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6:50 AM ET, February 21, 2022

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Washington Post:
U.S. claims Russia has list of Ukrainians ‘to be killed or sent to camps’ following a military occupation  —  The United States has informed the United Nations it has credible information showing that Moscow is compiling lists of Ukrainians “to be killed or sent to camps following a military occupation …
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New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: France Pushes for Biden-Putin Meeting  —  President Biden has “agreed in principle” to meet the Russian leader if there is no invasion.  Mr. Biden has stepped up his warnings about Moscow's plans after seeing evidence that an attack on Ukraine was imminent.
Washington Post:
Biden agrees ‘in principle’ to meet Putin as invasion threat looms … President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed “in principle” to meet, U.S. and French officials said — even as troops continue to gather near the Ukraine border, suggesting the window for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis is closing.
Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. plans to cut ties with targeted Russian banks if Ukraine is invaded - sources … President Joe Biden's administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against Russia that includes barring U.S. financial institutions from processing transactions for major Russian banks …
Discussion: Insider and TASS
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
A country on the brink: The situation inside Ukraine as Russian forces loom  —  The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine keeps escalating, as last-minute diplomacy continues.  —  President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine belongs with Russia and wants a promise it will never join NATO, the western military alliance.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Putin warned the West 15 years ago.  Now, in Ukraine, he's poised to wage war.  —  MUNICH — The terrible war that seems about to shatter Ukraine has been taking shape in the mind of Russian President Vladimir Putin at least since a speech he gave denouncing NATO at the annual security conference here 15 years ago.
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
There Are No Chamberlains in This Story  —  In 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain arrived home from a conference in Munich.  He and other leaders had met with Hitler; they had agreed to allow the German army to annex a slice of Czechoslovakia; in exchange, Hitler offered more dialogue …
Alexander Gabuev / The Economist:
Alexander Gabuev writes from Moscow on why Vladimir Putin and his entourage want war  —  Elites have hijacked Russia and conflated the country's interests with their own  —  ANYWHERE YOU turn in Moscow, it's easy to find members of the Russian elite who wonder why the West thinks that war …
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
U.S. has intel that Russian commanders have orders to proceed with Ukraine invasion
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Biden abruptly cancels Delaware trip after top level meeting on Ukraine crisis
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Cruz: ‘Joe Biden becoming president is the best thing that ever happened, tragically, for Vladimir Putin’
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Havana Syndrome: High-level national security officials stricken with unexplained illness on White House grounds  —  Since 2016, U.S. government officials overseas and their families have reported sudden, unexplained, brain injuries with symptoms of vertigo, confusion and memory loss.
Discussion: Insider and HuffPost
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
The C.D.C. Isn't Publishing Large Portions of the Covid Data It Collects  —  The agency has withheld critical data on boosters, hospitalizations and, until recently, wastewater analyses.  —  For more than a year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has collected data on hospitalizations …
Conor Dougherty / New York Times:
The Next Affordable City Is Already Too Expensive  —  In Spokane, Wash., home prices jumped 60 percent in the past two years.  The increase is fueled by buyers fleeing the boom in cities like Austin.  Who will have to flee next?  —  Maybe it was the date night when he and his wife spent …
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
This ‘Could Kill Far More Afghans Than the Past 20 Years of War’  —  Ninety-five percent of Afghans don't have enough to eat.  Nearly nine million are at risk of starvation.  The U.N.'s emergency aid request, at more than $5 billion, is the largest it has ever made for a single country.
The Guardian:
Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians  — Massive leak reveals secret owners of £80bn held in Swiss bank  — Whistleblower leaked bank's data to expose ‘immoral’ secrecy laws  — Clients included human trafficker and billionaire who ordered girlfriend's murder
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Biden Administration Halts New Drilling in Legal Fight Over Climate Costs  —  The Interior Department is pausing new federal oil and gas leases and permits after a judge blocked the government from weighing the cost of climate damage in decisions.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration …
Discussion: HuffPost
Alyssa Lukpat / New York Times:
Hank the Tank, a 500-Pound Bear, Ransacks a California Community  —  Paintballs, bean bags, sirens and Tasers cannot keep the “exceptionally large bear” from seeking leftover pizza and other food.  Officials say he has broken into at least 28 homes since July.
Discussion: Insider
Associated Press:
Mexico to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz: At least our presidential candidates accept defeat  —  Mexico's president and U.S. ambassador needle Texas senator over Donald Trump's ongoing lies about 2020 election after Cruz claims ‘deepening civil unrest in Mexico.’  —  MEXICO CITY — Sen. Ted Cruz …
Discussion: HuffPost, Townhall and The Hill
 
 
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