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The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev insists he is not ‘an agent of Russia’

Media magnate issues statement in relation to peerage, as 386 Russian MPs added to UK sanctions list

The Guardian - UK

His women, war lies and life as a world stage pariah — who is Sergey Lavrov?

Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister has denied Russia attacked Ukraine and threatened nuclear Armageddon. Who is the man sent out to defend the indefensible?

Evening Standard

G7 nations strip Russia of ‘most favoured nation’ status

Group of wealthy nations plan to revoke benefits and impose heavy tariffs to further isolate Moscow over Ukraine war

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine warns of possible Belarusian invasion plan

Ukraine's state Centre for Strategic Communications said it could not rule that Belarus would launch an invasion of Ukraine on Friday after a meeting in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.

Reuters

Biden revokes Russia trading status, bans vodka, diamond imports

US removal of Russia as ‘most favoured nation’ done in coordination with NATO allies, G7 and EU.

Al Jazeera

Biden, Europe revoke Russia’s trade status, ratcheting up economic pain for Putin

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Friday that the U.S. will suspend normal trade relations with Russia on Friday as part of the ongoing effort to punish President Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked war in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Trump thought US troops were in Ukraine in 2017, ex-ambassador says in book

Marie Yovanovitch, who was fired by Trump in 2019, reveals details of then president’s Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian counterpart

The Guardian - US

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Ukraine war: Putin recruiting 16,000 foreign volunteers to join fight

Vladimir Putin is recruiting foreign fighters from the Middle East in order to aid his invasion of Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Samantha Bee on Putin: ‘All of this suffering can be laid at the manicured feet of one deranged man-baby’

Late-night hosts discuss Ukrainian refugees, Russia’s struggling military, and Kim Kardashian’s controversial advice for women to succeed in business

The Guardian - US

Vladimir Putin's odd way of asking his wife to marry him which left her baffled

Vladimir Putin's wife claimed her husband was poorly-dressed on their first date, and she was left baffled by his unemotional marriage proposal, with the pair later divorcing

Daily Mirror

Ukraine says Belarus leader was with Putin at time of 'false-flag attack'

An adviser to Ukraine's president said on Friday Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko was meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as Russian jets carried out what Ukraine said was a false-flag attack on Belarusian villages.

Reuters

Two weeks into war, Russia’s economy has rarely fared worse than now

Two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war has inflicted a domestic toll that’s already comparable to the worst downturns of President Vladimir Putin’s more than two decades in power.

Tribune News Service

10 More Major US Corporations Still Doing Business In Russia

The flow of U.S. companies exiting Russia has intensified as President Vladimir Putin’s military continues to lay waste to Ukraine.

Benzinga

Third Russian general killed as Ukrainian resistance frustrates Putin’s forces, say Western officials

A third Russian major general has been killed as the Ukrainian resistance continues to frustrate Vladimir Putin's invasion, a western official said on Friday.

Evening Standard

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Russia gears up for assault on Kyiv

Russian forces are advancing towards Kyiv, as fears rise that Vladimir Putin will unleash an onslaught against the Ukrainian capital within days. Artillery units were reported to be moving into possible firing positions to shell the historic city.

Sports Illustrated

Sportswashing and Global Football’s Immense Power

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its intersection with the sport on multiple levels has once again brought to the surface some uncomfortable, yet stark, truths.

Daily Mirror

Russian warplane fires on Putin's ally country Belarus, Ukraine says

Russian warplanes have fired on Vladimir Putin's ally Belarus, in an attempt to drag them into the war as well, Ukraine has claimed today

The Conversation

Why Russia still has Europe over a barrel when it comes to oil supply

Oil and war have been inextricably linked for decades, and Ukraine is no exception. And as the west seeks to put ever greater economic pressure on Vladimir Putin, the US announced a ban on importing Russian oil.

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The Guardian - UK

So Abramovich was on Team Putin the whole time. Who knew?

With the erstwhile Chelsea boss sanctioned, many feign surprise at his links to the Kremlin. Oh come on; we’ve been turning a blind eye for years, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Los Angeles Times

Cold War-style chill settles over Russia as world ponders Putin’s endgame

MOSCOW — On a wintry January day in 1990, the grand opening of the first McDonald’s restaurant in what was then the Soviet Union was hailed as an emblem of the thawing Cold War. A serpentine line wound through the capital’s Pushkin Square, a throng of thousands waiting patiently for…

Los Angeles Times

Biden to revoke Russia's trade status, ratcheting up economic pain for Putin

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will suspend normal trade relations with Russia on Friday as part of the ongoing effort to punish President Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked war in Ukraine, a person familiar with the announcement said.

The Independent UK

Chelsea fans reminded Roman Abramovich sanctioned for supporting Vladimir Putin’s ‘brutal assault’ on Ukraine

The London club’s Russian owner was sanctioned by the British Government on Thursday.

France 24

'Nothing is taboo': EU mulls fresh set of sanctions on Russia

European Union leaders said Friday they will continue applying pressure on Russia by devising a new set of “massive” sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine while stepping up military support for Kyiv.

The Conversation

Ukraine war and anti-Russia sanctions on top of COVID-19 mean even worse trouble lies ahead for global supply chains

Francis Fukuyama, the American political scientist who once described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “end of history,” suggested that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might be called “the end of the end of history.” He meant that Vladimir Putin’s aggression signals a rollback of the ideals of a…

The Conversation

The American founders could teach Putin a lesson: Provoking an unnecessary war is not how to prove your masculinity

President Vladimir Putin of Russia loves shows of machismo. He constantly pumps up his swagger. He is wont to disparage women. And he has repeatedly appeared on the public stage bare-chested or as a formidable judo athlete.

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