Ex-Attorney General William Barr Urges GOP to Move On From Trump  —  Book recounts confrontational meeting in Oval Office and says Republicans need to focus on new leaders  —  Former Attorney General William Barr writes in a new book that former President Donald Trump has …

Live Updates: Zelensky Agrees to Talks, as Putin Places Nuclear Forces on Alert  —  Zelensky says he has agreed to talks with Russia.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine agreed on Sunday to talks with Russia “without preconditions,” even as President Vladimir V …

Russians advance on Ukraine's ports, meet resistance in city  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Street fighting broke out in Ukraine's second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country's south Sunday, advances that appeared to mark a new phase of Russia's invasion following …

How Should the U.S. Respond to Putin's Nuclear Provocation?  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's strategic nuclear forces to raise their alert status.  (Specifically, he has ordered Russia's “strategic deterrence forces” to “transition to special regime of combat duty.")

GOP Sen. Tom Cotton won't condemn Trump's praise of Putin  —  Trump called Putin “smart” and his actions “genius” and “savvy.”  —  Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has refused to condemn former President Donald Trump's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his invasion of Ukraine.

BP to offload stake in Rosneft amid Ukraine conflict  —  BP is to offload its 19.75% stake in Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft after Russia's “act of aggression in Ukraine”.  —  The oil giant had come under pressure from the UK government to make the move since Thursday's invasion.

Shame On Those Who Defended Trump's “Perfect Call”  —  Never forget that as president Donald Trump led an organized campaign to withhold military aid and blackmail the Ukrainians.  And that Republicans let him get away it.  —  It's worth remembering now, as so many Republicans pin …

Putin Seems to Sideline Advisers on Ukraine, Taking a Political Risk  —  Authoritarian leaders rely on elite support to govern.  Jeopardizing those relationships in wartime could be risky, experts say.  —  Does President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia have the support he needs at home to wage a costly war in Ukraine?

U.S. protests Israel's refusal to back UN resolution condemning Russia  —  U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield protested to her Israeli counterpart over Israel's refusal to join 87 countries in backing a U.S.-led resolution to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the UN Security Council …

Neutral Swiss poised to freeze Russian assets - president … Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said on Sunday that it was “very probable” that neutral Switzerland would follow the European Union (EU) on Monday in sanctioning Russia and freezing Russian assets in the Alpine country.

Kosovo asks U.S. for permanent military base, speedier NATO membership … Kosovo has asked the United States to establish a permanent military base in the country and speed up its integration into NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kosovo's Defence Minister Armend Mehaj said on Sunday.

At CPAC, Trump delivers a reminder of his muscle  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Pompeo was swarmed by a throng of reporters and fans as he made his way down the hallway of the luxury resort hosting this year's annual Conservative Political Action Conference.  —  The former secretary of state had just received a standing ovation.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul drops state school mask mandate  —  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday that the state's school mask mandate will be lifted, two days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released relaxed guidelines for wearing face masks in public spaces.

A Team Of American And British Special Forces Veterans Are Preparing To Join Ukraine's Fight Against Russia  —  KYIV - A group of 10 special operations forces veterans are staging in Poland and preparing to cross into Ukraine, where they plan to take up President Volodymyr Zelensky on his offer to …

Russian convoy of ground forces, tanks moving toward Kyiv, Maxar says … Satellite imagery taken on Sunday showed a large deployment of Russian ground forces including tanks moving in the direction of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv from approximately 40 miles (64 km) away, a private U.S. company said.

Vladimir Putin's grand plan is unravelling  —  But a cornered Russian president could become even more ruthless and dangerous  —  Vladimir Putin is a “genius”, chortled Donald Trump.  The former US president was speaking on the very eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine …