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4:50 PM ET, February 24, 2022

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New York Times:
Ukraine Says Russian Forces Seized Chernobyl; Pentagon Gives Grim Assessment  —  Biden announces new sanctions: Putin and Russia ‘will bear the consequences’ of their war.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday said the United States is imposing what he said would be crushing sanctions …
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NBC News:
Biden has been presented with options for massive cyberattacks against Russia  —  Biden given Russia cyberattack options, including internet and transportation interruptions  —  President Joe Biden has been presented with a menu of options for the U.S. to carry out massive cyberattacks designed …
Financial Times:
World leaders divided on whether to eject Russia from Swift payment system  —  Boris Johnson pushes ‘very hard’ for move while Germany warns against ahead of emergency EU meeting  —  Western leaders are split on whether Russia should be ejected from the Swift international payments system …
Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia launches attacks across Ukraine; Biden vows ‘consequences’  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law as explosions were heard throughout the country and Russian forces targeted the capital.
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
A remarkable Republican statement on the Ukraine invasion  —  (CNN)Elise Stefanik is the third-ranking Republican in the House for one main reason: Her unstinting loyalty to Donald Trump.  And she hasn't forgotten that fact.  —  While many of her GOP colleagues were heavily ridiculing …
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Russia's Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine  —  The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces.  President Putin has chosen a premeditated war …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump immediately botches what's happening in Ukraine  —  If there's one thing Donald Trump and his allies want you to know about what's happening in Ukraine right now, it's that it wouldn't be happening if he were still in charge.  —  If only he actually knew what was happening.
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Attacks Ukraine, Drawing Broad Condemnation
Michael Pompeo / Fox News:
Putin wants to bring back the Soviet Union. We must not allow that to happen
Discussion: The Atlantic, Raw Story and RedState
Bloomberg:
U.S. Spies Made Right Call on Russia Invasion, Buying Biden Time
Discussion: Blogs of War
Financial Times:   Former European leaders resign from Russian corporate boards
Associated Press:
Live updates: Ukraine leader: Russians checked outside Kyiv
Invitation / The Economist:
Dmitri Alperovitch on the risks of escalation
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Russia has ‘every intention of basically decapitating’ Ukrainian government
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
The Latest: UN chief warns Russian actions could devastate
Wall Street Journal:
How Ukraine Was Betrayed in Budapest
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
McCarthy, Schumer and other top congressional leaders condemn Russian war on Ukraine: ‘Reckless and evil’
Discussion: Defense One, Politico and Salon
Prashant Rao / The Atlantic:
‘Can Russia Actually Control the Entire Landmass of Ukraine?’
Discussion: Washington Post and NBC New York
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Now is the time to remember what Fox's own lawyers said about Tucker Carlson … As Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, the biggest star on Fox News was busy doing what he does best: being thoroughly and appallingly wrong.  —  He defended the murderous instigator Vladimir Putin …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Biden faces another global crisis. This one resonates differently at home.
Discussion: HotAir, New York Magazine and Fox News
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Russians Now See a New Side to Putin: Dragging Them Into War  —  The autocrat who has steered Russia for 22 years was embraced by many Russians for what they saw as his rationality and astute risk management.  That image has been upended.  —  MOSCOW — Russians thought they knew their president.
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Dasha Litvinova / Associated Press:
Hundreds arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Shocked Russians turned out by the thousands Thursday to decry their country's invasion of Ukraine as emotional calls for protests grew on social media.  Some 1,745 people in 54 Russian cities were detained, at least 957 of them in Moscow.
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Joined by Allies and Partners, the United States Imposes Devastating Costs on Russia  —  Russia to Face Massive Costs from its Isolation from the Global Financial and Trade System and Cutting-Edge Technology  —  Today, the United States, along with Allies and partners …
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
U.S. Treasury Announces Unprecedented & Expansive Sanctions Against Russia, Imposing Swift and Severe Economic Costs  —  United States Acts in Tandem with Partners and Allies to Maximize Consequences for Russia, and in Show of Unity Against Invasion of a Sovereign State
Craig Monger / 1819news:
Tuberville reflects on first year in office, addresses situation with Russia … Your browser does not support the audio element.  —  This week, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville spoke to the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce to give essential updates from Washington D.C.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal:
SEC Probes Trading by Elon Musk and Brother in Wake of Tesla CEO's Sales  —  Investigation looks partly at Kimbal Musk's trades before brother's pledge to sell based on Twitter poll  —  WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether recent stock sales …
Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner's New Fund Looks to Profit From His Middle East Diplomacy  —  One pitch to a bank included slide listing Abraham Accords, Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative and trade deals involving North America and China  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia— Jared Kushner has toured Persian Gulf monarchies …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Inhofe to retire from Senate, teeing up special election in Oklahoma  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe is expected to announce his retirement in the coming days, according to a person familiar with his plans, likely triggering a special election to replace him this fall.  —  The 87-year-old Oklahoma Republican …
Discussion: National Review and KFOR-TV
Matthew Lee / Washington Post:
US expels Russia's No. 2 diplomat at Washington embassy  —  WASHINGTON — The United States has expelled Russia's second-ranking diplomat in Washington in retaliation for the Russian expulsion of the No. 2 U.S. diplomat in Moscow earlier this month, a senior State Department official said Thursday.
 
 
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
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Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
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