Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to fight in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians have fled the country. French government is busy trying to extinguish the president's remarks.
Congressional deliberations on the budget necessary for additional U.S. aid have stalled due to opposition from opposition and the Republican Party. In Russia, nine years after the murder of Russia's opposition leader, there is there a warning about anti-regime movements? In next month's presidential election, a former member of the House of Representatives who was close to the Putin administration was shot and killed.