Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Russia's Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine. Graham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. Zelenskyy's office later released an edited video of the encounter in which Graham notes that "the Russians are dying" and describes the U.S. military assistance to the country as "the best money we've ever spent." Graham appeared to have made the remarks in different parts of the conversation. But the short video by Ukraine's presidential office put them next to each other.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington DC Wednesday, December 21, to meet with President Biden and to give a speech to a joint meeting of Congress. NPR is offering Special Coverage of the speech, beginning at 7:30 PM ET. It will be hosted by Juana Summers, joined by journalists from the NPR Politics team and International Desk.South Carolina Public Radio will carry NPR's coverage on all stations.You can watch a live stream of the event here...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver a virtual address to Congress Wednesday morning. His remarks come as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its third week.Watch live, here...