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8:50 AM ET, February 27, 2022

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Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal:
Germany to Raise Defense Spending Above 2% of GDP in Response to Ukraine War  —  Decision breaks with decades of lower investment in defense than peers and a growing energy partnership with Russia  —  BERLIN—Germany will boost defense spending above 2% of GDP and create a strategic natural-gas reserve …
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Putin's Aggression Leaves His Right-Wing Fan Club Squirming  —  The Russian strongman has for years been idolized by a Who's Who of populist, nationalist leaders.  They are now stumbling over what to say.  —  ROME — For years, a global choir of right-wing politicians have sung the praises of Vladimir V. Putin.
Discussion: Politico and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Associated Press:
Russians advance on Ukraine's ports, meet resistance in city  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Street fighting broke out in Ukraine's second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country's south Sunday, advances that appeared to mark a new phase of Russia's invasion following …
New York Times:
Russia's War With Ukraine Is Already Costing Russian Economy
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
For Ukraine's Refugees, Europe Opens Doors That Were Shut to Others
Discussion: The Times of Israel and unz.com
The White House:
Joint Statement on Further Restrictive Economic Measures  —  We, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States condemn Putin's war of choice and attacks on the sovereign nation and people of Ukraine.
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Financial Times:
Russians search for cash as west imposes sanctions on banks  —  People seek money in any currency, while central bank tries to calm markets and depositors  —  People in Moscow and other Russian cities stormed ATMs and bank branches in search of cash, both in roubles and dollars …
Reuters:
U.S., UK, Europe, Canada to block Russian access to SWIFT -statement
Discussion: CNBC and TASS
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump warns ‘world war’ could be next as Russia continues invasion in Ukraine  —  Trump says Putin's multi-front invasion in Ukraine could lead to the next world war  —  Trump speaks to Fox News Digital ahead of CPAC appearance  —  EXCLUSIVE: ORLANDO, Fla. — Former President Trump warned …
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Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
A Prayer for Volodymyr Zelensky
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Ex-Attorney General William Barr Urges GOP to Move On From Trump  —  Book recounts confrontational meeting in Oval Office and says Republicans need to focus on new leaders  —  Former Attorney General William Barr writes in a new book that former President Donald Trump has …
Discussion: Mediaite and Political Wire
Financial Times:
Kremlin propaganda machine struggles to conceal Putin's Ukraine war  —  Moscow spin-doctors and officials try to frame the war in Russian president's terms  —  As Vladimir Putin launched his military assault on Ukraine, the country's media censor issued a series of stark warnings.
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Tara Copp / Defense One:
US Racing $350 Million in ‘Immediate’ Arms to Ukraine; Includes Javelins, Ammo, Armor
Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
Putin's miscalculation  —  Watching Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine play out …
Discussion: The Intercept
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll finds a deeply pessimistic nation, worried about the economy and Biden's leadership … President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday to a deeply pessimistic nation, one that largely sees the economy worsening under his watch, disapproves of his leadership …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Economic concerns hurt Biden's approval, keep Democrats in peril ahead of midterms: POLL
Discussion: Townhall and Yahoo Sports
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Ukrainian border guards may have survived reported last stand on Snake Island  —  Ukrainian border guards who insulted Russian forces this week in a recorded exchange that went viral may not have been killed, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, contradicting an earlier claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
New York Times:
New Research Points to Wuhan Market as Pandemic Origin  —  Scientists released a pair of extensive studies on Saturday that point to a market in Wuhan, China, as the origin of the coronavirus pandemic.  Analyzing data from a variety of sources, they concluded that the coronavirus …
Financial Times:
Mikhail Fridman speaks out against Ukrainian conflict in letter to staff  —  Businessman tells employees at private equity firm LetterOne that ‘war can never be the answer’  —  Mikhail Fridman, one of Russia's richest men, said the war in Ukraine was a “tragedy” and called on the “bloodshed” …
Discussion: Politico and Мед …
David Harsanyi / National Review:
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 …
MSNBC:
Why Americans Should Care about the Ukraine-Russia Conflict  —  As Russia further invades Ukraine, the U.S. has leveled sanctions against Russia, Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.  Americans may soon be faced with rising gas prices.  But it's a sacrifice that needs …
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Premise Mobile-Phone App Suspends Ukraine Activities After Accusations Fly  —  WASHINGTON—A mobile-phone app that pays users to perform basic observational tasks such as photography and has U.S. defense and intelligence clients suspended its activities in Ukraine on Friday after the Kyiv government accused …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
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 …
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Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:   3 years ago Zelenskyy was a TV comedian. Now he's standing up to Putin's army.
 
 
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Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
US Oil Industry Uses Ukraine Invasion to Push for More Drilling at Home
Discussion: Trade War and The Guardian
The Daily Beast:
Ex-Prosecutor Says She Can Prove Trump Committed Two Crimes
Discussion: Stitcher and Raw Story
James Randerson / Politico:
UK's Liz Truss: I support Brits who take up arms against Putin
Discussion: New Statesman and The Sunday Times
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Pennsylvania Senate clash: Bartos showcases ‘strongest grassroots army’ in GOP primary race
Discussion: Politico
Jim Small / Arizona Mirror:
Wendy Rogers said white nationalists are ‘patriots’ and called for hanging political enemies
Oz Katerji / New Lines Magazine:
Ukrainians Unite to take on Russia's Superior Army
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Retired SWAT Commander Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Moviegoer
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Anita Komuves / Reuters:
At the Ukrainian border, a mother brings a stranger's children to safety
 

 
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