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EU could cut Russia off from SWIFT system, senior official says

The European Union could exclude Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system in a fresh round of sanctions, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Friday.

Reuters

Bank sanctions are a sharper sword than cutting Russia off SWIFT, German minister says

The package of banking sanctions that the European Union is imposing will hit Russian President Vladimir Putin's government harder than excluding Russia from the SWIFT payments system, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said.

Reuters

U.S. sanctions Russia's Putin, top officials over Ukraine invasion

The U.S. government on Friday joined European countries in slapping sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as Western nations sought to increase pressure on Moscow to halt its invasion of Ukraine.

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Inflection point for the West-led global order

Its future will be defined by how it responds to the crisis in Ukraine, and in the shadow of growing Russia-China ties

The Hindu

The Earth's Corr: Pointless invasion will only fuel more misery

If Europe didn’t rely on Russia’s fossil fuels so much maybe Putin wouldn’t have had the money or power to do what he has

Belfast Live

EU and U.K. freeze Putin and Lavrov's assets

The move is mostly symbolic, but reflects Russia's new pariah status.

Axios

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Kyiv placed under strict curfew to enable 'more effective defense of the capital' as it happened

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko introduces a 5pm to 8am curfew for two days amid fears of "saboteurs" entering the city as his brother, fellow former boxing champ Vladimir issues a desperate plea to Western nations.

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EU could add to Russia sanctions, but no plan for new package - Borrell

The European Union does not plan an imminent next package of sanctions against Russia, but is ready to supplement measures already announced subject to Russian activity and EU consensus, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday.

Reuters

Nato to deploy extra troops to alliance nations in eastern Europe

Forces not being sent to Ukraine itself to avoid ‘existential’ war with Russia, say UK ministers

The Guardian - UK

How can Europe wean itself off Russian gas?

Whether tapping other suppliers or switching energy sources, there is no quick and easy option to loosen Putin’s economic grip

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine President Zelensky ‘told EU leaders this might be the last time you see me alive’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told EU leaders “this might be the last time you see me alive” during a video conference call, according to reports.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson sanctions Vladimir Putin as Russian forces target Ukraine President in Kyiv

The UK and the EU issued personal sanctions against the Russian President as western intelligence said Ukraine's 'strong resistance' to invasion left them targeting the Ukraine president to force a swift surrender.

Daily Record

EU to freeze Putin, foreign minister assets over Ukraine attack

The EU foreign ministers approve sanctions described as the harshest ever imposed by the bloc.

Al Jazeera

EU places Putin on sanctions list after Ukraine invasion

The European Union has agreed to place Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on its list of sanctioned individuals following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday.

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Boris Johnson to hit Putin and Lavrov with sanctions ‘imminently’, No 10 says

EU states also agree to freeze assets of president and foreign minister

Wales Online

EU agrees to freeze Vladimir Putin's assets

Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will also be hit

Al Jazeera

List of sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine

US, EU, and UK are among those imposing sanctions on Russia after its attack on Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

The unfolding catastrophe in Ukraine is a reckoning for the west

Letters: When Putin eventually falls, the west must build a better relationship with Russia, writes Gerald Dunning, while Derrick Joad condemns the weakness of Europe’s response to the crisis. Plus letters from David Allen and Larry Johnston

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Evening Standard

EU ‘preparing to freeze Putin and Lavrov’s European assets’

An official said the bloc could also target “many more” oligarchs

The Guardian - UK

Western powers have realised Russia is largely immune to sanctions

Analysis: Only the financial equivalent of unleashing a nuclear arsenal will dent Russia’s foreign assets war chest

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU’s Borrell Says Asked China to Use its Influence on Russia

The EU's foreign policy chief said he has urged China to use its influence with Moscow to respect the Ukraine's sovereignty, adding that if the UN General Assembly fails to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine it is "the law of the jungle." "I've been talking with the Chinese minister this…

Reuters

With war over the border, young Hungarians scorn Orban's Russian ties

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has never made any secret of his desire for warm ties with Russia and President Vladimir Putin.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fighting in Kyiv as Putin Calls for Ukraine Coup

Ukrainian forces fought off Russian troops in the capital Kyiv on Friday on the second day of a conflict that has claimed dozens of lives, as Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the Ukrainian army to remove the country's leadership. Small arms fire and explosions were heard in the city's…

The Independent UK

Freezing assets of Putin and Lavrov ‘absolutely appropriate’ – Irish minister

Simon Coveney also suggested Ireland would be open to harsher measures against Russia than those already agreed by the EU.

Reuters

Czechs ban Russian airlines, government mulls more sanctions

The Czech Republic banned Russian airlines from flying to the central European country from Saturday and is considering further steps against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in addition to sanctions agreed by the European Union.

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