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Besieged Ukrainian Port Defies Russian Order to Drop Weapons

Ukraine defied Moscow's demand for its soldiers to lay down arms before dawn on Monday in besieged Mariupol where hundreds of thousands of civilians are cowering from Russian bombardments laying waste to their city. Russia's military had ordered residents of the southeastern port to surrender by 5 a.m., saying those…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law

Court in Moscow labels parent company Meta as ‘extremist’ amid crackdown on western media

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine rejects Russian demand for surrender in Mariupol

Ukrainian officials rejected the proposal even before Russia’s deadline of 5 a.m. Moscow time for a response came and went.

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Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law

A Moscow court banned Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram in Russia Monday, in what was the first use of the country’s sweeping law on “extremism” against a foreign technology company.

Tribune News Service

Telegram Displaces WhatsApp As Russia's Popular Messaging Tool

Telegram surpassed Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) owned WhatsApp to become Russia's most popular messaging tool, Reuters reports based on PJSC MegaFon (OTC:MFOYY). The service started actively growing on February 24 as Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Telegram's share jumped to 63% in the first two weeks of March from 48% in the…

Benzinga

Swiss seize holiday home in hurried clampdown on Russian oligarchs

Swiss authorities have seized a luxury mountain home believed to be owned by a Russian oligarch as bankers and officials work overtime to track assets of people linked to Moscow in retribution for the invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia tells its academics to avoid international conferences this year

Russia has told its academics to avoid scientific conferences abroad this year, the science and higher education ministry said on Monday, as Moscow finds itself increasingly isolated over its military campaign in Ukraine.

Reuters

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Petition launched for maker of Vladimir Putin’s $13,000 jacket to denounce him

Russian president ‘lashed out at Western-oriented Russians only to appear two days later dressed in expensive Italian clothes’

The Independent UK

Renault resumes car production in Moscow as rivals cut ties with Russia

Carmaker’s move backed by French government as Nestlé also comes under pressure to withdraw business

The Guardian - UK

Russian ambassador in chilling warning about 'plans' for NATO after Ukraine invasion

Russian ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor Kalabukhov, has threatened countries considering joining NATO, warning its 30 current members Moscow "has plans" for them all

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian refugees, Russian exiles seek shelter in Turkey

Already a host to millions of Syrians, Turkey emerges as a safe haven hub amid Europe’s war.

Al Jazeera

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Russian bond trading resumes for 1st time since Ukraine war

Russia’s central bank cautiously reopened bond trading on the Moscow exchange for the first time since the country invaded Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine: How will the war end?

What would a de-escalation or an end to the war look like, and what would it mean for the two countries?

Al Jazeera

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Why is Russia's church backing Putin's war? Church-state history gives a clue

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has defended Russia’s actions and blamed the conflict on the West.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine says it will never surrender its cities as Odesa reports airstrikes on flats

Russia accused of striking residential areas in what would be first attack on Black Sea port

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Says No Significant Progress in Peace Talks with Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Monday that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine had not yet made any significant progress. Moscow has accused Kyiv of stalling peace talks by making proposals unacceptable for Russia.

Reuters

Russia to face little impact from U.S., UK refusal to buy Russian oil, Ifax reports

The refusal by the United States and Britain to purchase Russian oil would have little impact on Moscow because they only buy small amounts of Russian crude, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday, according to Interfax news agency.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Says Russian Oil Embargo Would Hurt Europe, Not US

The Kremlin said on Monday Europe would be hit hard in the event of an embargo on Russian oil, striking the continent's energy balance, but would not affect the United States. Some European Union foreign ministers are pushing for an oil embargo as part of a possible fifth round of…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Ukraine rejects Russia’s demand to surrender Mariupol

Moscow offers safe passages to fighters who give in, as US says Joe Biden will visit Poland. Plus, Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings begin

Reuters

Russia may not stop with Ukraine – NATO looks to its weakest link

Hours after Russian missiles first struck Ukrainian cities on Feb. 24, German naval commander Terje Schmitt-Eliassen received notice to sail five warships under his command to the former Soviet Republic of Latvia to help protect the most vulnerable part of NATO's eastern flank.

Reuters

Kremlin says Russian oil embargo would hurt Europe, not U.S

The Kremlin said on Monday Europe would be hit hard in the event of an embargo on Russian oil, striking the continent's energy balance, but would not affect the United States.

Daily Mirror

Demand for Swiss to expel Vladimir Putin's 'lover' from her luxury mountain bolthole

Alina Kabaeva is seldom seen in public but was caught on video dancing in Moscow in December amid fears Vladimir Putin was planning to go to war in Ukraine and she is now living in Switzerland

Irish Mirror

Ukraine rejects Putin ultimatum despite 'hell on earth' in Mariupol as airstrikes continue

Russian Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev told Ukraine officials that they had until 5am Moscow time (2am GMT) to respond to his ultimatum

Asharq Al-Awsat

US State Department: Sending Syrian Fighters to Ukraine an Unjustified Escalation

The United States considered the transfer of foreign fighters to participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine an “unjustified” escalation, saying that Moscow must instead focus on ending the war. A spokesperson from the US Department of State told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Russian President Vladimir Putin's statements regarding sending…

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