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7:50 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 …
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg
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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:
Ukraine's President Rejects Kremlin's Offer for Talks in Belarus  —  Ukrainian troops and civilian volunteers battled to keep control of Kharkiv, the second-largest city.  The Russian priority remained the capture of Kyiv, which observed a daylong curfew as explosions were heard from the outskirts.
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
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.
Tara Copp / Defense One:
US Racing $350 Million in ‘Immediate’ Arms to Ukraine; Includes Javelins, Ammo, Armor  —  Some Russian ground units are now 20 miles from Kyiv, but about half are still waiting outside Ukraine.  —  SENIOR PENTAGON REPORTER, DEFENSE ONE  —  The United States has approved an additional $350 million …
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Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
Putin's miscalculation  —  Watching Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine play out …
Discussion: The Intercept
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 …
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 …
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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Miburo:   Russia's Lies in Four Directions: The Kremlin's Strategy to Misinform About Ukraine
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: ABC News, Bloomberg and Political Wire
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
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: Мед …
James Randerson / Politico:
UK's Liz Truss: I support Brits who take up arms against Putin  —  The UK foreign secretary said the war in Ukraine was a fight for freedom and democracy for the ‘whole of Europe.’  —  U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she supports British citizens heading to Ukraine to join the fight against Russia.
Discussion: The Sunday Times
Associated Press:
Ukraine in fierce fight against advancing Russian forces  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces put up fierce resistance to slow the advance of the larger and more powerful Russian military closing in on the capital, as the U.S. and EU rushed ammunition and weapons to Kyiv and announced powerful …
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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.
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Pennsylvania Senate clash: Bartos showcases ‘strongest grassroots army’ in GOP primary race  —  Senate race in battleground Pennsylvania is the most expensive showdown in this year's midterm elections  —  Pennsylvania Senate candidate: I'm running to continue to serve voters'
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Jim Small / Arizona Mirror:
Wendy Rogers said white nationalists are ‘patriots’ and called for hanging political enemies
Discussion: Raw Story
Oz Katerji / New Lines Magazine:
Ukrainians Unite to take on Russia's Superior Army
Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Russian vodka pulled from shelves in US, Canada bars, liquor stores: ‘Every small thing makes a difference’
Discussion: New York Times
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Retired SWAT Commander Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Moviegoer
Discussion: BizPac Review and New York Post
BBC:
Ukraine: France seizes Russian ship over sanctions
Alex Vadukul / New York Times:
The Drift Wants You to ‘Examine Your Ideas’
Anita Komuves / Reuters:
At the Ukrainian border, a mother brings a stranger's children to safety
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Zelensky Has Become More Than a Man
Discussion: New Statesman
 

 
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