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![Ukrainians and supporters gather around the Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., to stage a protest against Russia's attacks on Ukraine, on February 27, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0304-ukraine-white-house-400x300.jpg)
Biden Offers Protected Status for Ukrainians, Shielding Them From Deportation
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that 71,500 Ukrainians in the U.S. will benefit from the designation.
![Various types of ammunition, including a bomblet (with red ribbon), sub munition in a so-called cluster bomb, are on display at the Spreewerk ISL Integrated Solutions weapons decommissioning facility near Luebben on June 23, 2009.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0304-munitions-400x300.jpg)
Russia’s Use of Cluster Bombs Should Spur a Global Recommitment to Banning Them
Many of the world's most powerful countries, including the U.S. and Russia, aren't signatories to the cluster bomb ban.
![Russian Environmentalist Speaks Out on Putin’s Attack on Antiwar Protesters & Independent Media](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/SEG2-arrests-5-400x300.jpg)
Russian Police Have Arrested More Than 8,000 Antiwar Protesters in 8 Days
Meanwhile, Russia is taking further steps to criminalize independent media.
![A screen grab captured from a video shows a view of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during a fire following clashes around the site in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on March 4, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0304-ukraine-nuclear-400x300.jpg)
Fire Is Out at Nuclear Plant Seized by Russian Forces, Officials Watch for Leaks
Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling sparked the fire at the plant.
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US Must Not Use Ukrainians as a Foreign Policy “Tool,” Sanders Adviser Says
Matt Duss blasts Hillary Clinton's harmful analogy between the invasions of Afghanistan and Ukraine.
![President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi look on during a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol House Chamber on March 1, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238863309-400x300.jpg)
Biden’s SOTU Speech Channeled Reagan While Nearly Ignoring Climate
The state of the union is weaker today than it has been in my lifetime. Why not confront our real crises with honesty?
![Ukrainian refugees arrive at the railway station in Przemyśl, Poland, on March 3, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238900586-400x300.jpg)
1 Million People Have Fled Ukraine in the Past Week, UN Says
"Peace is the only way to halt this tragedy," said the UN commissioner for refugees.
![Climate activist Luisa Neubauer speaks at a demonstration under the slogan "Stop the war! Peace for Ukraine and all of Europe" in Berlin, Germany, on February 27, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0302-climate-ukraine-400x300.jpg)
Youth Climate Activists: Our Answer to War Must Be Radical Exit From Fossil Fuel
Rallied by peers in Ukraine, youth climate activists are planning protests for peace around the world.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on December 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0302-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
AOC Says US Should Treat All Asylum Seekers How We Treat Ukrainian Refugees
The United Nations estimates that around 875,000 Ukrainians have fled the country since Putin invaded.
![“Ukrainians Only”: Nigerian Student Fleeing War Describes Rampant Racism Against Africans at Border](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/DN-SEG2-baby-400x300.jpg)
Nigerian Student Fleeing War Describes Rampant Racism Against Africans at Border
Many foreign nationals fleeing Ukraine describe being turned away from buses and at the border.