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Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia

A top Ukrainian official has outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take after the country reclaims control of Crimea from Russia KYIV, Ukraine -- A top Ukrainian official on Sunday outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take after the country reclaims control of Crimea, including dismantling the strategic bridge that links the seized Black Sea peninsula to Russia. Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, published the plan as Ukraine's Military prepares for a spring counteroffensive in hopes of making new, decisive gains after more than 13 months of war to end Russia's full-scale invasion. Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, but most of the world does not recognize it as Russian territory. The peninsula's future status will be a key feature in any negotiations on ending the current fighting. The Kremlin has demanded that Ukraine recognize Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea and acknowledge...

Hawks' Trae Young ejected for throwing ball at official, is now one technical foul away from suspension

Trae Young was ejected during Saturday's game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Indiana Pacers due to an incident that took place in the third quarter. With the game tied at 84 apiece, Young grew frustrated with the way the game was being called. He bounced the ball in frustration before chucking it at the official, drawing an immediate technical foul and ejection for the outburst. Trae Young has been ejected from the Hawks-Pacers Game for throwing the ball toward the referee with force after being called for an offensive foul on a previous play. It is Young's 15th tech of the season.pic.twitter.com/bbjLCBOSA5 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) March 25, 2023 The ejection itself was notable, but perhaps more so was the technical foul call. That was Young's 15th of the season. When a player reaches 16 technical fouls, he earns an automatic one- Game suspension . For e...