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Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsThis Saturday, a benefit concert in Ashland will help Ukrainian refugee families who came to the Rogue Valley after the Russian invasion. One of those families traveled 7,000 miles from Mariupol to Ashland, Oregon. -
Anna King/Northwest News NetworkThis week, Russia bombed key Ukrainian ports – crippling major wheat exports. It also pulled out of a key agreement that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain through the Russian-controlled Black Sea. That’s spiking U.S. wheat futures prices on soft red winter wheat just as the Northwest starts to harvest.
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Emergency diesel generators are providing power to critical safety systems at the facility, but they have only enough fuel for 48 hours. -
CIA Director William Burns says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has fallen far short of Vladimir Putin's expectations. Burns now predicts weeks of "ugly" fighting for control of Ukraine's cities. -
President Biden described the move as a critical step to punishing Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, but said as a result, Americans should prepare for price hikes at the pump. -
As Saturday comes to a close in Kyiv and Moscow, here is a look at the key developments of the day: -
Ukrainian officials said the work to evacuate civilians from two cities had halted amid shelling, just hours after Russia announced the deal. -
The White House emphasized the importance of maintaining a steady global energy supply amid Russia's war on Ukraine. -
The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog says there was no release of radioactive material after a projectile hit a building at the plant facility. -
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has ordered state liquor store owners to stop selling Russian manufactured distilled spirits. It’s a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. -
As the world responds to the Russian invasion, Ukrainian Americans in Oregon worry about their relatives back home. -
Once fired, cluster munitions open in midair and rain down dozens or even hundreds of smaller submunitions, or "bomblets," over a large area the size of one or several football fields. -
Russia's ruble collapsed on Monday as sanctions hit, forcing President Vladimir Putin to hold an emergency meeting with his economic advisers. -
Northwest officials are preparing in case a radiological event should occur anywhere in the world because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
