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Hungary's Orban faces pressure to cut close ties with Putin

Hungary’s right-wing nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, has nurtured close political and economic ties with Russia for more than a decade

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

Netflix Puts Up A Front Against Russia — Will Not Abide By Regulations Around State-Run Channels Due To Ukraine Invasion

Streaming giant Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) said it has no plans to add state-run television channels to its Russian service despite being required to do so from this week under Russian law, Reuters

Benzinga · Mar 1, 2022

Outside Kyiv, Russia pays the price of underestimating Ukraine’s will

As it becomes clear Russia has launched an underpowered invasion of Ukraine, there’s every chance Putin will double down, writes CNN’s Matthew Chance

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022

Russian Forces Step up Attacks on Ukraine’s Civilian Areas

Russian forces stepped up their attacks on crowded urban areas Tuesday, bombarding the central square in Ukraine’s second-biggest city and Kyiv's main TV tower in what the country's president called a blatant campaign of terror. “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed after the bloodshed on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022

Tate faces call to cut ties with Russian oligarch and Putin associate

Labour MP calls for donor Viktor Vekselberg to lose Tate Foundation honorary member status

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022

Pavlo Makov, Ukraine’s Venice Biennale artist, on why he’s standing firm in Kharkiv

This is not a war between Ukrainians and Russians, he says, but between opposing mentalities - and Ukraine has been expecting it

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022

US rules out Ukraine no-fly zone after Zelenskyy appeal

After Ukrainian president’s appeal, US says measure would be step towards direct conflict with Russia.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2022

Welsh morning headlines: News, Covid, sport, weather and roads updates as huge Russian convoy heads towards Kyiv

Rules have also changed on wearing face masks indoors in Wales

Wales Online · Mar 1, 2022

Disney, Warner Bros., Sony Pausing Film Releases in Russia over Ukraine Invasion

Hollywood studios Disney, Warner Bros., and Sony Pictures Entertainment said they would pause theatrical releases of upcoming films in Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine and the unfolding humanitarian crisis. The Walt Disney Co said Monday it is pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, starting with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022

Around 350,000 refugees have entered Poland from Ukraine, says deputy minister

Around 350,000 people have entered Poland from Ukraine since Russia invaded the country, a Polish deputy interior minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 1, 2022