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The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Why Belarus is backing Russia

One of Ukraine's neighbors has stuck with Putin, and is now a key component in Russia's military strategy

Salon

Will Bunch: Marina Ovsyannikova's courage should make US stop our own war against protests

It was a stunning, brave act that electrified Americans — even if no one witnessed it in real time. But the soon-to-be-viral video of a Russian state TV employee named Marina Ovsyannikova crashing a live broadcast with a large "NO WAR" sign criticizing the regime of Vladimir Putin for its…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: As Putin commits war crimes, how does his war on Ukraine end?

The deliberate Russian bombing of a Mariupol drama theater, where hundreds of women and children were sheltering, is a grim sign of where Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is headed. A Russian pilot bombed the theater even though the word children was written in huge Russian letters on plazas in…

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Commentary: To understand how Putin is wielding words, here’s a tip: Not all propaganda aims to persuade

When Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s denazifying Ukraine, he no doubt expects some people, in Russia and abroad, to believe him. Many in the West and on the international stage have expressed bewilderment at these claims. But this does not mean his propaganda strategy is failing. He is engaging…

Los Angeles Times

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Banks, businesses, oligarchs and Cabinet ministers all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

Looking for more people like Marina Ovsyannikova

All she needed to do to keep her comfortable life was to keep her mouth shut. What will happen to Marina as a consequence of her astonishing moral courage in speaking out against the war on Russian state TV is impossible to say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Military chief arrested and head of Russian Central Bank resigns as Putin's inner circle crumbles

Devastation caused by Western sanctions is reportedly the reason for Elvira Nabiullina's resignation

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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

The Independent UK

‘It’s an attack on everyone’: Russian activists under increasing pressure for opposing war on Ukraine

Russians have woken up in a different country, one seeking internal enemies to blame for the country’s descent into economic isolation and hardship

The Guardian - UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia maps: Where is the invasion taking place?

Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’ brings bloody warfare to cities of western neighbour

The Independent UK

Evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, says British defence minister

James Heappey’s comments echo those of US president Joe Biden, who called Vladimir Putin a ‘war criminal’

The Guardian - UK

Putin's power must be destroyed, German econ minister says

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck called on Friday for Russian President Vladimir Putin's power to be reduced and ultimately destroyed.

Reuters

LZ Granderson: Our divided U.S. should be able to unite for Ukraine

I got an email from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., this week that caught my eye. It wasn't personal but instead one of those fundraising E-blasts that populates one's inbox if one has signed up for political newsletters. Usually I ignore these, but this one had such a catchy subject…

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Michael Hiltzik: Here's the 'hall of shame' of companies that haven't left Russia

Hundreds of Western businesses and corporations have garnered praise for withdrawing from Russia, even if that entails a hit to their sales and profits.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Today’s war, and tomorrow’s: Support for Ukraine is crucial, but a no-fly zone is still an unwise escalation

In arguing forcefully before Congress for NATO to institute a no-fly zone over Ukrainian airspace, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did what any besieged head of state would do: He advocated for what he believes will safeguard his people. His dedication to his country’s unyielding resistance to Russian aggression is admirable.

The Independent UK

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict simply explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Putin unleashing ‘reckless’ attacks on Ukraine as initial invasion plan fails with troops ‘frozen’ in positions, say UK and US

British intelligence chief warns ‘indiscriminate use of firepower’ will increase civilian casualties and intensify the humanitarian crisis

The Independent UK

Putin likens opponents to 'gnats,' signaling new repression

Facing stiff resistance in Ukraine and with crippling economic sanctions at home, Russian President Vladimir Putin is using language that recalls the rhetoric from Josef Stalin's show trials of the 1930s

ABC News

Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's alleged money laundering and mafia links didn't get him sanctioned — but the war in Ukraine has

Despite serious accusations against him, and the United States imposing restrictions in 2018, it has taken until now for Australia to hit Oleg Deripaska with sanctions.

The Guardian - AU

Friday briefing: Biden to warn Xi over helping Russia

US president calls Putin a ‘murderous dictator’ … P&O condemned for sacking 800 staff … and Britain’s most popular days out

Evening Standard

Missiles hit near Lviv’s airport and Kyiv as US warns of ‘massive consequences’ if Putin is targeting civilians

Reports also emerged of deadly shelling in the eastern Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Kramatorsk

Al Jazeera

In Australia, Russians and Ukrainians unite against Putin’s war

In cities across Australia, protesters have rallied against the war in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

‘It was game over’: Russian journalists flee to Istanbul after Putin’s shutdown

Staff of independent media such as Dozhd TV are exiled abroad, wondering what to do next

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