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Rangers coefficient heroics set up tantalising Champions League game changer against Red Star

There's an added incentive for Gio van Bronckhorst's side beyond reaching the quarter-finals.

Daily Record · Feb 26, 2022

Russia Doesn’t ‘Particularly Need’ Diplomatic Ties with West, Says Ex-president Medvedev

Moscow may respond to Western sanctions by opting out of the last nuclear arms deal with the US, cutting diplomatic ties with Western nations and freezing their assets, a senior Russian official warned Saturday as Russia's ties with the West dived to new lows over its invasion of Ukraine. Dmitry…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022

Fossil fuel companies are trying to exploit this war for their gain. We can’t let them

Without fossil fuel, and Europe’s dependence on it, Putin wouldn’t have so much power. We need clean energy now, but Big Oil has other plans

The Guardian - US · Feb 26, 2022

Ukraine-Russia war: What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and how might the crisis impact it?

Lucrative natural gas pipeline running to Germany under Baltic Sea blocked by chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Vladimir Putin’s aggression

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

S&P Cuts Russia's Rating to Junk, Moody's Issues Junk Warning

Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered a flurry of credit rating moves on Friday, with S&P lowering Russia's rating to 'junk' status, Moody's putting it on review for a downgrade to junk, and S&P and Fitch swiftly cutting Ukraine on default worries. Both countries' financial markets have unsurprisingly been thrown into…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022

China Is Russia’s Best Hope to Blunt Sanctions, but Wary

China is the only friend that might help Russia blunt the impact of economic sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, but President Xi Jinping’s government is giving no sign it might be willing to risk its own access to US and European markets by doing too much. Even if Beijing…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022

Commentary: If Putin doesn’t fear Western sanctions, his cronies might

A decade ago, I was a U.S. diplomat serving in Warsaw, Poland. I had a close group of Polish friends who, while not in the field of foreign affairs, had a strong fear of Putin’s Russia. They were concerned his aggression and resentment would lead him one day to launch…

Chicago Tribune · Feb 26, 2022

'Ukraine Will Prevail' Protests Held in Sydney, Tokyo

Several hundred people marched in heavy rain in Sydney on Saturday chanting "Ukraine will prevail" and demanding more action against Moscow, while protesters in Tokyo called for Russia to be expelled from the United Nations Security Council. The fresh protests came as Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed in fighting for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022

Chernobyl: Why did Russian troops take control of infamous nuclear disaster site?

Officials say that Moscow now controls area in northern Ukraine after fire fight

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

Minimize negative impact of rising oil prices amid invasion of Ukraine

Following the Russian military's attack on Ukraine and the economic sanctions imposed by Japan, the United States, and Europe, a blow to the entire global economy is inevitable.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 26, 2022