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![Asylum seekers from Ukraine stand in line before crossing to the United States, on the Mexican side of the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 2, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1239690768-400x300.jpg)
Biden’s Refugee Plan Is Insufficient Amid Crises in Ukraine and Afghanistan
The processing of refugees continues to be bogged down by staffing shortages and a denuded infrastructure.
![An enraged man tears up a Russian flag in front of an elderly woman](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0331-anti-russian-hate-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Russian Bigotry Increases in the US and Beyond Amid Putin’s War on Ukraine
Fear of backlash has even prompted some restaurants to remove references to Russian foods on their menus.
![U.S. Prepares to Arrest Surge of Migrants at Southern Border as It Welcomes 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/DN-SEG2-biden-split-400x300.jpg)
US Plans to Arrest Migrants at Southern Border as It Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees
Haitian immigrants and other people of color seeking relief in the United States face a glaring double standard.
![Polar bears feed in Russian village landfill](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1128697596_resized-400x300.jpg)
With All Eyes on Ukraine, the Fight Against Climate Change Is Falling Behind
If the world's most powerful countries don't pull together soon on climate action, we're all in the deepest of trouble.
![A boy in Ukraine watches burning wreckage](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1239269611_resized-400x300.jpg)
Noam Chomsky: Russia’s War Against Ukraine Has Accelerated the Doomsday Clock
The Doomsday Clock — an assessment of our vulnerability to nuclear catastrophe — is now set at 100 seconds to midnight.
![The Phillips 66 refinery is pictured on March 1, 2016, in Wilmington, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0329-refinery-400x300.jpg)
US Oil Firms Set to Reap Up to $126 Billion in Extra Profits Amid War on Ukraine
Rep. Ro Khanna is pushing for a Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax to stop such rampant profiteering.
![People demonstrate during a march and rally called For the climate in Ukraine in the center of Kiev, Ukraine, on September 20, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1169784640-400x300.jpg)
Ukrainian Climate Activists Say They Don’t Want the US’s Fracked Gas Exports
Impacted climate activists say we need a wartime mobilization for clean energy, not a fracked gas surge to Europe.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Russian government via teleconference in Moscow on March 10, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0328-vladimir-putin-400x300.jpg)
Putin Is Attempting to Center Russia as a Hub of the Global Right Wing
Putin is part of a global authoritarian movement, seeking repudiation of the right to national self-determination.
![Refugees of Color Fleeing Ukraine Held in Migrant Jails in Poland and Estonia](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/SEG2-waiting-400x300.jpg)
Refugees of Color Fleeing Ukraine Held in Migrant Jails in Poland and Estonia
Some African students have been locked in “long-term detention centers” upon escaping Ukraine.
![President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pictured during his regular address to the nation in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 11, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0328-zelenskyy-ukraine-400x300.jpg)
Zelenskyy Says He Is Prepared to Discuss Neutrality From NATO for Ukraine
“We are looking for peace, really, without delay,” said the Ukrainian president before negotiations.