Russia recruiting Syrians to fight against Ukraine – US officials

Ukraine continued to call for the West to impose a no-fly zone and provide fighter jets.

Russia is recruiting Syrians to fight against Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing US officials. The Syrians recruited are reportedly “skilled in urban combat.”

According to American officials, Russia has been recruiting soldiers from Syria since 2015.

Russia must be stopped: Armies must be sent to secure world freedom – opinion

There is no other way to describe the Russian invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine except as an unprovoked land grab supported by attacks on every major area of the country.

“Putin is employing hardware policies. It is a military attack. Military attacks cannot be stopped by UN resolutions. Military attacks cannot be stopped by so-called soft diplomacy that we heard so much of from the White House and the State Department.” This from Putin’s former economic adviser Andrei Illarionov in an interview with US Newsmax.

Russia publishes an official list of states it deems ‘unfriendly’ to it

Russian citizens and companies must apply for a special permit to deal with “unfriendly” foreign entities.

A list of foreign states that Russia considers as having committed “unfriendly actions” against “Russia, Russian companies and citizens” was published on the Russian government’s website on Monday.

No-Fly Zone in Ukraine: War with Russia by Another Name

Some current and former officials, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, call for Western powers to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine. This Q&A explains what a no-fly zone would entail, where similar zones have been established before and the dangers of that option in Ukraine.

If Ukraine Falls Does the Democratic Party Fall as Well?

It was all well and good for the Biden Administration to provide repeated warnings in the days before the invasion, but words will not stop Russian tanks destroying a nation’s borders and words will not provide air cover for patriotic Ukrainians digging World War I-style trenches outside their capital city.

Ukraine-Russia Updates: Staff at Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant in Ukraine Now Under Russian Orders

Russia orders ceasefires in Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy for civilian evacuation

The Russian military has ordered a ceasefire in the cities of Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy from 10 A.M. (0700 GMT) so that residents can leave via humanitarian corridors, the Russian military has said.

The ceasefire came at the request of French President Emmanuel Macron, who spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, the military said.