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Belarus approves nuke move as West warned they're 'pushing Russia into World War 3'

The Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko warned that sanctions against Russia would force the country into nuclear war - just hours before the country voted to scrap its non-nuclear pledge

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2022

Ron Cook: Evgeni Malkin in tough spot after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The result of the game Saturday afternoon begged for comment from Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins had just defeated the New York Rangers, 1-0, in a tense fight for playoff positioning in the Metropolitan Division. Malkin scored the only goal on the power play midway through the third period. In ordinary…

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

Britain widens Russian 'dirty money' crackdown with new law

Britain will intensify a crackdown on what Prime Minister Boris Johnson called "dirty money" by introducing the government's Economic Crime Bill to parliament on Monday, a step brought forward in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022

Moment Ukrainian tractor 'steals huge Russian armoured vehicle' in clip shared by MP

Former Army Officer, Johnny Mercer, MP for Plymouth Moor View, shared the footage on Twitter saying: "No expert, but the invasion doesn’t seem to be going particularly well".

Daily Mirror · Feb 27, 2022

Russian climate official apologises for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Oleg Anisimov says he has ‘huge praise’ for Ukraine delegation at UN climate meeting

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022

Photos from Ukraine show the devastating impact of Russia's invasion

The effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine are becoming increasingly clear.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2022

Russian police arrest 2,667 protesters during anti-war demonstrations according to a human rights group

Anti-war demonstrators continue to turn out to voice their opposition to the Ukrainian invasion despite a heavy police presence.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2022

Russian ruble plunges 20% in pre-market trading following Ukraine sanctions

Movement comes as United States and European Union ban some Russian banks from Swift financial system

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022

As Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, here are 5 genuine nuclear dangers for us all

Russian president Vladimir Putin overnight ordered the defence minister and the chief of the military to put nuclear deterrent forces in a “special regime of combat duty”, possibly referring to readying tactical nuclear forces.

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2022

Ukraine's government wants broad crypto crackdown on Russians

The Ukrainian government escalated its rhetoric against Russian crypto users on Sunday, saying it was time to “sabotage ordinary users.”

Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2022