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How the Russia-Ukraine conflict became a cultural war
ABC News(KYIV, Ukraine) -- In the basement of the Syayvo book store in Kyiv, hundreds of Russian language books stand piled, waiting to be pulped. The books -- ranging from everything between the clas...
Guy Davies, ABC News Feb 23, 2023

Eight million refugees have fled Ukraine after a year of fighting, UN data shows
Halfpoint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 8 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded across Europe as of Tuesday, nearly one year since Russia invaded, according to the U.N. refugee...
Ella McCarthy, ABC News Feb 22, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Key events in the year since Russia invaded Ukraine
Valentyn Semenov / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Feb. 21, 2022, that he had recognized two Russian-backed separatist areas in eastern Ukraine, Donetsk a...
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News Feb 22, 2023

A year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there's no end in sight. Here’s how we got here.
pop_jop/Getty Images(LONDON) -- As tens of thousands of Russian troops lined up along Ukraine's eastern and northern borders for "military exercises" last February, some international observers warned...
Kevin Shalvey, ABC News Feb 22, 2023

Mexico's former top cop convicted of taking payoffs to shield drug cartels
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Genaro Garcia Luna, Secretary of Public Security in Mexico from 2006 to 2012, was found guilty Tuesday by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, of engagin...
Aaron Katersky, ABC News Feb 22, 2023

Biden speaks in Poland after surprise trip to Ukraine
Omar Marques/Getty Images(WARSAW, Poland) -- President Joe Biden will address the world on Tuesday from Warsaw, Poland, just days ahead of the one-year mark of Russia's violent invasion of Ukrain...
Libby Cathey, ABC News Feb 21, 2023

Proposed changes to Roald Dahl books spark backlash
Ronald Dumont/Daily Express/Getty Images(LONDON, U.K) -- Some of Roald Dahl's beloved children's books will be getting updates to be more inclusive, progressive and more acceptable to today's readers,...
GMA Team, ABC News Feb 21, 2023

Afghans and advocates speak out after Taliban bans women from working with aid groups
Salam Cafe(Afghanistan) -- Like many teachers, Salma cares for children that aren't biologically hers. As co-director of the Salam Cafe in Kabul, Salma was able to provide a refuge for some of Afghani...
Sarah Beth Guevara, ABC News Feb 21, 2023

Could F-16 jets turn the tide for Ukraine?
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the war that has followed approaches its one-year mark, some U.S. officials are pushing the federal government and other...
ABC News Feb 21, 2023

Biden's message in Poland on eve of Ukraine war anniversary: 'Our support ... remains unwavering'
Omar Marques/Getty Images(WARSAW, Poland) -- This week in Poland, President Joe Biden is set to underscore the importance of NATO's support for Ukraine after making a surprise visit to Kyiv on Mo...
Tal Axelrod, ABC News Feb 20, 2023
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