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The White House says there's no immediate threat to safety. National security adviser Jake Sullivan is briefing a small group of lawmakers on Thursday.

On a recent visit to Cincinnati, Infantry Reserve Sublieutenant Kateryna Koval spoke about the needs of wounded warriors.

Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Mark Arnold delivered medical supplies during his two trips to Ukraine.

Cincinnati and Kharkiv have been sister cities since 1989. The war has changed a lot, but it has not weakened the relationship.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and 33 other U.S. governors are now permanently banned from entering Russia.

Market owner Viktar Lobach blocked out the word with blue and yellow tape, the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

“Ratchet the sanctions all the way up, don’t hold any back. Every single available tough sanction should be employed and should be employed now,” McConnell said during a news conference in Louisville.

One of Cincinnati's eight international sister cities is Kharkiv, the site of the heaviest fighting after Russian forces invaded Ukraine Thursday. Mayor Aftab Pureval says he's reached out to the city government, "offering to be helpful in any way we can."

On Thursday's Cincinnati Edition, we spend the full hour with the Political Junkie Ken Rudin. We will take your phone calls at 513-419-7100 and emails at talk@wvxu.org. The show starts at noon.

The president speaks from the East Room of the White House Tuesday as Russia announced a partial troop withdrawal