Russia pummels Ukraine's No. 2 town as convoy nears Kyiv

FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin, proper, speaks to Russian Protection Minister Sergei Shoigu, 2nd left, and Head of the Common Personnel of the Armed Forces of Russia and First Deputy Protection Minister Valery Gerasimov, left, all over their assembly in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 27, 2022. Putin is elevating fears that he has turn out to be extra reckless, extra dedicated to restoring the USSR, most likely much more likely to prompt a world-altering warfare. There is no approach to decide from a distance whether or not the Russian president is changing into risky or if he’s merely preying at the West’s fears. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Picture by way of AP)