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Johnson’s government has drastically misjudged the public mood over Ukrainian refugees

This war has got under our skin. Yet our leaders seem to arrogantly think Britain should be exempt from waiving visas, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022

U.N. General Assembly set to isolate Russia over Ukraine invasion

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly began meeting on the crisis in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a vote this week to isolate Russia by deploring its "aggression against Ukraine" and demanding Russian troops stop fighting and withdraw.

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022

Ukraine war: Snake Island soldiers who told Russian warship ‘go f**k yourself’ are alive but held prisoner

They surrendered after running out of ammunition, the Ukrainian navy said

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

Russia launches multiple rocket attacks in Kharkiv and renews Kyiv assault

‘Dozens’ of civilians killed in Ukraine’s second city amid widespread use of indiscriminate weapons

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022

Americans should not be concerned about potential nuclear war, Biden says – as it happened

Biden’s comments come one day after Vladimir Putin directed Russian military leaders to transfer the country’s nuclear weapons to a “special mode of combat duty”.

The Guardian - US · Feb 28, 2022

Urgent action needed to address climate change’s catastrophic threats, UN report warns

Climate change will put people’s lives and Earth’s ecosystems at increasing risk of catastrophe if nations fail to quickly reduce emissions of planet-heating gases, according to a new United Nations report that urges humankind to scale up efforts to adapt and protect the most vulnerable.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 28, 2022

UN climate report warns of a 'terrible level' of human suffering

The latest UN climate report, released on Monday, warns that the world faces a terrible "atlas of human suffering", the direct result of a decades-old "criminal" policy of ignoring the devastating impact of man's activities on the global ecosystem.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 28, 2022

Dad's heartbreaking goodbye to son as family flees Ukraine and he stays to fight

Ruslan Gladkiy gave nine year old Hordeiy one final kiss as he put him along with his daughter Emilia, 4, and wife Galina, 37, on a train to Hungary.

Daily Record · Feb 28, 2022

Several killed as Russian rockets pound Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Russian rockets hit Kharkiv while Mariupol is ‘hanging on’ and Russian troops are reportedly advancing towards Mykolaiv.

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2022

IPL founder Lalit Modi tells judge he said nothing ‘false’ to venture capitalist

Former model Gurpreet Gill Maag says she invested in a company after being told the Duke of York was among several high-profile patrons.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022