The show can’t go on: Russian arts cancelled worldwide Concerts, dance recitals and exhibitions have been postponed indefinitely after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022
Teen who tracked Elon Musk’s jet is now following Russian billionaires Account created after US announced sanctions on people close to Russian president amid Putin’s invasion of Ukraine The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
Huge armoured column nears Kyiv as ‘barbaric’ missile strikes continue Russia accused of war crimes as at least 18 civilians killed in Kharkiv attack and five more die in strike on Kyiv TV tower The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022
Televangelist Pat Robertson says Putin’s march on Ukraine is the beginning of the ‘end times’ ‘Is Putin mad? Is Putin crazy? Perhaps. But God says I am going to put hooks in your jaws’ The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
Russian Isolation Intensifies as Ukraine Fighting Rages Moscow faced increasing isolation on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin showed no sign of stopping an invasion of Ukraine, where fierce fighting and Russian bombardment have killed dozens and sparked a refugee crisis. Russia's invasion, launched last week, appears not to have achieved the decisive early gains that Putin would… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022
Reading Putin: Unbalanced or cagily preying on West's fears? Vladimir Putin is raising fears that he has become more reckless, more committed to restoring the USSR, perhaps more likely to set off a world-altering war The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
40-mile Russian convoy threatens Kyiv; shelling intensifies A 40-mile convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles is threatening Ukraine’s capital as an intense shelling attack targeted the country’s second-largest city The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
What the papers say – March 1 As Ukraine wakes to its sixth day of Russian bombardment, Britain’s newspapers lead with bloody scenes from the conflict. The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
What’s needed now is a push for peace If the war can be stopped, new efforts will be needed to ensure that Europe seeks security not in a new arms race, but in a new effort to build the structures of peace. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2022
Taiwan Watches Ukraine Closely Wondering How the West Would React in Case of Chinese Invasion Many Taiwanese are looking at the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as a warning about the country’s own precarious geopolitical situation. The News Lens · Mar 1, 2022
Origin Energy and Rio Tinto urged to review joint ventures with Russian oligarchs Ukraine invasion prompts calls for Australian companies to ensure resources profits do not end up with Putin-linked investors The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2022
Russia’s Ultra-rich count cost of US$83bn wealth wipe-out Russia’s billionaires are starting to feel the heat. Bangkok Post · Mar 1, 2022
Trump news - live: Ex-president lashes out over Ukraine as former aide says he missed Putin’s nuclear warning Follow latest updates here The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
Ukraine President Zelensky and Klitschko brothers being hunted by Putin's Wagner Group mercenaries, say reports Ukraine president could be assassinated within days Wales Online · Mar 1, 2022
The Conversation · Mar 1, 2022 FIFA has finally acted against Russia, but it doesn't undo a long history of cosying up to Putin Under intense international pressure, FIFA made an abrupt about-face this week and suspended Russia’s teams from international football. The move means Russia will not have a chance to compete in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2022 Disney pauses theatrical film releases in Russia amid invasion of Ukraine Walt Disney Co. is "pausing" the theatrical release of its movies in Russia amid Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, marking one of the most significant responses to the crisis yet from the movie business.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2022 Russian missiles pound Kharkiv as Ukraine talks bring no breakthrough KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine’s first round of talks Monday failed to ease Europe’s biggest ground war in 75 years as Russian missiles pounded Ukraine’s second-largest city, troops pressed closer to the capital, Kyiv, and more than half a million Ukrainians fled the country.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2022 Fighting rages on in Ukraine as talks with Russia end without breakthrough KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine’s first round of talks Monday failed to ease Europe’s biggest ground war in 75 years as Russian missiles pounded Ukraine’s second-largest city, troops pressed closer to the capital, Kyiv, and more than half a million Ukrainians fled the country.
Axios · Mar 1, 2022 Putin is turning the EU into a foreign policy superpower "Putin must be surprised, because we're surprise," one diplomat remarked.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2022 Russia's nuclear threat explained Russian President Vladimir Putin conjured the specter of nuclear war during the last week's fierce fighting in Ukraine, instructing Russia's military to place nuclear forces on "high combat alert," a "special regime of combat duty."
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022 PM says Putin will ‘feel the consequences’ for Ukraine invasion as he heads east Boris Johnson is on Tuesday set to visit British troops serving in Estonia, which shares a border with Russia.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2022 Ill? ‘Unhinged’? Or calculating? Russia’s Putin keeps everyone guessing The “madman” theory is a long-standing political trope, redolent of Cold War-era rivalries. The idea is to throw opponents off balance by making them believe you are so volatile, so hostile and so irrational that there’s simply no telling what you might do next.
Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2022 Huge Russian convoy outside Kyiv is 40 miles long, terrifying satellite images show Satellite images show a Russian military convoy, around 40 miles long, is heading towards the Ukraine capital Kyiv which has been under siege from Vladimir Putin's army since last Thursday
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022 Russian billionaires’ mega-yachts race towards safe havens as Ukraine sanctions loom US and UK have announced intentions to target oligarch mega-yachts
Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2022 Swiss ditch historic neutrality to enforce Russia sanctions GENEVA — The Swiss government broke with a long-entrenched tradition of neutrality and agreed to enforce European Union sanctions against Russian companies and individuals including President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.