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Truss warns of ‘some economic hardship’ as she gives more detail of Russian sanctions – as it happened

Truss says officials ‘working through the night’ to draw up sanctions against oligarchs; Kwasi Kwarteng in Commons on economic crime bill

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022

PM says Russian invasion is a ‘disastrous misbegotten venture’ by Putin

The Kremlin’s invasion has caused both humiliation for its forces as well as economic woes.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

Hit squad of 400 mercenaries under Kremlin orders to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky

The Wagner Group, a private militia run by one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, flew in mercenaries from Africa five weeks ago, it has been reported

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2022

It is a matter of life and death. So the EU will provide weapons for Ukraine’s armed forces

What Putin is doing is a violation of the basic principles of human coexistence. This is the moment to stand up and to speak out, says Josep Borrell, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2022

Inside the resistance in Russia to President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Anastasia Rodina is one of the thousands of young Russians who have taken to the streets to protest against Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. But in defying the might of the Kremlin, many risk their safety, freedom and future.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2022

Russians rush for dollars as sanctions threaten ruble collapse

Russians lined up at cash machines around the country to withdraw foreign currency as new sanctions to punish the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine sparked fear the ruble could collapse.

Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2022

EU to shut airspace to Russian airlines, fund weapons for Ukraine and ban pro-Kremlin media

The president of the European Commission said the bloc would finance weapons for a country under attack "for the first time ever"

Wales Online · Feb 27, 2022

EU closes airspace to Russian flights and bans pro-Kremlin media after invasion of Ukraine

Ursula von der Leyen announces escalation of sanctions on fourth day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022

Ukraine adviser says pro-Kremlin politician escaped house arrest, lawyer denies

The Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk has escaped house arrest, Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko said on Sunday, though Medvedchuk's lawyer swiftly denied the allegation.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2022

Internet becomes battleground in Russia's Ukraine invasion

Social media services are caught in their own escalating conflict with the Kremlin about control over content.

Axios · Feb 27, 2022