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Several of Friday’s papers compared Mr Putin’s behaviour to that of Hitler in the Second World War

The most conspicuous victims of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine are the people who will lose their lives in defending their country against a brutal (and nuclear-armed) neighbor. But Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a many-pronged attack — an audacious operation the United States predicted but was unable to prevent…

“Our forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine, but to defend our Nato allies and reassure those allies in the east.”

‘You’d think launching a full-scale invasion of a European country would get you kicked out of Eurovision but here we are,’ one fan wrote

Latest updates: PM also urges leaders to take ‘immediate action’ to ban Russia from Swift payment system; sending Nato forces to Ukraine would risk leading to ‘existential’ threat, says minister

US and European officials are holding one key financial sanction against Russia in reserve, choosing not to boot Russia off SWIFT, the dominant system for global financial transactions.

"That would trigger a European war"

Joy Behar - the only original panelist remaining on The View - was slammed online on Thursday, after appearing to worry more about her holiday in Italy than the plight of Ukranians. Many have dubbed the star 'self-centered' for the controversial comments

Russia’s expanding invasion of Ukraine has opened a new and perilous chapter in Joe Biden’s presidency, testing his aspirations to defend democracy on a global level and thrusting him into a long-term struggle to restore European security. It’s a far different trajectory than he imagined when his administration began last…