Enlarge President Joe Biden announced today that the US will ban imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal. The UK will follow suit, according to a Politico report, phasing out Russian oil and gas purchases over the next several months. The coordinated moves will add further pressure to Putin’s regime after he ordered the […]
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, insight into those most affected — the Ukrainian people — has come from unexpected places. In the United States, powerful statements on the conflict have been made by everyone from Dancing with the Stars ’ Maksim Chmerkovskiy to Mila Kunis to Saturday Night Live . But the most […]
After Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s long and harrowing journey out of Ukraine, the last thing we’d expect would be for him to go back. But that’s exactly what he plans to do. Of course, it was clear from his advocacy for his native country that the Dancing with the Stars pro would continue to speak up and […]
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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Christopher Ames) Netflix is suspending its streaming service inside Russia amid the country’s war against Ukraine and a new law that would require it to carry Russian state-owned channels. “Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia, ” Netflix told Ars and other […]
Ukrainian film star Pasha Lee has reportedly died while defending his country against the ongoing Russian invasion. Pasha (also referred to as Pavlo Li and Pasha Li) was sadly just 33 years old. According to the Odesa International Film Festival, Pasha was apparently killed by Russian occupiers who were bombarding the city of Irpin with mortar […]
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The wife of Brittney Griner has broken her silence after it was revealed that the athlete was arrested and detained in Russia on drug charges. As we previously reported, the Russian Federal Customs Service announced that the 31-year-old basketballer, who plays for the UMMC Ekaterinburg team in Russia during the WNBA off-season, was arrested after […]
Another week, another great episode of Saturday Night Live! One week after paying a solemn tribute to Ukraine in its cold open, SNL brought back their signature political satire this week by destroying Fox News’ Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham for their support of Vladimir Putin and Russia. The cold open featured Carlson and Ingraham […]
Peta Murgatroyd is speaking out after her husband, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, finally returned home safe from Ukraine. As we previously reported, the professional dancer had been in the Eastern European country while working on the Ukrainian version of Dancing With the Stars. And when Russia invaded Ukraine, Chmerkovskiy started sharing updates on Instagram to raise awareness […]