For decades now, Vladimir Putin has slowly, carefully, and stealthily curated online and offline networks of influence. These efforts have borne lucrative fruit, helping Russia become far more influential than a country so corrupt and institutionally fragile had any right to be. The Kremlin and its proxies had economic holdings across Europe and Africa that would shame some of the smaller 18th-century empires. It had a vast network of useful idiots that it helped get elected and could count on for support, and it controlled much of the day-to-day...

While some Ukrainians attempt to preserve cultural artifacts as the conflict rages, a team of multinational archivists is recording websites before they go offline or their messages are distorted.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase are shuttering their operations in Russia, two weeks after the country first invaded Ukraine. The moves marks Wall Street's first major departures from Russia, joining a growing list of retailers, oil companies, cultural events and sporting competitions to suspend operations in the country.

Four U.S. senators introduced a bill Tuesday to stop Russia from using its US$130 billion in gold reserves to stave off economic disaster stemming from its invasion of Ukraine.

Based in Warsaw, Poland, CD Projekt Red, the developers behind the popular video games, Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher, have taken the initiative to help their brothers and sisters across the border. They have made the decision to donate 1 million PLN to help the victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The group has decided to support the Polska Akcja Humanitarna (PAH) or the Polish Humanitarian Action, which is currently focusing their efforts on the crisis in Ukraine. They announced the donation on Twitter on February 25, 2022.

US president Joe Biden banned Russian oil imports on March 8 in response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion. The move will likely push gasoline prices to new highs, but most Americans are willing to pay them, according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll. Overall, 71% of Americans supported a ban on Russian oil even if it resulted in higher gas prices, according to the survey, which was conducted from March 4 to 6. Oil was trading around $130 a barrel on Tuesday, while a regular gallon of gasoline was an average $4.17 at the pump.

The International Monetary Fund has approved $1.4bn in emergency financing for Ukraine to help meet urgent spending needs and mitigate the economic impact of Russia’s military invasion. The global lender said Ukrainian authorities had cancelled an existing standby lending arrangement with the IMF but they would work together to design an appropriate economic programme focused on rehabilitation and growth when conditions permitted.

Bitcoin is helping the Ukrainian population more than any other organization to save them from the troubles caused by the armed conflict in their country. Since February 24, 2022, Ukrainians have been waking up to the sound of bombs going over their heads and exploding near their homes. This aggression by the former Soviets against the neighboring country is needless and disgusting, putting the lives of millions of civilians at risk.

Ukraine has fallen into darkness, as these satellite images of Europe lit-up at night show. Ukraine has stood in stark contrast to the rest of the continent since war began there. It appears as a dark area surrounded by lit-up neighbouring countries. This image from NASA was taken on 7 February 2022. It shows what Ukraine looked like at night a month ago and before Russia invaded on 24 February.

A seven-year-old Ukrainian girl who was captured on viral video singing “Let It Go” from the Disney hit Frozen while stuck in a bomb shelter in Kyiv has now escaped her war-torn country for Poland. Amelia Anisovych’s performance won praise from around the globe after the video was shared on Facebook by a woman who visited the bunker to help decorate it last week.

While Ukraine battles Russian forces at home, its Paralympic athletes are putting up a fight in Beijing. They've swept the podium not once but twice, racking up medals for their homeland despite their distractions and concerns.

Ukraine is buying military supplies from weapon vendors accepting crypto as a means of payment. Reports from a Ukrainian Senior officer reveal that several weapon dealers are willing to trade weapons in exchange for crypto.

West Coast dockworkers are refusing to load or unload Russian cargo entering or leaving all 29 West Coast ports in the United States, one of the nation's most powerful unions announced Thursday. The action in solidarity with the people of Ukraine comes as Russia shows no sign of letting up on its invasion of the country and amid widespread sanctions against Russia.

Moscow has been condemned after announcing the opening of humanitarian corridors which would take Ukrainian civilians fleeing the invasion towards Russia or its ally Belarus. The limited ceasefire announcement came a day after hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians attempting to flee to safety were forced to shelter from Russian shelling of cities in the centre, north and south of the country.

As Russia continues to invade Ukraine, the Slovakian police have shared the heartbreaking story of a 11-year-old boy who travelled to the Slovakia-Ukraine border by himself—with only a backpack, a passport, a note from his mother and a telephone number scribbled on his hand.

Irish homeowners have already been registering their interest in providing accommodation to people fleeing war-torn Ukraine. So far, over 100 expressions of interest have been made on the Irish Red Cross website. It comes as the charity gets ready to send €500,000 tomorrow to be distributed to Ukraine, to provide assistance where it is needed on the ground.

Many of Russia’s wealthiest people call London home, but they weren’t keen to talk about Ukraine

Ukraine is using a small, nimble, and re-deployable drone to carry out scores of successful missions against the Russian onslaught, Business Insider reported. Owing to their size, these drones can travel long distances without being detected and are wreaking havoc behind Russian lines.

A Polish couple, messaged from Taiwan, have come to meet a Ukrainian refugee - welcome to Przemysl. Refugees from across Ukraine are being welcomed as they arrive in the Polish border town of Przemysl, but there are concerns about how the relief effort can be maintained if the war goes on.