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EU says needs to prepare for millions of refugees from Ukraine

The European Union needs to prepare for millions of Ukrainian refugees arriving in the bloc, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Sunday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nuclear-armed forces to be put on high alert.

Reuters

Russian TV host cries about losing Italian villa as sanctions over Ukraine invasion hit

Vladimir Soloviev hosts a television show in Russia which regularly attacks Europe and the West but owns luxury homes in picturesque Italy, which he now cannot access

Daily Mirror

EU sanctions to go ahead despite planned Ukraine-Russia meeting – Irish minister

Irish foreign affairs minister Simon C said he hopes the world is seeing the ‘first step’ towards the ending of war.

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Russian airlines to be banned from most European airspace

EU pledges block on overflying member states, taking total to nearly 30 countries that are closing airspace

The Guardian - UK

Fighting on streets of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, as west bars Russian banks from Swift

Russian troops enter key city after attacks on oil facilities as western allies agree to block major Russian banks from international payment system

The Guardian - UK

Putin signals escalation as he puts Russia’s nuclear force on high alert

Deterrence order given as Zelenskiy says Ukraine delegation will meet Russian officials at Belarus border

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine conflict: Why Russia is mostly protected from sanctions

When U.S. President Joe Biden released the first wave of sanctions on Russia on Feb. 22, he vowed to make Vladimir Putin “a pariah on the international stage” for his aggression against Ukraine.

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EU foreign ministers will adopt Russia sanctions later on Sunday, Borrell says

European Union foreign ministers will adopt a third round of sanctions on Russia at a virtual meeting later on Sunday, chief EU diplomat Josep Borrell said.

Reuters

Ukrainian Oil, Gas Infrastructure Burns as West Tightens Sanctions

Huge explosions from Russian attacks on oil and gas installations lit up the night sky in Ukraine early on Sunday, while Western allies tightened sanctions to banish major Russian banks from the main global payments system. Ukrainian forces were holding off Russian troops advancing on the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr…

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Sweden preparing to shut airspace to Russian planes - EU minister

Sweden is preparing to close its airspace to Russian planes, following suit with European countries including Britain, Germany in doing so in response to the invasion of Ukraine, a government minister said on Sunday.

Reuters

EU should fund weapons and fuel for 'heroic' Ukraine, Borrell says

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will propose using EU funds to help finance weapons and other supplies such as fuel for Ukraine.

Reuters

Western governments crack down on Russian banking sector after Ukraine invasion

European governments along with the United States and Canada on Sunday ramped up the pressure on Vladimir Putin’s administration following the invasion of Ukraine with new sanctions aimed at hitting the Russian financial sector and economy.

Radio France Internationale

EU could ban Russian flights from its airspace, official says

A European Union-wide ban for Russian flights could be part of a fresh package of sanctions on Moscow to be discussed later on Sunday by the bloc's foreign ministers, an EU official said.

Reuters

Sanctions vs. neutrality: Swiss fine-tune response to Russia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put Switzerland’s much-vaunted neutrality to the test — and along with it, the country’s traditional role as international intermediary and reputation as a safe haven for the assets of Russia’s richest and most powerful

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The Guardian - UK

Liberal democracies must defend their values and show Putin that the west isn’t weak

Europeans will have to become much more serious about ensuring that we have the means to protect ourselves and our allies against despots who respect only hard power

The Guardian - UK

UK scientists fear brain drain as Brexit rows put research at risk

Projects in jeopardy as EU revokes millions in grant offers after failure of trade talks

The Independent UK

Ireland to close off airspace to Russian planes

On Sunday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney confirmed that Ireland will move to shut off the country’s airspace to Russian planes.

Irish Mirror

Ireland makes big move against Russia as Minister slams 'shocking attacks'

'We encourage other EU partners to do the same.'

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Putin puts nuclear deterrent on alert; West squeezes Russian economy

President Vladimir Putin put Russia's nuclear deterrent on high alert on Sunday in the face of a barrage of Western reprisals for his war on Ukraine, which said it had repelled Russian ground forces attacking its biggest cities.

The Guardian - UK

Swift action at last brings meaningful sanctions against Putin regime

Selected Russian banks banned from global payments system, while Russian central bank will find it harder to spend $500bn war chest

Reuters

How Western sanctions target Russia

(This February 26 story corrects pounds to dollars in third entry)

Chicago Sun-Times

US, EU, UK to sanction Russian central bank, block SWIFT

Cumulatively the steps announced by the West since Russia began the invasion would potentially amount to some of the toughest sanctions on any country in modern times.

Tribune News Service

US, EU cut some Russian banks from SWIFT, target central bank

Western nations agreed to unleash new sanctions to further isolating Russia’s economy and financial system after initial penalties failed to persuade President Vladimir Putin to pull out of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russian banks face exclusion as allies deploy 'financial nuclear weapon'

The United States, Britain and European Union ratcheted up sanctions against Moscow on Saturday as Russia continued its assault against Ukraine, saying they would block access to the SWIFT international payment system.

France 24

As it happened: EU bans 'Kremlin’s media machine', closes airspace to all Russian planes

EU leaders announced tough new sanctions on Russia on Sunday, such as closing the entirety of EU airspace to Russian planes – including private jets – and banning Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik, which European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen called “the Kremlin’s media machine".

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