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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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

'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…

France 24 · Mar 4, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2022

'A Brutus in Russia?' SC's Graham says taking out Putin the way to stop Ukraine invasion

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's senior U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham took his calls for regime change in Russia one step further Thursday night, when he tweeted that someone needs to take Russian President Vladimir Putin out over the invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2022

We at Stop the War condemn the invasion of Ukraine, and warmongers on all sides

The anti-war movement is no supporter of Putin. But we can, at the same time, criticise our government’s dreadful war record, says Lindsey German, convenor of Stop the War

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

China has little to gain but much to lose as Russia’s ally

The uneasy friendship and ties that bind China and Russia counter long-standing issues of mistrust over the years

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

Russian energy sector next in line for UK sanctions over Ukraine

Britain is to step up action against Russia’s oil and gas industries as part of its efforts to isolate Vladimir Putin’s regime globally.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

UN Security Council meets after Russia seizes second Ukrainian nuclear plant

Representatives from the United States, the UK, France, Ireland, Norway, and Albania met in response to Russia's attack on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant in Ukraine.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2022

'Young Russians have no time for evil Vladimir Putin's Soviet-era blustering'

Brian Reade says Russians born after the Soviet age have no interest in territories occupied before they were even born

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2022

Risk ‘a new Iron Curtain will descend upon Europe’ as Russia’s isolation grows

Ben Wallace said the world faced the prospect of a ‘new Cold War’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022