David Satter, a US journalist who spent decades covering Russian politics, was kicked out of Russia after he claimed that President Putin may have been involved in the 1999 apartment bombings. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told ABC News that he has cooled down about joining NATO. Zelensky said that he had cooled down regarding NATO after he realized that NATO was not prepared to accept Ukraine. Zelensky said that the alliance is afraid of confrontation with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he has cooled down on Ukraine's bid to join NATO because of Russia's war with the eastern European country. Zelensky told ABC News in an exclusive interview published on Tuesday that he had cooled down on the question of NATO's acceptance of Ukraine. Zelensky said that the alliance is afraid of confrontation with Russia. I didn't want to be a country that was begging for something. We are not going to be like that country and I don't want to be that president. Russian President Vladimir Putin cited the pursuit of NATO membership by Ukraine as a reason for invading that country. NATO welcomed the bid of Ukraine to become a member and promised that the country would eventually become a member. Zelensky said on Tuesday that he is open to talks about the control of Russian-backed regions in eastern Ukraine, as well as possible openings to peace talks with Russia. I want to know how people who want to be part of Ukraine will live there. I want to know the opinion of those who see themselves as citizens of the Russian Federation. Zelensky said that we must discuss this issue. Before the start of the war on Ukraine, Putin signed a decree recognizing the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent states. Putin demanded that NATO not allow Ukraine to join in the run-up to his invasion. Zelensky said that the people who elected him were not ready for ultimatums. There is a developing story. You can check back for updates. The original article is on Business Insider. Steven Pifer is a former US Ambassador to Ukraine. James said that Putin pushed Germany to double its defense budget in a matter of days. The Foreign Ministry of Poland said in a statement on Tuesday that it is ready to deploy all of its jets to Rammstein Air Base in Germany and urge other NATO members to do the same. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a plea on Saturday for the transfer of fighter aircraft from NATO and Eastern European countries to his country. Robert Regan is running for state representative in Michigan. One of his daughters asked the public not to vote for him. The Ukrainian Security Service said in a post that they would be greeting the invaders. There are 30 hilarious photos of things that happen only in China. Russell Wilson is moving to Denver. Big Macs for Russia will no longer be sold in the West as a result of the sanctions against Moscow. Thanks to confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, the owner of the Scheherazade has remained a mystery. We don't understand why these inventions are only found outside of the US. She had been deceiving him for a long time. A Georgia man is going to prison for 3 years for spending $60,000 in relief money on a Pokémon card. Trump's legal team had a difficult case to make, and they made it as badly as I could have imagined, according to Barr. Before you book your next cruise, look at these... The amputation of two toes on Deion's left foot was the result of surgery he had on his injured foot. A Russian military commander and prisoner of war said that he and his forces were led to believe that they were invading the country because of the Nazis. The boyfriend thought it went well. You can speak in 43 languages with this invention. The United States will ban imports of Russian oil, natural gas and coal in response to Moscow's military invasion of Ukraine, according to President Biden. The invasion of Russia was not going to happen because President Putin did not know the true state of his health. Russia has been hit with massive sanctions by the West. It didn't stop short of targeting Russian oil and gas. Their platform is going to disrupt the energy market. You can get the details of this stock by clicking here. Even though Russia is in their name, the Russian Samovar in Midtown is holding a number of fundraisers to help Ukrainians. Everyone is smarter than me, but these people are the top 1%. A TikTok about a nip slip by a girl was made by Camila Cabello.