.
February 24, 2022 Biden stops short of sanctioning Putin directly, blocking Russia from SWIFT banking system The Biden administration announced new sanctions against Russia, targeting their banking system as well as a number of prominent individuals and their families, but stopped short of sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin himself or taking the significant step of cutting the country off from the SWIFT banking system.
February 24, 2022 Russia cracks down on anti-war protests, more than 1,700 demonstrators arrested Russia began cracking down on opposition to the Ukraine invasion Thursday, arresting more than a thousand of anti-war protesters who showed out in several Russian cities.
February 24, 2022 Biden says NATO will meet Friday to counter Russian invasion: 'Dangerous moment for all of Europe' President Biden said the U.S. and its NATO allies will meet Friday to "map out" how they will next counter Moscow after Russian troops invaded Ukraine early Thursday.
February 24, 2022 Russia's Ukraine war forces citizens to scramble for safety: 'No one was expecting this' Russia's war on Ukraine comes as a shock to citizens in Kyiv, Luhansk and elsewhere. A Russian military tank was seen by citizens on the side of the road in Kyiv.
February 24, 2022 Russia emboldened by Biden's diplomatic 'weakness,' delayed sanctions, House Foreign Affairs Republicans say House Foreign Affairs Republicans rip President Biden over his diplomatic "weakness" and lack of crippling sanctions against Russia.
February 24, 2022 Ted Cruz: Russia invaded Ukraine because of 'catastrophic' mistakes by Biden administration Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says Biden made an "enormous mistake" when he waived sanctions on Nord Stream 2.
February 24, 2022 Russians react with shock, outrage to attack on Ukraine As sirens were blasting in Kyiv, and large explosions were heard there and in other cities, Russians were signing open letters and online petitions demanding the Kremlin stop the violence.
February 24, 2022 Biden official calls Trump a 'nauseating, fearful pig' White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates called former President Donald Trump a "nauseating, fearful pig" on Twitter Thursday.
