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'Vladimir Putin is a truly wicked man, there's no justification for Ukraine invasion'

Vladimir Putin has resorted to terror and barbarism. On his command, schools, residential blocks and hospitals are being bombed. Hundreds of innocents have been slaughtered

Daily Mirror

Russians seize nuclear power plant amid heavy bombardment of Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pressed their offensive against key Ukrainian cities Friday in a heavy bombing and shelling campaign that has led to a ballooning humanitarian disaster, spurred an astonishing exodus of people and raised fears of a wider calamity after Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant was set ablaze.

Los Angeles Times

Shoigu and Gerasimov: Masters of Putin's wars

Since the Ukraine invasion began, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and armed forces Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov have become central figures in war launched by Vladimir Putin.

France 24

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Vladimir Putin has two daughters 'whose lives are shrouded in secrecy'

The identities of the two adult women are widely regarded as open secrets in Russia

Wales Online

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Ukraine and Russia trade blame for trapped residents trying to flee fighting

Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for a failure to provide safe passage to civilians fleeing two cities besieged and bombarded by Russian forces. Look back on the latest updates from March 5.

ABC News

White House refutes Lindsey Graham call for Putin to be assassinated by someone close to him

‘We are not advocating for killing the leader of a foreign country or regime change — that is not the policy of the United States’

The Independent UK

White House says it is not advocating for regime change in Russia

The White House is not advocating for regime change in Russia, President Joe Biden's spokesperson said on Friday after a U.S. senator advocated for Russians to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

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Russian prisoner of war begs mum 'tell the truth' about Ukraine war in phone call

The surrendered Russian soldier told his mum to tell those back home the truth about the invasion in Ukraine, to counter the propaganda spouted out by Vladimir Putin's government

Daily Mirror

How Zelenskyy emerged as the antithesis of Putin and proved you don't need to be a strongman to be a great leader

Whatever happens in the coming weeks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will go down as the face of Ukrainian resilience during the Russian invasion of his country.

The Conversation

Russia bans Facebook and Twitter, criminalizes 'fake news'

The sweeping censorship would be the most dramatic escalation of information hampering yet.

Input

China's 'implicit' support for Russia is at odds with what expats in Ukraine are posting on social media

China still refuses to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but Chinese expats in the country are sharing a different side of the story online.

ABC News

Russia faces lasting consequences from Ukraine war, World Bank chief says

Russia's war in Ukraine has "horrified" the World Bank's shareholders and will have lasting consequences for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's standing on the global stage, the global lender's president said on Friday.

Reuters

Putin formally signs law on punishing "fake information" - Tass

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday formally signed a law that would impose a jail term of up to 15 years for people who intentionally spread "fake" information about Russia's armed forces, TASS news agency reported.

Reuters

BBC halts reporting in Russia after new law passes

The BBC said on Friday it had stopped reporting in Russia after parliament passed a law there imposing a jail term of up to 15 years for anyone found to be intentionally spreading "fake" news.

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The Guardian - UK

Igor Sechin: the epitome of power in Putin’s Russia

As head of state-owned oil firm Rosneft, oligarch commands central place in the economy

ABC News

Is Vladimir Putin in trouble in Ukraine? The scenarios for Russia's leader faced with a surprising fight

As Ukrainians defy all expectations and the West imposes crippling sanctions, the Russian President may soon be facing a nightmare of his own making.

Daily Mirror

Ukraine's government says 9,200 Russian soldiers have died as invasion continues

Ukraine's government announced that more than 2,000 civilians have been killed since Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of the country. It also said that 9,200 Russian soldiers have lost their lives

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson U-turn to speed up sanctions on Russian elite

Proposed 18-month grace period for registering property to be slashed to six months

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The Independent UK

‘All bluster and no teeth’: UK is ‘weak link’ allowing Russian oligarchs to dodge sanctions

No new funding earmarked for ‘kleptocracy unit’ or crackdown on abuse of companies register

Reuters

Pro-Russia Serbs march in Belgrade as country treads ever finer line between East and West

Thousands of Serbs waving Russian flags and carrying pictures of President Vladimir Putin marched through Belgrade to the Russian embassy on Friday, in a rare show of public support for Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

UK ‘bolstering’ sanctions with ‘new powers’ to move further and faster, PM says

Boris Johnson says changes will ‘ramp up the pressure on those criminal elites trying to launder money on UK soil’.

The Independent UK

War spanning six cities: Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine mapped out with key locations

Russian troops have been bombarding major Ukrainian hubs including Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mariupol

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on economic war with Russia: target oligarchs not ordinary people

Editorial: Most Russians are unlikely to lose much sleep if the super-rich lose out. But they will be hurt in a wider economic war with the west

France 24

'Putin is also at war with his own people': Top French MEP Nathalie Loiseau

"We are not at war with the Russian people; we don't want the Russian people to suffer." So says the head of the European Parliament's Security and Defence subcommittee Nathalie Loiseau, as the EU looks poised to impose fresh sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "It seems that…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin could use 'more barbaric' tactics in Ukraine, Dominic Raab warns

Dominic Raab said Britain and allies need to 'bed in and have the strategic stamina for the long haul' as he warned that Vladimir Putin could use 'more barbaric' tactics to crush Ukrainian resistance

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