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How Catherine the Great may have inspired Putin's Ukraine invasion

In his speech legitimizing Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Vladimir Putin invoked 18th-century history.

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2022

Vladimir Putin fearing for his life ahead of possible coup sparked by Ukraine failure

Blame-game has already started in the Kremlin, says investigative journalist with sources inside the Russian intelligence service

Wales Online · Mar 14, 2022

Where is Vladimir Putin now as Russia's devastating Ukraine invasion enters fourth week

As Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth week and millions of Ukrainians flee their homes, here's a look at all the properties at Putin's disposal to hide away from the devastation he has caused

Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2022

War in Ukraine could cut global supply of essential elements for making green technology

The EU imports 40% of its natural gas from Russia, and nearly half of the five million barrels of crude oil Russia exports daily go to Europe. Fossil fuel revenue funds Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, and for this reason, the European Commission recently announced plans to eliminate Russian fuel imports…

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2022

Ukraine: how Putin could try to split the country into regional puppet governments

In its scale and cost, as well as its broader implications for European and international security, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine constitutes a new low in the foreign policy of Russian president Vladimir Putin. But below the surface, Russia is also following established playbooks in how it deals with…

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2022

White House warns of ‘significant consequences’ if China aids Russia – as it happened

White House press secretary Jen Psaki declines to say if China had provided any military aid to Russia since the war began

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2022

Inside Kremlin chaos amid 'cracks in Putin regime' and faltering Ukraine invasion

Russia has so far lost a number of Russian generals, with General Andrei Kolesnikov, of the 29th Combined Arms Army, killed in fighting on Friday - a top Putin's ally has admitted the war is progressing slower than expected

Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2022

Meta Prohibits Ukraine's Content Policy Calling For Death Of State Head

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) narrowed its content moderation policy for Ukraine to prohibit calls for the death of a head of state, Reuters reports. Meta's internal post stated, "We are now narrowing the focus to make it explicitly clear in the guidance that it is never to be interpreted as condoning violence…

Benzinga · Mar 14, 2022

Elon Musk challenges Vladimir Putin to ‘single combat’ over Ukraine

‘I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat. Stakes are Ukraine,’ the Tesla boss said

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2022

Ukraine: why Emmanuel Macron's open line to Moscow has not delivered the international prestige he expected

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has taken a big gamble in putting himself forward as Europe’s man in Moscow (at least virtually) during the crisis in Ukraine. He has kept an open dialogue with Vladimir Putin even as the Russian leader invaded and insists that he continues to press for…

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2022