Russia-Ukraine updates: US sanctions Russian military shipbuilder, diamond miner

Russia's largest military shipbuilding and diamond mining firms were targeted.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow's forces have since been met with “stiff resistance” from Ukrainians, according to U.S. officials.

Russian forces retreated last week from the Kyiv suburbs, leaving behind a trail of destruction. After graphic images emerged of civilians lying dead in the streets of Bucha, U.S. and European officials accused Russian troops of committing war crimes.

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Two Men at War

A look at the two leaders at the center of the war in Ukraine and how they both rose to power, the difference in their leadership and what led to this moment in history.

Mar 26, 2022, 3:17 PM EDT

Biden tells Ukrainian people: 'We stand with you' in Warsaw address

President Joe Biden told the Ukrainian people, "We stand with you" in an address he gave at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday.

"We’ll not cease the efforts to get humanitarian relief wherever it is needed in Ukraine and for the people who’ve made it out of Ukraine. Notwithstanding the brutality of Vladimir Putin, let there be no doubt that this war [has] already been a strategic failure for Russia," Biden said.

President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Royal Castle, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Warsaw, Poland, on March 26, 2022.
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"Putin thought Ukrainians would roll over and not fight, not much of a student of history," Biden said.

Biden also addressed the Russian people, telling them: "You, the Russian people, are not our enemy."

"The American people stand with you and the brave people of Ukraine for peace," Biden said.

Mar 26, 2022, 2:59 PM EDT

'This man cannot remain in power' Biden says in Warsaw speech

In an address from Warsaw Saturday, President Joe Biden made remarks seemingly directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine. "For god's sake, this man cannot remain in power," Biden said.

After the speech, the White House released a statement saying the president wasn't calling for a regime change.

“The President’s point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region. He was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia, or regime change,” a White House official said.

President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle on March 26, 2022, in Warsaw, Poland.
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"These are not the actions of a great nation," Biden said, addressing the Russian people during his speech.

"Vladimir Putin's aggression have cut you, the Russian people, off from the rest of the world, and it’s taking Russia back to the 19th century. This is not who you are," Biden said.

Biden praised Ukrainian resistance, saying the U.S. stands with the people of Ukraine and will continue to support them.

"A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never erase a people's love for liberty. Brutality will never grind down their will to be free. Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia, for free people refuse to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness," Biden said.

Mar 26, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT

'Don't even think' about moving in NATO territory: Biden warns in Warsaw speech

President Joe Biden warned: "Don't even think about moving onto one single inch of NATO territory," Saturday in an address that just ended.

PHOTO: President Joe Biden speaks outside the Royal Castle about the Russian war in Ukraine, on  March 26, 2022, in Warsaw, Poland.
President Joe Biden speaks outside the Royal Castle about the Russian war in Ukraine, on March 26, 2022, in Warsaw, Poland.
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Biden spoke to an audience of between 750 and 1,000 attendees in Warsaw, Poland, including Polish President Andrzej Duda, members of parliament, local officials, students from local universities and U.S. embassy staff, according to the White House.

This is a developing story. Check the blog for updates.

Mar 26, 2022, 1:01 PM EDT

There are 'continuous battles' for Mariupol's territory that continue daily: Ukrainian official

"Continuous battles" for Mariupol's territory continue daily, the city's deputy mayor, Serhiy Orlov, told ABC News Saturday.

Local residents sit on a bench near a destroyed apartment building in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine on March 25, 2022.
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The deputy mayor estimated that 150,000 people remain in the city.

He was unable to give an update on the hundreds of of civilians believed to have been killed in Russian strikes that hit a theater that was being used as a shelter. A sign indicated that children were sheltering inside satellite imagery shows.

"The situation becomes worse, so people still have a lack of everything," he told ABC News in a remote interview.

The mayor added: "The lack of water, electricity, heat and sanitary system, lack of medicine, food. So they're just surviving … it's not a secret that from 50 to 100 airstrikes, the Russian aircraft do each day and the one-third or one-half of all the bombing of airstrikes in Ukraine goes on Mariupol."

-ABC News' Guy Davies

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