Ukraine’s Zelenskiy vows revenge on Russian forces | First Thing
The president of Ukraine made a video address after a young family was killed trying to flee near Kyiv. Plus, are Putin's Hollywood pals cringing?
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Volodymr Zelenskiy has vowed to punish every bastard" who committed atrocities during the invasion of Ukraine amid outrage at Russia's shelling of civilians as they tried to flee a town on the outskirts of Kyiv, killing a young family.
What else did Blinken say? He warned that Russia held a military advantage that western allies were finding hard to counter and the war was likely to last some time".
What else is happening? A plane carrying Russian diplomats expelled by the US left John F Kennedy airport in New York en route to Moscow. Here's everything we know so far today.
If Ukraine holds on as Putin's bombardments grow more barbarous, will the western powers belatedly come to their rescue? Simon Tisdall argues Nato should act now to stop the slaughter.
But aren't pandemic restrictions easing anyway as the most recent surge of infections subsides? Yes. The changing circumstances is prompting convoy organizers to adapt their demands to a more free-ranging basket of aspirations and motives.
Are they planning to enter the city? It remains unclear if the convoy plans to drive into the small area occupied by Washington, or snarl masses of government workers and lawmakers on their morning and evening Beltway road commutes.
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