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Voters will decide whether Biden or Putin gets blame on gas prices - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s announcement of a ban on Russian fossil fuel imports set off a barrage of renewed Republican attacks on his domestic energy policies, while Democrats rushed to point the finger at Russia for driving up gas prices. The responses indicated both parties clearly recognize that Democrats’ chances of…

Roll Call · Mar 9, 2022

Trudy Rubin: No ‘no-fly zone’? Then NATO must find another way to protect Ukraine’s skies

Watching TV shots of Vladimir Putin’s army deliberately bombing and shelling civilians is like watching a movie of the London Blitz in 1940, when Adolf Hitler’s air force rained death down from the air.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 9, 2022

Martial law in Russia: What is it and how does it impact the war in Ukraine?

Russian president Vladimir Putin set to crack down on political dissent at home as war enters a second week

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

UK seizes private jet with suspected links to Russia

Aircraft thought to be connected to oil tycoon is impounded as aviation sanctions come into effect

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

Paralympic chief Andrew Parsons unleashes unprecedented political rallying cry at Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony

In one of the most overtly political speeches at a Games’ Opening Ceremony for decades, the IPC boss condemned war and ‘hate’ and re-enforced his desire for a peaceful solution following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Wales Online · Mar 9, 2022

Abdulmalik to Asharq Al-Awsat: Ukraine Crisis Impacts Yemen’s Wheat Imports

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik revealed that the Ukraine-Russian crisis has cast its shadows over Yemen’s wheat imports amid soaring oil rates. Abdulmalik stressed that the priority of his government during the coming period will be to consolidate stability and political consensus, warning that any political turmoil will greatly affect…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022

Ukraine crisis: What are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

Pro-Russian separatist regions declared independence from Kyiv in 2014

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Russian leader vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

As a Russian news anchor, I was there when the free press ended in my country

At Dozhd we broadcast the truth about the war in Ukraine for as long as we dared. But for now, media freedom is over, says Russian journalist Denis Kataev

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

Russia becomes the world's most sanctioned country, surpassing Iran and North Korea

Russia is now subject to more targeted sanctions than Iran, Venezuela, Myanmar and Cuba combined, according to new data released by Castellum.AI.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2022