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In Ukraine, civilian suffering intensifies amid Russian blockades, bombardment

KYIV, Ukraine — A dozen days into a devastating war and an unfolding refugee crisis, Russian forces on Monday launched withering new attacks on Ukrainian civilian areas and strategic centers, seeking to cripple the country’s defenses and establish supremacy over Ukraine’s vital Black Sea coast.

Los Angeles Times

‘Beyond understanding’: Odesa braced to see if Putin attacks city of such resonance for Russians

Russian warships have been moving ominously in the sea between Odesa and Crimea. Each morning, Odesa’s remaining residents wake up and check their progress

The Guardian - UK

Sports are political: Reaction and inaction to Putin's war of aggression

On March 3, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that all athletes from Russia and Belarus would be barred from competing at the 2022 Paralympics. The decision came less than a day after the IPC announced it was permitting athletes from both countries to compete as neutrals. The IPC’s ban,…

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Ukraine wants direct talks between Zelenskiy and Russia's Putin, says foreign minister

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday said Ukraine wanted direct talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russia's Vladimir Putin because Kyiv knows Putin is the person calling the shots in Moscow.

Reuters

Russia trying to recruit Syrians to fight in Ukraine, says Pentagon

US defence official says it is ‘noteworthy that Putin believes he needs foreign fighters’

The Guardian - UK

One of the more baffling aspects of Russia’s attack on Ukraine is the country’s decision to name three of Europe’s tiniest nations as its newest enemies.

Benzinga

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

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Ukraine-Russia war updates: Ukrainian officials say evacuation of civilians from bombarded cities is underway — as it happened

Ukraine officials say humanitarian corridors out of the cities of Sumy and Irpin are open, but some remain sceptical that civilians will be able to leave safely.

ABC News

Former US national security adviser H.R. McMaster: 'I believe Ukraine can win the war'

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on Monday, former US national security adviser and retired lieutenant general Herbert Raymond McMaster said that Ukraine can win the war with Russia, remarking that President Vladimir Putin had already lost the conflict in a sense by not winning outright.

France 24

Ukraine calls for meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin as latest peace talks with Russia stall

Ukraine wants direct talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia's Vladimir Putin, after a third round of negotiations between representatives of the two sides stalled.

ABC News

While sanctions rain down, Russian billionaires are sending their luxury yachts to hide out in the Maldives

By seizing the prized possessions of Russian oligarchs, the US and its allies hope to put pressure on the men who help keep President Vladimir Putin in power. And no possession appears to be more prized than their superyachts.

ABC News

The Guardian view on Putin’s war in Ukraine: Moscow’s on the losing side

Editorial: The mistake was to think Ukrainians were waiting to be liberated by Russian soldiers and that the west was too divided to help

The Guardian - UK

Has Xi Jinping miscalculated in aligning himself with Vladimir Putin?

As Russia’s attempt to intimidate Ukraine and, presumably, install a puppet regime stumbles into its second week, it is clear the Kremlin has miscalculated on several fronts.

The Conversation

Nottinghamshire Russian reveals shame as 'monster and murderer' Putin causes rampage across Ukraine

Another Russian called it the 'devil's disaster'

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Patel criticises ‘gangster’ Putin as MPs rush through economic crime laws

The legislation is set to establish a new register of overseas entities.

Reuters

Britain sets out 'dirty money' crackdown, wants to hobble Russia's Putin

Britain set out ways it would crack down on "dirty money" on Monday, introducing new legislation to "hobble" Russian President Vladimir Putin by making it more difficult for those close to him to use London as their playground.

Reuters

Naming and shaming Russia not part of pope's diplomatic playbook, experts say

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis has called out "those who make war", condemned violation of international law, spoken of people "oppressed by bombs and fear" and lamented Ukraine as a "martyred country".

Reuters

Putin has deployed nearly 100 pct of pre-staged forces into Ukraine- US official

Russian President Vladimir Putin has now deployed into Ukraine nearly 100 percent of the more than 150,000 forces that he had pre-staged outside the country before the invasion, a senior U.S. defense official said on Monday.

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The Russia-Ukraine war is almost two weeks old. This is how we got here

This time two weeks ago the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remained hypothetical. Yet the grim escalation of war between Moscow and Kyiv is now devastatingly real. This day-by-day account shows how we got here.

The Independent UK

Possible Russia oil embargo drives US outreach to Venezuela

Senior U.S. officials secretly traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in a risky bid to unfreeze hostile relations with Vladimir Putin’s top ally in Latin America, a top oil exporter whose re-entry into U.S. energy markets could mitigate the fallout at the pump from a possible oil embargo on Russia

Wales Online

Ukraine invasion: Expert looks into Vladimir Putin's justifications for war to see if any stack up

Kremlin has sought a plausible moral justification for its actions

The Guardian - UK

Three more Russian billionaires resign from LetterOne board

Two UK-based oligarchs had shares in Holland & Barrett owner frozen last week

Chicago Tribune

Former first lady of Ukraine from Chicago — whose husband was poisoned during election — urges immediate and severe action against Russia. ‘The world cannot just stand by and watch’

CHICAGO — A former first lady of Ukraine with deep roots in Chicago called on the international community to take stronger action against Moscow, as Russia’s brutal invasion threatens her nation’s independence — and potentially global order and security.

Tribune News Service

John M. Crisp: It doesn’t take a madman to start a nuclear war

Here’s a gloomy proposition: Eventually, a nuclear exchange is inevitable.

Daily Mirror

Unicef worker details Ukraine horror as refugees flee to escape Russian brutality

Unicef spokesman James Elder has shared his experience after arriving in the country last week to provide aid to the countless refugees flooding out of Ukraine to escape Vladimir Putin's brutality

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