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EU's Michel: Debate on Ukraine EU membership will be held

There will be a debate about making Ukraine a member of the European Union, the bloc's chairman Charles Michel told French TV station BFM on Monday.

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022

EU Scrambles for Ukrainian Refugee Response

The European Union on Sunday moved to coordinate a welcome for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, talking notably about offering them temporary protection status. Around 400,000 Ukrainians have crossed into the EU since the start of the offensive on Thursday, according to an AFP tally.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2022

Russian central bank hikes rates and closes stock market as rouble crashes; oil and gas soar – as it happened

Commodities including wheat and aluminium surge and European stocks slide as markets respond to wider sanctions on Russia

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022

Ukraine: what we know on day five of Russia’s invasion

Dozens killed and hundreds wounded in Russian rocket strikes on Kharkiv, as rouble crashes in wake of global sanctions

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022

Russia nuclear forces alert explained and Ukraine round up

Vladimir Putin instructed generals to put the weapons of mass destruction on a ‘special regime of combat duty’

Wales Online · Feb 28, 2022

Latest Ukraine news: Guterres says dialogue must remain open

Russia-Ukraine news from February 28: UN General Assembly held its first emergency session in decades over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2022

EU chief says bloc wants Ukraine as a member: "They are one of us"

Ukraine belongs in the European Union and the bloc would like to see the country be a part of it in time, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Euronews on Sunday in an interview.

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022

Russian ruble plunges 20% in pre-market trading following Ukraine sanctions

Movement comes as United States and European Union ban some Russian banks from Swift financial system

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022

As it happened: Presidents of 8 EU states call for immediate talks on Ukrainian membership

Presidents of eight EU states have called to immediately grant EU candidate country status to Ukraine, paving the way for accession to the 27-member bloc. It's now the fifth day of the conflict.

France 24 · Feb 27, 2022

EU considering sanctions on some of Russia’s wealthiest tycoons

The European Union is discussing sanctioning some of Russia’s wealthiest tycoons as well as top officials in state companies and media in a further ratcheting up of its penalties for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.

Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2022