Joint Statement on Further Restrictive Economic Measures  —  We, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States condemn Putin's war of choice and attacks on the sovereign nation and people of Ukraine.

Putin's Aggression Leaves His Right-Wing Fan Club Squirming  —  The Russian strongman has for years been idolized by a Who's Who of populist, nationalist leaders.  They are now stumbling over what to say.  —  ROME — For years, a global choir of right-wing politicians have sung the praises of Vladimir V. Putin.

Germany to Raise Defense Spending Above 2% of GDP in Response to Ukraine War  —  Decision breaks with decades of lower investment in defense than peers and a growing energy partnership with Russia  —  BERLIN—Germany will boost defense spending above 2% of GDP and create a strategic natural-gas reserve …

Kremlin propaganda machine struggles to conceal Putin's Ukraine war  —  Moscow spin-doctors and officials try to frame the war in Russian president's terms  —  As Vladimir Putin launched his military assault on Ukraine, the country's media censor issued a series of stark warnings.

Trump warns ‘world war’ could be next as Russia continues invasion in Ukraine  —  Trump says Putin's multi-front invasion in Ukraine could lead to the next world war  —  Trump speaks to Fox News Digital ahead of CPAC appearance  —  EXCLUSIVE: ORLANDO, Fla. — Former President Trump warned …

Ukrainian border guards may have survived reported last stand on Snake Island  —  Ukrainian border guards who insulted Russian forces this week in a recorded exchange that went viral may not have been killed, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, contradicting an earlier claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

House GOP Leaders Must Condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene (QAnon, Ga.) might be a preternatural dope, but that still doesn't excuse her speaking at the junior varsity Ku Klux Klan jamboree this weekend.  Greene pleaded ignorance, claiming she was merely there to …

Post-ABC poll finds a deeply pessimistic nation, worried about the economy and Biden's leadership … President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday to a deeply pessimistic nation, one that largely sees the economy worsening under his watch, disapproves of his leadership …

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 …

Premise Mobile-Phone App Suspends Ukraine Activities After Accusations Fly  —  WASHINGTON—A mobile-phone app that pays users to perform basic observational tasks such as photography and has U.S. defense and intelligence clients suspended its activities in Ukraine on Friday after the Kyiv government accused …

Mikhail Fridman speaks out against Ukrainian conflict in letter to staff  —  Businessman tells employees at private equity firm LetterOne that ‘war can never be the answer’  —  Mikhail Fridman, one of Russia's richest men, said the war in Ukraine was a “tragedy” and called on the “bloodshed” …

Pennsylvania Senate clash: Bartos showcases ‘strongest grassroots army’ in GOP primary race  —  Senate race in battleground Pennsylvania is the most expensive showdown in this year's midterm elections  —  Pennsylvania Senate candidate: I'm running to continue to serve voters'

Scoop: CNN to dull its liberal edge  —  Under new chief Chris Licht, CNN will dial down the prime-time partisanship and double down on the network's news-gathering muscle, top sources tell me.  —  Why it matters: Ratings are secondary to credibility, in the view of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who's taking over CNN.