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3h ago Russia cuts education and healthcare budget as war spending hits new high

With Russia launching a military operation in Ukraine's Donbas region, what does Vladimir Putin want?

As Russian troops enter the eastern regions of Ukraine and Western leaders hit back with biting sanctions, many are wondering what it is Vladimir Putin actually hopes to achieve.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2022

Putin uses — then confuses — the GOP

Russia may successfully fracture Republicans, but a growing faction yearns for a white, nationalist strongman here

Salon · Feb 23, 2022

UK to send more weapons to Ukraine in response to ‘threatening’ Russia

Boris Johnson said the package would include “lethal aid” in the form of defensive weapons along with non-lethal equipment.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

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Boris Johnson is 'comfortable' with £2m of Russian-linked donations and won't review them

Labour Leader Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of presiding over an "era of oligarch impunity"

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022

Ukraine crisis: Why is Macron taking on the role of mediator?

Analysts say the French president, who faces an uncertain election, may be benefiting from the situation in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2022

Critics say mild UK sanctions on Russia don't match promises

Britain promised to hit Russia with “powerful” sanctions over its military confrontation with Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Alex Salmond faces call to be expelled from Privy Council over links to Russian-state broadcaster

Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton believes Salmond should no longer be a member of the body advising the Queen.

Daily Record · Feb 23, 2022

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Trump praises ‘genius’ Putin for moving troops to eastern Ukraine

Former president says Russian leader made ‘very savvy’ decision to recognise two territories of eastern Ukraine as independent

The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2022

Russia evacuates diplomats from Ukraine, takes down mission flags

Russia has started evacuating diplomatic staff from all of its missions in Ukraine, TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a representative of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2022

Russian mobilization in Ukraine raises concerns about a new Cold War-style era in Europe

BERLIN — Although Udo Grelzik spent almost half his life under communist rule in East Germany, he never anticipated the threat of anything like a new Cold War in Europe.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2022

'The hope is finished': life in the Ukrainian separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk

Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, and fears of a military attack on Ukraine, have once again drawn the world’s attention to these two rebel-held separatist regions. They have been outside Ukrainian government control since Russian-backed separatists fought Ukrainian forces to a standstill in 2014, a conflict…

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022

No Troops in Ukraine Without Congressional Approval, Say Lawmakers

Plus: Republican policy priorities, SCOTUS to take same-sex wedding website refusal case, and more...

Reason · Feb 23, 2022

Trump doubles down on Putin commentary as he’s blasted for ‘insane’ ‘adulation’

Comments are Trump’s latest to draw accusations of Russian favouritism

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Calling Russian soldiers in Ukraine peacekeepers is 'obscene perversion' - Australian minister

It is an "obscene perversion" for Russian President Vladimir Putin to speak of Russian soldiers acting as peacekeepers in Ukraine and Australia will not hesitate to impose further sanctions if Russia escalates the situation further, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2022

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The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2022

Biden imposes sanctions on company behind Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – as it happened

President says US ‘will not hesitate to take further steps if Russia continues to escalate’ – follow the day’s news

Axios · Feb 23, 2022

How the Russia-Ukraine crisis will affect U.S. energy prices

The clearest way Americans will feel the price of the conflict may be at the gas pump.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2022

Erdogan tells Putin Turkey does not recognise steps against Ukraine's territorial integrity

President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Turkey did not recognise steps against Ukraine's territorial integrity, the Turkish presidency said, after Russia recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.

Irish Mirror · Feb 23, 2022

Map shows how much of Ireland could be destroyed if Russia launched a nuclear bomb on Dublin

As the crisis between Ukraine and Russia - one of the world’s atomic weapon superpowers - intensifies, the threat of nuclear war is on some people’s minds. Online tool Nukemap helps visualise quite how devastating that reality could be

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Reuters · Feb 23, 2022

UK PM Johnson denies his party receives donations from Russian oligarchs

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Wednesday that his Conservative Party took donations from Russian oligarchs, saying all those who fund the governing party were registered in Britain.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022

Ukraine: the Council of Europe says Russia has violated international law - so why is it still a member?

Vladimir Putin’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent has escalated Russia’s slow annexation of Ukrainian territories. This is a violation of international law, according to Marija Pejčinović Burić, secretary general of the Council of Europe, the continent’s top organisation to promote human rights and democracy. Since Russia is a…

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Russia-Ukraine: What to know as world awaits next moves

World leaders are waiting to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin casts the die and orders troops deeper into Ukraine

Daily Record · Feb 23, 2022

Boris Johnson told to clean up 'sewer of dirty Russian money' flowing into Tory party

The Prime Minitser faced Labour and SNP demands to turn the screws on Moscow and to ban donations to UK politics from Russian oligarchs who side with Vladimir Putin.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Government must crack down on Russian money, Irish parliament hears

Taoiseach Micheal Martin also backed a call for the Dail to vote soon to formally censure Russian actions in Ukraine.

StockNews.com · Feb 23, 2022

3 Mega-Cap Stocks That Handily Beat Earnings Estimates Last Week

The S&P 500 entered correction territory yesterday as the geopolitical conflict between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine escalated. However, the number of S&P 500 companies topping earnings estimates exceeds the five-year average. Indeed, mega-cap companies NVIDIA (NVDA), Walmart (WMT), and Cisco (CSCO) reported quarterly earnings last week that handily…

Bangkok Post · Feb 23, 2022

Foreign Ministry planning to evacuate Thais in Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced plans to evacuate 250 Thais living in Ukraine amid escalating tensions with Russia.

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