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10:30 AM ET, February 27, 2022

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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Euractiv and Financial Times
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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
New York Times:
Russia's War With Ukraine Is Already Costing Russian Economy
Discussion: Noahpinion, TASS and Political Wire
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
David Smith / The Guardian:
Donald Trump defends calling Putin ‘smart’, hints at 2024 presidential bid  —  Ex-president tells CPAC he could have stopped ‘appalling’ Russian invasion of Ukraine before giving strongest indication he will run again  —  Donald Trump, the former US president, has defended his description …
Discussion: HillReporter.com and BizPac Review
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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 …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Economic concerns hurt Biden's approval, keep Democrats in peril ahead of midterms: POLL  —  More than 1 in 3 say they're worse off financially since Biden took office.  —  Economic discontent is hurting President Joe Biden and his party's midterm election prospects, with six …
Discussion: Townhall and Yahoo Sports
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:
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.
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
At CPAC, Trump delivers a reminder of his muscle  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Pompeo was swarmed by a throng of reporters and fans as he made his way down the hallway of the luxury resort hosting this year's annual Conservative Political Action Conference.  —  The former secretary of state had just received a standing ovation.
Discussion: Florida Politics
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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 …
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 …
The Daily Beast:
Ex-Prosecutor Says She Can Prove Trump Committed Two Crimes  —  Barbara McQuade, a former Michigan prosecutor, joins the first unlocked bonus episode of The New Abnormal to explain how Trump's big lie is a provable crime.  —  Did Donald Trump commit a crime on and before Jan. 6?
Discussion: Stitcher and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Twitchy
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Romney: Putin Is an ‘Authoritarian Thug’  —  On October 22, 2012, Mitt Romney sat across a table from President Barack Obama for the final debate of the presidential election.  The theme of the night was foreign policy.  Obama's campaign had been working all year to cast Romney as out of touch …
Jim Small / Arizona Mirror:
Wendy Rogers said white nationalists are ‘patriots’ and called for hanging political enemies  —  A Republican state senator fawned over the leader of a white nationalist movement on Friday and told his followers that she fantasizes about hanging her perceived enemies from gallows.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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.
 
 
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Amanda Taub / New York Times:
Putin Seems to Sideline Advisers on Ukraine, Taking a Political Risk
Commsdirector / Democratic Socialists of America:
On Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
US Oil Industry Uses Ukraine Invasion to Push for More Drilling at Home
Discussion: NBC News and The Guardian
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
Tara Copp / Defense One:
US Racing $350 Million in ‘Immediate’ Arms to Ukraine; Includes Javelins, Ammo, Armor
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Premise Mobile-Phone App Suspends Ukraine Activities After Accusations Fly
 Earlier Items: 
Oz Katerji / New Lines Magazine:
Ukrainians Unite to take on Russia's Superior Army
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Retired SWAT Commander Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Moviegoer
Discussion: BizPac Review and New York Post
Anita Komuves / Reuters:
At the Ukrainian border, a mother brings a stranger's children to safety