Today we're talking about Canada's efforts to end protests, some encouraging news out

of Russia, a number of court verdicts and settlements, and other top news for Wednesday,

February 16th.

Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the poor over.

Here's the quote of the day.

Gather the riches of God's promises.

No one can take away from you those texts from the Bible, which you have learned by heart,

Corey Tenboom.

Let's get started with some espresso shots.

Make will they won't they stories.

Ross and Rachel, Jim and Pam, Russia and Ukraine.

Yesterday the Kremlin announced some Russian troops that concluded their training exercises

near Ukraine's border and would be heading back to their home bases, and that President

Putin is willing to negotiate.

The ray of hope is reportedly thanks to Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, who told

Putin that diplomacy still has a chance.

There's hope, but also skepticism.

In remarks at the White House yesterday, President Biden promised to give diplomacy every

chance to succeed, but that invasion remains distinctly possible.

The U.S. has not yet verified the pullback of any Russian troops, and there's little

evidence that either Russia or NATO are willing to concede on the differences that sparked

this standoff.

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