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Biden calls for war crimes trial of Putin after mass graves found around Ukraine capital

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian leader Vladimir Putin faced mounting global condemnation Monday, with President Joe Biden and a growing number of world leaders calling for a war crimes trial, following the discovery in Ukraine of mass graves and streets littered with the bodies of civilians around the suburbs of Kyiv.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2022

White House says Russian atrocities part of Putin’s ‘plan’ for Ukraine

‘We do not believe that this is just a random accident, or the rogue act of a particular individual — we believe that this was part of the plan’

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy addresses UN

Ukraine news from April 5: Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells UN that ‘accountability must be inevitable’ for Russia.

Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2022

US, EU reach gas supply deal to reduce dependence on Russia

BRUSSELS — The U.S. and the European Union will push to boost supplies of liquefied natural gas to European countries by the end of 2022 in a bid to begin to displace some Russian gas, a political framework that now leaves companies to sort out the details.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022

US to Increase Pressure on Iran If Nuclear Diplomacy Fails, Says White House

The United States is still pursuing talks on Iran's nuclear program but will work with allies to increase pressure on Iran if diplomacy fails, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday. The talks were close to an agreement until Russia made last-minute demands of the United States,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2022

U.S. to increase pressure on Iran if nuclear diplomacy fails -White House

The United States is still pursuing talks on Iran's nuclear program but will work with allies to increase pressure on Iran if diplomacy fails, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday.

Reuters · Mar 25, 2022

U.S. engaged in "contingency planning" for Russian strike on NATO territory

The White House has tasked a special "Tiger Team" to examine a possible response.

Axios · Mar 25, 2022

In Poland, Biden visits U.S. troops on NATO eastern flank

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday got a firsthand look at international efforts to help some of the millions of Ukrainian war refugees in Poland, and spoke to American troops bolstering NATO's eastern flank.

Reuters · Mar 25, 2022

Biden in Poland to see US troops, Ukraine refugees

President Joe Biden is following a day of diplomacy with a visit to Poland to discuss aid for refugees and to meet with U.S. troops stationed near the border with Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Biden in Poland for meetings on Ukraine refugee crisis – US politics as it happened

President travels to Rzeszow, 60 miles from Ukraine border, to meet US troops and Polish counterpart – follow the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2022