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![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.
![rotester in Boston holding up sign against Ukraine invasion](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238819798_resized-400x300.jpg)
Prioritize Peace and Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine Over Weapons, Say Analysts
Not only is humanitarian aid urgently needed, but emphasizing military aid could provoke further escalation.
![A Ukrainian Military Forces serviceman stands in front of tanks of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces, parked in their base near Klugino-Bashkirivka village, in the Kharkiv region on January 31, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0302-ukraine-tanks-400x300.jpg)
Arms Industry Sees Ukraine Conflict as an Opportunity, Not a Crisis
As a self-selecting elite propounds NATO expansion, military buildup and imperialism, we must embrace peace.
![President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House on February 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0301-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Regardless of What Biden Says, the Real State of the Union Is Perilous
We're a country on the brink. Tonight, Biden has his work cut out for him.