Putin will lead Russia to strategic defeat in Ukraine, says Blinken US secretary of state says Russian leader’s ‘clear plan to brutalise Ukraine’ will end in failure The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022
All you need to know about ban on Russian oil imports - and how it will affect Britain Britain is to impose a ban on Russian oil imports which will come into force at the end of this year. It is the toughest sanction imposed on Vladimir Putin’s regime so far Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022
Ukraine afternoon latest: Children's hospital targeted on day Russian use of vacuum bombs confirmed It is two weeks since Valdimir Putin ordered the Russian incursion into Ukraine Wales Online · Mar 9, 2022
All you need to know about no-fly zones after US and UK rule it out over Ukraine Dr Sophy Antrobus, a research associate at the Freeman Air and Space Institute at King’s College London, part of the School of Security Studies, writes exclusively for the Mirror Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022
Fox reporter refutes host's Ukraine jab Fox News reporters have repeatedly criticized hosts like Gutfeld and Sean Hannity for their pro-Putin commentary Salon · Mar 9, 2022
An unnecessary war and its grave portents Kyiv is paying a heavy price and a change of tack is needed, where the cardinal objective is to save lives and Ukraine The Hindu · Mar 9, 2022
‘Pure genocide’: civilian targets in Mariupol ‘annihilated’ by Russian attacks Deputy mayor of southern Ukrainian city says people living in ‘medieval conditions’ after week of continuous shelling The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022
Russian invasion enters third week: Can Ukraine hold out? A fortnight in, there's no turning back for Vladimir Putin. His ground forces have progressed in stops and starts, while shelling Ukrainian cities and the civilians trapped inside. So is it really going to plan for the Kremlin? For Ukrainians, it's a blunt choice of fight or flight. In this… France 24 · Mar 9, 2022
The optimists have failed us. Pessimists, please report for duty Optimistic leaders have failed to prepare for world-changing events like climate change, COVID-19 and war in Europe. It's time for pessimists to take over. The New Daily · Mar 9, 2022
David Cameron defends tennis game with Russian donor as they 'didn't talk about Putin' Ex-banker Lubov Chernukhin, a major donor to the Conservative Party, whose husband is President Putin’s former deputy finance minister, paid £160,000 for a match with David Cameron and Boris Johnson - in 2014 Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022
Liz Truss says Putin must fail as she vows ‘we must never let down our guard again’ The Foreign Secretary said the West had taken its ‘eye off the ball’ since the end of the Cold War Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2022
Putin ‘stopped socialising aged 11’ and teacher’s eerie prediction for future Vera Gurevich was Vladimir Putin teacher when he was a boy who became concerned that he was heading down the wrong path as a teenager. Daily Record · Mar 9, 2022
Children 'trapped in wreckage' after horror strike on Ukraine maternity hospital Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky shared footage showing the aftermath of the callous attack on the medical centre. Daily Record · Mar 9, 2022
Polish offer to donate MiG-29 jets to Ukraine takes US officials by surprise An offer from Poland to donate MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine took US officials by surprise on Tuesday, raising fears the move could draw NATO allies into more direct conflict with Russia. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Warsaw on Wednesday for talks on how to help Ukraine counter Putin's… France 24 · Mar 9, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022 Trump launches into error-laden boast about US nuclear weapons in new RNC video Mr Trump says the US is a ‘bigger nuclear power’ than Russia, which has a larger stockpile of warheads
ABC News · Mar 9, 2022 As fighting continues in Ukraine, Russia’s tiny Baltic neighbours wonder if they will be next In the tiny Baltic nations, residents are trying to continue life as usual in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the fighting happening on their doorstep, and the parallels to the Soviet invasion of their own region, are impossible to ignore.
Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022 Sacked F1 driver Nikita Mazepin and dad included in list of 14 oligarchs sanctioned by EU Dmitry Mazepin and his former Haas racer son have been targeted by the EU after it emerged that the Russian billionaire met with Vladimir Putin the day the invasion began
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022 A round of applause, the zero-risk gesture Brief letters: MPs clapping for Volodymyr Zelenskiy | Tory party ethos | Praying for peace | Vladimir Putin | Seventysomethings’ sex lives
Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2022 Week Two of Russia’s war in Ukraine brings tighter sanctions The US bans oil imports and several major companies halt operations in Russia as the West ramps up economic punishment.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2022 Russian oligarchs seek safe ports for their superyachts beyond U.S., E.U. sanctions over invasion of Ukraine ‘No self-respecting Russian oligarch would be without a superyacht,’ a London financier says. Roman Abramovich has one with ‘missile launchers and self-defense systems.’
Irish Mirror · Mar 9, 2022 Pictures of French President 'after Vladimir Putin call' have the world worried - but all is not as it seems Official President photographer Soazig de la Moissonnière shared the pictures on her Instagram on the 19th of last month
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 9, 2022 How long will China stand apart over Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Even while declaring respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity as its major diplomatic principles, China has not yet voiced opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. How long will China continue to respond to the issue in such a contradictory manner?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022 UK volunteers urged to cold call Russia to counter Putin’s propaganda Russian speakers encouraged to phone ordinary citizens in initiative to change Putin’s narrative one conversation at a time
Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022 Ukraine-Russia war: Western officials 'seriously concerned' Putin could use chemical weapons Western officials see the prospect of Russia deploying 'non-conventional' weapons as a realistic possibility, it emerged today, as Ukraine accused Putin of targeting a maternity hospital
Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2022 Warning Vladimir Putin may be preparing ground for possible chemical devices in Ukraine invasion There is serious concern the Russian president may resort to non-conventional weapons