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Biden imposes sanctions on more oligarchs as Russia intensifies attack on Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced new sanctions Thursday on more than a dozen Russian oligarchs and their families, as pressure continued to build on Capitol Hill for an even tougher response to Moscow a week after it invaded Ukraine, particularly banning imports of Russian oil and gas.

Los Angeles Times

Russian law on 'fake news' prompts media to halt reporting as websites blocked

Russia blocked Facebook and some other websites on Friday and passed a law that gave Moscow much stronger powers to crack down on independent journalism, prompting the BBC, Bloomberg and other foreign media to suspend reporting in the country.

Reuters

Russian pundit toasts ‘death of stockmarket’ live on TV in front of stunned presenter

Economist bids farewell as Moscow Exchange stays shut fourth day running

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Latest Ukraine updates: US slams Russian nuclear plant attack

Ukraine-Russia news from March 4: At UNSC meeting, Ukrainian envoy accuses Russia of ‘nuclear terrorism’.

Al Jazeera

Russian gas supplies to Europe decline sharply

Shipments of Russian natural gas through the Yamal Pipeline have sharply declined, a week after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Gazprom insists it's fulfilling all of its European contracts, but the data has underscored the EU's dependence on Russian energy imports. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says ending that…

France 24

Ukraine fighting spirals with hundreds feared dead in port city, sieges elsewhere

KYIV, Ukraine — Hundreds were feared dead in the embattled Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Thursday after more than a day of Russian bombardment left buildings in ruins and civilians cowering in terror. Moscow’s invading forces also stepped up a siege of other key cities, including a crucial power-generating…

Los Angeles Times

Fresh US sanctions target Russian elites, Putin’s spokesperson

Penalties, including asset seizures, come amid push to ramp up pressure on Moscow over Ukraine invasion.

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Russia’s Putin says Ukraine advance ‘going to plan’

French President Emmanuel Macron says he fears the ‘worst is to come’ in Ukraine after Russian president’s phone call.

Al Jazeera

Biden announces sanctions on additional Russian oligarchs as attack on Ukraine intensifies

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian oligarchs and their families, as pressure continued to build on Capitol Hill for an even tougher response to Moscow a week after it invaded Ukraine, particularly a ban on imports of Russian oil and gas.

Los Angeles Times

Biden to sanction additional Russian oligarchs as Ukraine war continues, White House says

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce new sanctions on several Russian oligarchs and their families, as pressure continued to build on Capitol Hill for an even tougher response to Moscow a week after it invaded Ukraine, particularly a ban on imports of Russian oil and gas, White House press…

Los Angeles Times

Chess: India makes Olympiad bid while Sergey Karjakin shunned after invasion

India plans to replace Moscow as host of the 150-nation event, next month’s World Teams is postponed, and the former world title challenger faces a Fide disciplinary hearing

The Guardian - UK

Oil Steadies from Decade-highs as Iran Talks Kindle Supply Hopes

Oil steadied after hitting prices not seen in roughly a decade on Thursday, as sellers jumped in on hopes that the United States and Iran will agree soon to a nuclear deal that could add barrels to a badly undersupplied market. Trade was volatile, however, as investors anticipate ongoing disruption…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fearing martial law or conscription, some Russians try to flee abroad

As Russian troops slowly advanced on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Thursday, some people back in Moscow were attempting to flee to destinations abroad that have not banned flights from Russia, stomaching soaring prices in the rush to escape.

Reuters

Ukrainians say hackers used local government sites to spread fake 'capitulation' news

Ukrainian officials say hackers have broken into local government websites to spread false reports that Kyiv had capitulated and signed a peace treaty with Moscow.

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Former CIA chief says Russia’s economy could collapse and Moscow scared of even opening stock exchange

‘They are in the precipice of a very very dire situation’

Reuters

EU considers suspending equal treatment for Russia at WTO

The European Union said it was looking into suspending 'most-favoured nation' (MFN) treatment for Russia at the World Trade Organization over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, meaning the bloc would be able to hike tariffs or set quotas on Russian imports.

The Guardian - US

‘My future is taken away from me’: Russians flee to escape consequences of Moscow’s war

Growing numbers of Russians are leaving the country, fearful of possible martial law and the war’s consequences

Reuters

Moscow says BBC being used to undermine political situation in Russia

Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday, without providing evidence, that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was being used to undermine the internal political situation and security in Russia.

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The Independent UK

Why is Belarus supporting Russia and how is it involved in Ukraine?

Old school Soviet relic Alexander Lukashenko increasingly dependent on Vladimir Putin’s patronage for survival as grip on power slips and economy teeters on brink of disaster

Reuters

U.S. takes aim at Russian oligarchs in fresh sanctions

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against Russian oligarchs as it targeted Russia's super-rich and others close to President Vladimir Putin, further ratcheting up financial pressure over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Who sides with Russia against Ukraine as Putin's allies and fence-sitters are exposed

Many countries are walking a political tightrope over relations with Russia and Ukraine - with some supporting President Zelensky, others defending Putin's actions and those trying to stay neutral

Salon

How Russia went from Gorbachev to Putin

I was in Moscow when Gorbachev changed everything. But neoliberal "shock therapy" destroyed a historic opportunity

Reuters

Turkey, balancing Russia ties, says drones to Ukraine are sales not aid -Sabah

Turkey's drone shipments to Ukraine are not military aid but rather private sales, a deputy Turkish foreign minister was quoted as saying on Thursday, underscoring Ankara's effort to avoid offending Moscow amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s war in Ukraine: complete guide in maps, video and pictures

Where is fighting happening and how did we get here?

Reuters

U.S. warns Moscow, Minsk against deploying nuclear arms in Belarus

The United States warned Russia and Belarus at a U.N. arms control meeting on Thursday not to deploy nuclear arms in Moscow's neighbouring ally following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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