From ‘Putin’s chef’ to the RT editor: names expected to appear on EU sanctions list The identity of those targeted has not been officially confirmed, but here are five of the most prominent figures The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022
Russia state TV paints Moscow as savior of eastern Ukraine As the West sounds the alarm about the Kremlin ordering troops into eastern Ukraine and decries an invasion, Russian state media paints a completely different picture The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Russian navy 'planned Atlantic war game on top of vital underwater cables' A former head of the Royal Navy revealed the flotilla of Kremlin vessels was due to carry out exercises above submarine links - until Dublin protested Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022
Ukraine crisis: A low-cost disinformation campaign aids Putin’s playbook While Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent this week, pro-Russia online disinformation campaigners unleashed numerous images and videos depicting Ukraine as the aggressor. Their often crude efforts were promptly dismantled by experts and fact-checkers. But for Moscow, quantity overrides quality concerns. France 24 · Feb 23, 2022
Experts warn of potential surge in Russian cyber attacks on UK organisations Analysts and officials expecting retaliations from Kremlin-linked cyber groups after imposition of sanctions The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Putin tells Erdogan U.S., NATO tried to ignore Russia's security demands - IFX Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday expressed his disappointment to Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan at what he said were attempts by the U.S. and NATO to ignore Russia's legitimate security demands, Interfax cited the Kremlin as saying. Reuters · Feb 23, 2022
Kremlin-backed RT brands call for Ofcom review ‘hypocritical’ in swipe at BBC Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries asked Ofcom to review the operation of the channel. The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Biden imposes sanctions on company behind Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – as it happened President says US ‘will not hesitate to take further steps if Russia continues to escalate’ – follow the day’s news The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2022
UK says Russian channel RT is tool of Kremlin disinformation Britain accused Russian news channel RT on Wednesday of being a tool of a Kremlin disinformation campaign and asked the UK media regulator to take action if needed after Russia recognised two rebel regions of eastern Ukraine. Reuters · Feb 23, 2022
UK should be ‘psychologically resilient’ about cyber attack risk Cyber security expert said the public should be ‘psychologically resilient about the prospect of cyber attacks’ Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2022
UK sends lethal weapons and military support to Ukraine and reviews Russian TV channel Boris Johnson said Ofcom has been asked to look at the Kremlin-controlled channel, which Labour said is being used as Putin's "personal propaganda tool" Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022
Cyber attacks fuel fear of Russian invasion of Ukraine within 48 hours Britain announces more military aid to Ukraine after sanctions imposed on Putin regime Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2022
Keir Starmer urges Boris Johnson to end ‘era of oligarch impunity’ – as it happened Latest updates: Labour leader questions prime minister about level of sanctions after Russia sent troops into Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022
Editorial: Putin wants to undermine Western unity. Here’s why US and NATO cannot let that happen Every so often Vladimir Putin draws back the shades and gives the West a portal into what he’s thinking. He did so Monday, unspooling a rambling hourlong monologue that served as revisionist red meat for the former Soviet KGB agent’s domestic audience, and a gauntlet on the floor for President… Chicago Tribune · Feb 23, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022 ‘Nothing is off the table’ to stop Putin, says Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has been criticised for not going far enough with the first round of sanctions designed to hit the Kremlin
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022 Starmer calls for crackdown on RT’s Kremlin ‘propaganda’ amid Ukraine crisis Ofcom said it will not hesitate to act if broadcasters fail to observe “due impartiality” in their coverage of the crisis.
ABC News · Feb 22, 2022 The United States has announced the first wave of sanctions on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Here what's next Joe Biden has announced sweeping sanctions after Russia sent troops into eastern Ukraine, "a flagrant violation of international law" that "demands a firm response". These are the next steps.
Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022 Nord Stream 2 is put on hold as West rebukes Putin over Ukraine The U.S. and Europe unveiled a limited range of sanctions in response to Russia’s latest escalation over Ukraine, with Germany going the furthest by opting to halt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline’s certification process following President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops to two self-proclaimed separatist republics.
The Guardian - US · Feb 22, 2022 Biden says ‘this is the beginning of a Russian invasion’ as he announces sanctions – as it happened President announces he will enact ‘first tranche’ of sanctions in response to Putin’s recognition of two self-proclaimed republics
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2022 Britain Sanctions 5 Banks and Gennady Timchenko, Johnson Says Britain on Tuesday slapped sanctions on five Russian banks and three men, including Gennady Timchenko, who have close links to Vladimir Putin after the Kremlin chief ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Russia was heading towards "pariah status"…
Axios · Feb 22, 2022 Germany halts Nord Stream 2 certification over Russia's actions It's a stunning turn of events for the $10 billion, Russia-to-Germany natural gas pipeline.
Reuters · Feb 22, 2022 Kremlin says it hopes Donbass recognition will restore calm; still open to diplomacy The Kremlin said on Tuesday it hoped Russia's recognition of two breakaway Ukrainian regions as independent would help restore calm and that Moscow remained open to diplomacy with the United States and other countries.
Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2022 Boris Johnson unveils sanctions on five Russian banks and three individuals MPs have accused the Prime Minister of not being tough enough on Vladimir Putin
Reuters · Feb 22, 2022 Kremlin takes another step towards the revival of Soviet Union -Ukraine minister Russia's decision to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine means that the Kremlin has taken another step towards the revival of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Tuesday.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022 Boris Johnson under pressure from Tories and opposition MPs to go further on Russia sanctions – as it happened PM unveils sanctions on five Russian banks and three individuals