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Germany softens stance on curbing Russian access to SWIFT

Germany changed its position on Saturday about imposing restrictions on Russia's access to the SWIFT global interbank payment system, joining other Western powers in support of harsher sanctions aimed at halting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Lithuania closes its airspace to Russian airlines, ending direct flights to Kaliningrad exclave

Lithuania will ban Russian airlines from using its airspace from 2200 GMT on Saturday, the government said, joining other European countries which have taken the same step following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Chechen Leader, a Close Putin Ally, Says His Forces Have Deployed to Ukraine

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya region and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Saturday that Chechen fighters had been deployed to Ukraine and urged Ukrainians to overthrow their government. In a video posted online, Kadyrov boasted that Chechen units had so far suffered no losses…

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Football, Eurovision and business rush to ditch links to Moscow over Ukraine invasion

Cancellation of events and exodus of ex-EU officials from Russian firms could wreck the country’s ‘soft power’ credentials

The Guardian - UK

Sean Penn says the US has ‘lost its soul’ if it allows Ukraine to fight Russia alone

Penn is on the ground in Ukraine filming a documentary about the invasion

The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis: Bord Gais Energy Theatre cancel Russian performance of Swan Lake

Their statement received mixed reactions from disappointed customers

Dublin Live

Turkey Has Not Notified Russia of Straits Closure

Russia has received no official notification from Turkey on the closure of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian warships, the Interfax news agency quoted the Russian embassy in Turkey as saying. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said earlier that Turkey had made such a move. Turkey, which controls the straits…

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Trump’s former security expert denounces Putin at CPAC days after ex-president called him ‘genius’

‘Make no mistake — Putin is a killer. He wants to rebuild the Russian Empire. He's not a person to be admired. No matter how charming or how clever he is’

The Independent UK

Ukraine invasion: how Vladimir Putin built his career on waging war

The Russian president’s career is steeped in blood. But the invasion of Ukraine is more ambitious, and risky, than anything the Russian president has attempted before

The Guardian - UK

‘We want more sanctions’: Ukrainians rally in London and across UK

Russian invasion brings many hundreds on to the streets in protest and to demand stronger action from the west

The Guardian - UK

Slovakia NATO unit to have 1,200 foreign troops, Patriot missile defence

A NATO battlegroup being formed for Slovakia in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine will include 1,200 foreign troops and a Patriot missile defence system manned by German and Dutch personnel, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad said on Saturday.

Reuters

CPAC: Papa John’s founder suggests Biden is behind Ukraine invasion to create ‘smokescreen’ for US issues

‘When you cut off our pipeline, and you open up Russia’, and you give the guys $750bn. It looks to me like it’s pretty intentional’

The Independent UK

Grandpa in Ukraine blasts invading troops and asks 'what the f*** are you doing'

Footage recorded in the Ukrainian city of Melitopol shows an elderly man asking Russian soldiers "what the f*** are you doing here?" He says he too is Russian and calls the troops "puppets"

Daily Mirror

Putin's '£15billion-a-day' Ukraine invasion will fail if Kyiv can resist for 10 days

The Russian operation to invade Ukraine is estimated to be costing £15billion every day and is failing due to overconfidence by the Kremlin

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Wales Online

Putin has 'lost his mind' says British diplomat who worked in Moscow and Kyiv

Paul Knott says the invasion of Ukraine is not a war the Russian leader will win long-term

Evening Standard

Russian cargo ship seized by French officials in English Channel

French authorities intecepted the vessel on Saturday morning

Daily Mirror

Russian Ambassador’s planned meeting with UK MPs and peers in Parliament cancelled

Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Andrei Kelin, had accepted an invitation from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Russia to attend a meeting in Parliament

The Guardian - UK

In the face of war, central bank hawks must retreat on inflation

Russia’s invasion will fuel the energy price crisis. The Bank of England, and the chancellor, must change course to avoid recession

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Manchester to suspend 'friendship agreement' with Russian city St Petersburg in solidarity with Ukrainian people

Manchester's Ukrainian community have called on civic leaders to 'break all ties' with Russia at protest at Vladimir Putin's invasion

Salon

Ukraine — and how the world got here

I was there for the end of the Cold War — and we all understood how the new peace could collapse. We didn't stop it

The Independent UK

The 40-km queue to flee Ukraine: Thousands of families rush to leave as Russian army advances

Refugees welcome: Desperately fleeing the chaos caused by Vladimir Putin’s invasion, Ukrainians are pouring over the Polish border to safety but face an uncertain future, reports Bel Trew from Shegnyi Medyka

The Guardian - UK

Kyiv piles pressure on Ankara to close straits to Russia’s warships

Blocking Russian fleet from Black Sea would be a blow to Putin’s ability to support troops in Ukraine

Chronicle Live

Ukrainians share fears for loved ones as they join 'no war' rally in Newcastle

"At 4am on Wednesday I was woken by a phone call from my friend. She was shouting and screaming 'The Russians are here' and I could hear sirens and bombs going off in the background."

Reuters

Factbox: EU sanctions target Russia's economy, elites and Putin himself

The European Union has imposed two packages of sanctions on Russia for launching an "unprecedented and unprovoked military attack against Ukraine".

The Independent UK

Kremlin website goes down as Russian TV channels ‘hacked to play Ukrainian songs’

Hacking collective Anonymous announced it was ‘at war with Russia’ hours before the outage

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