Western Nations Escalate Efforts to Impose Economic Costs on Russia  —  There was intense street fighting across the capital on Saturday, and the latest Western intelligence reports indicated that the Russian advance had been slowed, if only for the moment.  The Russian priority remained the capture of Kyiv.

A Prayer for Volodymyr Zelensky  —  Before he became the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky played the part on television.  He created and starred in a comedy series, Servant of the People.  His character, a high-school history teacher, is surreptitiously recorded by one of his students …

At the Ukrainian border, a mother brings a stranger's children to safety … Clutching a mobile phone number of a woman she had never met, Nataliya Ableyeva crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary on Saturday, entrusted with a precious cargo.  —  A stranger's children.

Germany to send thousands of weapons to Ukraine in major reversal  —  Germany will send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger missiles to Ukraine, marking a complete reversal in Berlin's restrictive arms export policy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Saturday.

Scoop: CNN to dull its liberal edge  —  Under new chief Chris Licht, CNN will dial down the prime-time partisanship and double down on the network's news-gathering muscle, top sources tell me.  —  Why it matters: Ratings are secondary to credibility, in the view of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who's taking over CNN.

House GOP Leaders Must Condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene (QAnon, Ga.) might be a preternatural dope, but that still doesn't excuse her speaking at the junior varsity Ku Klux Klan jamboree this weekend.  Greene pleaded ignorance, claiming she was merely there to …

Roman Abramovich cedes ‘stewardship’ of Chelsea FC to charitable foundation  —  Move by oligarch comes as sanctions intensify over Russia's invasion of Ukraine  —  Roman Abramovich said he was ceding day-to-day management of Chelsea football club, as Russia's assault on Ukraine leads to calls …

Lt. Col. Vindman: Trump ‘Absolutely’ at Fault for Russia's Ukraine Invasion  —  “It's because of Trump's corruption that we have a less capable, less prepared Ukraine,” retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman told VICE News.  —  CJ  —  The man who played a key role in then-President Donald Trump's …

‘He loved every minute of this’— How Biden decided on Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  As President Biden considered a handful of Black women for the Supreme Court, two things drew him to U.S. Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, according to those familiar with his decision making process.