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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday, Mar. 5, that Ukrainian statehood is at risk if the country continues its current path.

GENEVA - The number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide is close to 6 million, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO).

KIEV - Ukraine and Russia will hold the next round of peace talks on Monday, David Arakhamia, member of the Ukrainian delegation, said Saturday (Mar. 5).

WASHINGTON - An Amtrak engineer was acquitted on Friday, Mar. 4, by a jury in the deadly 2015 train derailment in Philadelphia, the largest city in U.S. state Pennsylvania.

MOSCOW - Russia has "practically" completed the mission of destroying Ukraine's main military infrastructure, including weapon warehouses, ammunition depots, aviation, and air defense systems, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday, Mar. 5.

VOA News Russia says it is observing a cease-fire around two Ukrainian cities to allow evacuation of residents. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said, "Today, March the 5th, from 1000 am Moscow...