(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah nonprofit is working to help Ukrainian refugees who have fled to Poland following Russian military action in their country. Members of August Mission are heading to eastern Europe today to discover the needs of the refugees. Once those are identified, the nonprofit will […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints started humanitarian efforts in Eastern Europe as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. Church officials gave sleeping bags, cots, tents and other essential supplies to government agencies and other organizations helping refugees as they flee the country. […]
(St. George, UT) — U.S. Senator Mitt Romney says Russia “would make our life difficult” if their invasion of Ukraine expands. Romney tells the St. George News that history shows tyrants that strive for power “will never stop, and that will ultimately involve us.” The Russians have taken control of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mitt Romney isn’t ready to count Ukraine out in their fight for freedom against Russian forces. Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union yesterday, the Utah Republican appeared hopeful that the upcoming meeting between Ukrainian and Russian delegations on the border of Belarus would […]
(Germany) – Fighter jets from Hill Air Force Base are now on standby in regions in the Baltic Sea and Black Sea. The Aviationist reports the jets will operate in bases out of Estonia, Lithuania and Romania as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine. The F-35A Lightning-Two fighters could be […]
(St. George, UT) — Congressman Chris Stewart says the United States needs to arm the Ukrainians in their fight against Russia. Stewart held a town hall in St. George as Russia invaded Ukraine this week. On Twitter, he said yesterday “the world is now witnessing the true evil that is […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is moving its missionaries out of Ukraine. The Church said yesterday that it was moving missionaries out of the Eastern European country as a precaution. Some of the missionaries will be assigned to other European countries, while […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says two of its missionaries have returned home to the U.S. after they were detained in Russia for more than two weeks for alleged visa term violations. Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said Wednesday in a statement that […]
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ordered the deportation of two American Mormons for violating the terms of their visas. Officials said the men were working as English teachers without proper credentials and had given religious affairs as their reason for being in Russia. They were detained Friday in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah insists that President Donald Trump is standing up to Russian President Vladimir Putin behind the scenes. Stewart added, however, that he is frustrated by Trump’s tweets and a fawning news conference last month with Putin in Finland that make […]
