The Update with Brandon Julien

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

On #TheUpdate this Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin has tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war's iconic battleground. 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Locally, the 4/20 celebration continues in New Jersey as their recreational marijuana marketplace is now officially open for business. Recreational sales...

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

We have the latest details in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. Cyprus is moving to strip citizenship from another four Russians who appear on the European Union’s updated list of sanctions imposed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Deputy government spokesperson Niovi Parisinou said Wednesday’s decision brings to eight the number of Russians whose Cypriot citizenship will be revoked. They'...

On #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Russian forces have pressures a stubborn pocket of resistance in Mariupol amid renewed hopes today for an evacuation of thousands of civilians from the shattered port city. It's a key battleground in Moscow's new onslaught to take control of Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland. 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Locally, The Supreme Court is declining to ease into a lawsuit filed by four NYC em...

We have the latest details in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. Russia assaulted cities and towns along a boomerang-shaped front hundreds of miles long and poured more troops into Ukraine on Tuesday in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the country’s eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories. If successful, the Russian offensive in what is known as the Donbas would essent...

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

On #TheUpdate this Tuesday, Russia has ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland. It's intensifying assaults on towns and cities along a front hundreds of miles long in what officials on both sides are describing as a new phase of the war. 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Locally, to mask? Or not to mask? That's the question depending on where you live and what mode of transportation you'r...

We have the latest details in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. Germany’s employers and unions have joined together in opposing an immediate European Union ban on natural gas imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. They say a boycott would lead to factory shutdowns and job losses in the bloc’s largest economy. “A rapid gas embargo would lead to loss of production, shutdowns, a further...

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

On #TheUpdate this Monday, we have a developing story regarding the mask mandate for planes and travel. A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering planes and public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S health officials. 😷✈️🚍🚇 In the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say that Russian missiles hit the western city of Kyiv, killing at lea...

We have the latest details in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s foreign minister is describing the situation in Mariupol as dire and heartbreaking and says Russia’s continued attacks there could be a “red line” that ends all efforts to reach peace through negotiation. Dmytro Kuleba tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” that the remaining Ukrainian military personnel and civilians in the port ci...

We have the latest information in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. Russia’s bombardment of cities around Ukraine on Saturday included an explosion in Kharkiv that destroyed a community kitchen. Associated Press journalists at the scene saw the immediate aftermath of the apparent missile attack. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said three people were killed and 34 wounded by missile strikes Saturday...

We have the latest information in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine loomed over the traditional Good Friday procession at the Colosseum in Rome because the Vatican's choice of a Russian woman as one of the cross-bearers angered Ukrainians. Participants in the solemn torchlit procession in the ancient arena Friday night took turns carrying a plain, tall and slim cross as part o...

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

On #TheUpdate this Friday at the Mets home opener, the Mariupol City Council said that local residents are reporting that Russian troops are digging up bodies previously buried in residential courtyards and not allowing any new burials "of people killed by them." The claim however couldn't be independently verified. Meanwhile, unbroken by a Russian blockade and relentless bombardment, the key port...

We have the latest information on the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. The Russian military sustained a major blow Thursday when the flagship of the country’s Black Sea fleet was badly damaged and its crew evacuated. Ukrainian officials say their forces hit the vessel with missiles, while Russia acknowledged a fire aboard the Moskva but no attack. The warship was 60 to 65 nautical miles south of Od...

On #TheUpdate this Thursday, Ukraine says that they've hit and seriously damaged the flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet. That could deal a major setback to Moscow's forces as they try to regroup for a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine after retreating from much of the north, including Kyiv. Meanwhile, France may be thousands of kilometers away from the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, but wha...

On Wednesday's edition of #TheUpdate, the Presidents of four countries- Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia- are on Russia's doorstep, visiting Ukraine in a show of support for the embattled country. The trip comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to continue his bloody offs since until its "full completion." 🇵🇱🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪🇺🇦🇷🇺 Locally, police hunted late into the night for Frank James, th...

We have the latest details in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. The detention of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, the former leader of a pro-Russian opposition party and a close associate of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has been met with enthusiasm in Kyiv and irritation in Moscow. Analysts say Medvedchuk will become a valuable pawn in the Russia-Ukraine talks to end the devastat...

We have the latest details in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine this Tuesday, including the latest details on the subway shooting in Brooklyn, and Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin's resignation. 🇺🇦🇷🇺🗽

We have the latest details in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine this Monday. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

We have the latest details in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine this Sunday. 🇺🇦🇷🇺