It's been one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and officials say more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled the country, and thousands have been killed in the fighting.
According to USA Today, neither Russian leader Vladimir Putin nor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has indicated they are ready to begin peace talks, possibly extending the yearlong violence and upheaval.
Author and theologian Albert Mohler is applauding President Biden's surprise trip to Ukraine, saying that while he has many differences with the administration's policies, he believes Biden courageously planted a "flag" for democracy in the face of totalitarianism.
Ultimately, there’s little you or I can do to prevent the kinds of global conflicts that appear to be on the horizon. But there is an important lesson we can learn from them that makes a profound difference in our ability to navigate the trials and temptations that threaten to draw us away from God. So much of the world’s attention is currently focused on the war between Russia and Ukraine that other — potentially more dangerous — threats are allowed to persist relatively unchecked. We make the same mistake in our own lives when we become so fixated on where we expect Satan to hit us that we blind ourselves to the other areas where we are vulnerable.
Our Enemy tends not to care where he attacks so long as the attack proves effective. As such, it is often the parts of our lives to which we give little thought that prove to be the most fertile ground for temptation to take root. So take a few minutes right now to ask the Lord to show you any areas of your life where Satan may be at work in the shadows. Ask him to show you where you are most vulnerable and keep an open mind about where those areas might be.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow would step back from its last remaining major nuclear-arms-control treaty with the US. He also vowed to continue his military campaign in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke at the U.S. Capitol earlier this week, thanking the U.S. for its support in the country’s conflict with Russia.
Evangelist Franklin Graham announced this week that his organization, Samaritan's Purse, has sent over 100 million pounds of food to Ukraine as the country continues to face war with Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was named TIME Magazine’s “Person of the Year” on Wednesday. TIME’s Editor-in-Chief, Edward Felsenthal, said Zelensky was chosen “for proving that courage can be as contagious as fear, for stirring people and nations to come together in defense of freedom, for reminding the world of the fragility of democracy—and peace.”
Ukrainian authorities recently called for a ban on churches within its borders that are affiliated with Russia.
The war in Ukraine has resulted in the largest refugee crisis since World War II. The UN Refugee Agency reports that more than seven million Ukrainians have been displaced within their country and an additional seven million displaced across borders. The coming winter will only increase the already vast humanitarian needs, as well.
