Ukraine’s capital under threat as Russia presses invasion

On Friday afternoon, President Joe Biden slapped personal financial sanctions on Vladimir Putin

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February 25, 2022 - 4:15 PM

Cars sit at a standstill as people try to leave the city on Feb. 24, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images/TNS)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday, with explosions and gunfire sounding in the city as  the invasion of a democratic country fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Moscow stop.

With reports of hundreds of casualties from the warfare  — including shelling that sliced through a Kyiv apartment building and pummeled bridges and schools — there also were growing signs that Vladimir Putin’s Russia may be seeking to overthrow Ukraine’s government. It would be his boldest effort yet to redraw the world map and revive Moscow’s Cold War-era influence.

NATO  decided  to send parts of the alliance’s response force to help protect its member nations in the east for the first time. NATO didn’t say how many troops would be deployed but added it would involve land, sea and air power. 

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