On #TheUpdate this Thursday, Russia's top diplomat has accused Ukraine of derailing talks with Moscow by changing its negotiating stance. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Ukraine had walked back its proposal that international guarantees of its security don't apply to Crimea. Meanwhile, a new report from Facebook owner Meta finds a big jump this year in disinformation and propaganda linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇷🇺📱Locally, a Manhattan jury has found rapper Kidd Creole guilty of manslaughter in connection with the 2017 fatal stabbing of a homeless man in the streets of Midtown. Judge Jenny Rivera, one of seven jurists on the state's Court of Appeals, has been referred to a disciplinary commission and could be kicked off the bench for failing to comply with a rule requiring that all court personnel to provide proof they've been vaccinated against COVID-19.

In Nevada, family members of an Indiana couple that had been missing for more than a week are trying to figure out how they got lost in Nevada's high desert. She survived, but he didn't.

And men, are you up for the challenge? So far, nobody's been able to pass it. Gabby, known on TikTok as @respectfullygabby, has shared her strict dating rules for men online, which include paying for dinner and caring about her safety. 🍽️👩‍❤️‍👨

We have the latest details (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine.

Britain says that it will end imports if Russian oil and coal by the end of the year, and ban U.K investment in Russia as part of a new set of sanctions in response to the invasion. The British government also announced a freeze on the assets of Credit Bank of Moscow and Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, and slapped travel bans and asset freezes on eight more wealthy Russians. 🇺🇦🇷🇺🇬🇧

We'll also talk about how a senior Russian lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West, but appealed to citizens' aggrievement and wounded pride has died at 75. 💀

On #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that negotiations with Ukraine are continuing despite allegations of war crimes against civilians in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha. Peskov said that the talks continued, but that the Bucha revelations- which he referred to as a "staging"- had happened talks and there was a "fairly long road ahead." Meanwhile, the Dutch government says that they're making sure that a dozen yachts ordered by super-wealthy Russians are not delivered to anyone as part of sanctions imposed over the war. 🇺🇦🇷🇺🇳🇱🛥️

Locally, two corrections officers- Katrina Patterson and Krystle Burrell- have been accused if accepting almost $45,000 in bribes and smuggling contraband including cell phones into Rikers Island. A lawyer for New York City- Daniela Jampel- was fired after she crashed a news conference Monday to confront Mayor Adams about the city's mask mandate for children aged 2-4.

In San Antonio, former Trump administration officials are pressing Republican border governors to declare an "invasion" along the U.S-Mexico border. And every parent has different rules they like to follow when it comes to their own children. One mom has been very vocal about the guidelines she's put in place that others don't valways agree with. 👩‍👧‍👦

We have the latest details (at the wine of recording Monday) on the Russian war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged all Spanish companies to completely halt business with Russia and called for tougher western sanctions against Moscow that would include a ban on Russian oil imports. Speaking in a video address to the Spanish parliament, Zelenskyy denounced the Russian atrocities against civilians in Ukranian cities, saying they represents war crimes for which Russian officers should face an international tribunal. 🇺🇦🇷🇺🛢️

We'll talk about how the U.S Treasury is banning Russia payments in dollars from U.S accounts, and how Army General Mark Milley is urging more U.S troops in eastern Europe. 🇺🇦🇺🇸💵

On #TheUpdate this Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy planned to address the U.N Security Council after more evidence emerged of civilian massacres in areas that Russian forces recently left. Western nations expelled dozens more of Moscow's diplomats and weighed further sanctions as the expressed their revulsion at what they say are war crimes. Meanwhile, the U.N migration agency now estimates that more than 11 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine since the invasion began. 🇺🇳🇺🇦🇷🇺

Locally in Albany, lawmakers approved stopgap legislation to help keep state government running through at least Thursday as negotiations on the overdue budget are continuing behind closed doors. Accounts of book bannings and attempted book bannings, along with threats against librarians, have soared over the past year.

In Washington, Republican senators Lisa Murkowsky and Mitt Romney say that they'll vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic nomination to the Supreme Court, giving President Biden's nominee a new burst of bipartisan support to become the first black woman on the high court.

And have you ever wondered what the symbols on your iPhone screen mean? Nestled at the top of the display next to the selfie camera, the icons are largely innocuous- but they can alert you if you're being watched or listened to by sneaky apps. However, there are dozens of other, little-known symbols that flag stuff you might otherwise not be aware of. 📱

We have the latest details (at the time of recording Monday) on the Russian war in Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

The French foreign ministry announced that France has decided to expel "numerous" Russian diplomats, saying their "activities were contrary to our security interests." The announcement came hours after Germany said it was expelling 40 diplomats, and Lithuania said that it has expelled the Russian ambassador and will recall it's envoy I'm Moscow. No number was immediately given for how many are being expelled by France. 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇹

We'll also talk about why Europe is balking at a ban on Russian energy, Japan's Foreign Minister is bringing back 20 Ukrainians from Poland, and also how Russian & Ukrainian ballet starts are dancing together in Naples. 🌍🇯🇵🥿

On Monday's edition of #TheUpdate, Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation after new evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine. Some western leaders called for further sanctions on response, even as moscow continues to press its offensive in the east. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared in a video message at the Grammy Awards to ask for support in telling the story of Ukraine's invasion by Russia. 🇺🇦🇷🇺🏆

Locally, a debate is playing out across the country as the Treasury Department begins reallocating some of the $46.5 billion in rental assistance from places that have been slow to spend the funds to others that are running out. Judge Allison Nathan declined to throw out Ghislane Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction, despite a juror's failure to disclose that he'd been a victim of sexual abuse. Jon Batiste won album of the year honors for "We Are" at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, giving him five trophies on a night that saw the '70w funk of Silk Sonic take record & song of the year, and newcomer Olivia Rodrigo take three awards. And a woman's beloved cat named Chai was sick and died young, so she spent $25,000 to clone her companion "out of pure love" for her pet. Kelly Anderson says that she "couldn't be happier with her decision," despite the daily influx of hate mail from social media and a scathing letter from PETA. 🐈😸

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording Sunday) on the Russian war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a interview with CBS' "Face The Nation" that Russian attacks in Ukraine amount to genocide. He says that there are more than 100 nationalities in Ukraine and "this is about the destruction and extermination of all these nationalities. We are citizens of Ukraine and we don't want to be subdued to the policy of Russian Federation." 🇺🇦🇷🇺

We'll also talk about a developing story in Sacramento, California where police are searching for a suspect in connection with a mass shooting that killed 6 and wounded 10 others. Plus, drug shortages are persisting in Russia, even after the start of the war. 🇺🇸🔫🇷🇺💊

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording Saturday) on the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

We'll explain what's vbext for Europe's national gas during this war, and also how according to the Russian space chief, sanctions could imperil the international space station. ⛽🛰️👨🏽‍🚀

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording Friday) on the Russian war in Ukraine.

The secretary of Ukraine'e national security has denied the country was responsible for a reported attack on a Russian fuel depot. Moscow had earlier placed the blame on Ukraine. There was no independent confirmation of details about the incident. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

We'll tell you about how the war fuels fears among draft-age Russian youths, and also how the Russian war sanctions mean a struggle for Cuban car owners. 👦🏽🚘