No Troops in Ukraine Without Congressional Approval, Say Lawmakers Plus: Republican policy priorities, SCOTUS to take same-sex wedding website refusal case, and more... Reason · Feb 23, 2022
Trump doubles down on Putin commentary as he’s blasted for ‘insane’ ‘adulation’ Comments are Trump’s latest to draw accusations of Russian favouritism The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Calling Russian soldiers in Ukraine peacekeepers is 'obscene perversion' - Australian minister It is an "obscene perversion" for Russian President Vladimir Putin to speak of Russian soldiers acting as peacekeepers in Ukraine and Australia will not hesitate to impose further sanctions if Russia escalates the situation further, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Wednesday. Reuters · Feb 23, 2022
Biden imposes sanctions on company behind Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – as it happened President says US ‘will not hesitate to take further steps if Russia continues to escalate’ – follow the day’s news The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2022
Trump says he doesn’t think Biden will run for second term and claims he is beating his successor in the polls ‘I don’t see him running. I see her running,’ said one-time president of Kamala Harris The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Erdogan tells Putin Turkey does not recognise steps against Ukraine's territorial integrity President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Turkey did not recognise steps against Ukraine's territorial integrity, the Turkish presidency said, after Russia recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. Reuters · Feb 23, 2022
Ukraine: the Council of Europe says Russia has violated international law - so why is it still a member? Vladimir Putin’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent has escalated Russia’s slow annexation of Ukrainian territories. This is a violation of international law, according to Marija Pejčinović Burić, secretary general of the Council of Europe, the continent’s top organisation to promote human rights and democracy. Since Russia is a… The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022
Russia-Ukraine: What to know as world awaits next moves World leaders are waiting to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin casts the die and orders troops deeper into Ukraine The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Boris Johnson told to clean up 'sewer of dirty Russian money' flowing into Tory party The Prime Minitser faced Labour and SNP demands to turn the screws on Moscow and to ban donations to UK politics from Russian oligarchs who side with Vladimir Putin. Daily Record · Feb 23, 2022
Meet the Russian Oligarchs under UK sanctions: Putin's billionaire 'allies' Three Russian oligarchs have so far been sanctioned by the UK government in response to Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine. Five banks have also been sanctioned as the UK targets Russian assets Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022
Putin's antagonism toward Ukraine was never just about NATO – it's about creating a new Russian empire As some Western observers have feared, Russian President Vladimir Putin has just proved that his aggression toward Ukraine was never really about NATO. The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022
Putin’s public approval is soaring during the Russia-Ukraine crisis, but it's unlikely to last Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into eastern Ukraine on Feb. 21, 2022. The invasion could lead to the biggest armed conflict in Europe since World War II, Western leaders warn. The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022
Sturgeon: UK must turn rhetoric on Russia into action in ‘critical moment’ Scotland’s First Minister said the crisis in Ukraine could be ‘the most critical moment for the world since the Second World War’. The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Vladimir Putin warns hypersonic missiles are ready to launch day after Ukraine invasion The deadly warning from the Russian president comes a day after Russia invaded eastern parts of Ukraine, to shore up pro-separatist rebels they have been supporting Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022 Liz Cheney accuses Trump of ‘aiding our enemies’ by calling Putin a ‘genius’ for Ukraine invasion ‘Trump’s interests don’t seem to align with the interests of the United States of America’
Reuters · Feb 23, 2022 U.S. will cut Russia off from tech, resources if Putin escalates -U.S. official Russian President Vladimir Putin can do a lot more damage in Ukraine and the United States is prepared to respond by withholding technology and resources if he does, deputy U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Wednesday.
Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2022 Evening Standard Comment: UK sanctions on Russia must be tougher Boris Johnson has taken a consistently tough line on Russia amid its encirclement of Ukraine. He noted that Britain will be judged by how it responds and earlier this month committed to “come down like a steel trap in the event of the first Russian toe-cap” should President Vladimir Putin…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022 Forget the obsession with sanctions against oligarchs. I have a better way to hurt Putin Hitting the elite who actually advise him would soon spread discontent, says the former BBC Moscow correspondent and author Angus Roxburgh
Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2022 Game of cat and mouse may have only hours left to run If Vladimir Putin’s field commanders have pressed the pause button on the operation to expand the Russian military presence in the Donbas pocket, all the signs suggest it will be for a matter of hours not days.
Daily Record · Feb 23, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon 'appalled' by Alex Salmond working for Russian broadcaster and calls for RT ban The UK Government has also asked Ofcom to review RT's broadcasting license in the UK
Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022 Ukraine crisis: Keir Starmer accuses Tories of presiding over 'era of oligarch impunity' Labour leader Keir Starmer urged Boris Johnson to impose further sanctions on Russia at PMQs - as top Tories warned of the imminent threat of invasion of Ukraine
Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2022 Russia-Ukraine crisis: State media hails ‘the heroes of Donbas’ Channel 1 TV said Russians were ‘witness to an important historic event’
Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022 Roman Abramovich's massive net worth: Where the oligarch made his billions Roman Abramovich is a well-known name among English football fans. Now sanctioned by the UK government, there are many wondering how the Russian became so rich
Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022 UK sends lethal weapons and military support to Ukraine and reviews Russian TV channel Boris Johnson said Ofcom has been asked to look at the Kremlin-controlled channel, which Labour said is being used as Putin's "personal propaganda tool"