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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 …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Barr Rebukes Trump as ‘Off the Rails’ in New Memoir — William P. Barr's memoir of his time as attorney general under George H.W. Bush and then again under Donald J. Trump defends his more recent leadership of the Justice Department. — WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General William P. Barr writes …
Washington Post:
Barr calls prospect of Trump running for president again ‘dismaying,’ says GOP should ‘look forward’ to others
Barr calls prospect of Trump running for president again ‘dismaying,’ says GOP should ‘look forward’ to others
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Phil Thomas / The Independent:
Bill Barr launches blistering attack on Trump in new book
Bill Barr launches blistering attack on Trump in new book
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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 …
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Reuters:
Two of Russia's billionaires call for peace in Ukraine … Two Russian billionaires, Mikhail Fridman and Oleg Deripaska, called for an end to the conflict triggered by President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine, with Fridman calling it a tragedy for both countries' people.
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Francesca Ebel / Associated Press:
Kyiv's mayor: ‘We are encircled’ but full of fight — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russian troops draw closer to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv's mayor is filled with pride over his citizens' spirit yet anxious about how long they can hold out. — In an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday …
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Financial Times:
Kremlin propaganda machine struggles to conceal Putin's Ukraine war
Kremlin propaganda machine struggles to conceal Putin's Ukraine war
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Zelensky: Ukraine to meet with Russia for peace talks
Zelensky: Ukraine to meet with Russia for peace talks
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Zelensky Agrees to Talks, as Putin Places Nuclear Forces on Alert — Zelensky says he has agreed to talks with Russia. — KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine agreed on Sunday to talks with Russia “without preconditions,” even as President Vladimir V …
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert; E.U. vows to shut down airspace to Russian planes — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said that Ukraine and Russia would conduct the first diplomatic talks since the Kremlin-launched invasion.
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Gabriel Pietrorazio / ABC News:
GOP Sen. Tom Cotton won't condemn Trump's praise of Putin — Trump called Putin “smart” and his actions “genius” and “savvy.” — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has refused to condemn former President Donald Trump's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his invasion of Ukraine.
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Shame On Those Who Defended Trump's “Perfect Call” — Never forget that as president Donald Trump led an organized campaign to withhold military aid and blackmail the Ukrainians. And that Republicans let him get away it. — It's worth remembering now, as so many Republicans pin …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
How Should the U.S. Respond to Putin's Nuclear Provocation? — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's strategic nuclear forces to raise their alert status. (Specifically, he has ordered Russia's “strategic deterrence forces” to “transition to special regime of combat duty.")
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Caitlin Talmadge / Washington Post:
The Ukraine crisis is now a nuclear crisis
The Ukraine crisis is now a nuclear crisis
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bp global:
bp to exit Rosneft shareholding — bp will exit its 19.75% shareholding in Rosneft. — Both bp-nominated directors to resign from Rosneft board with immediate effect. — bp will no longer report reserves, production or profit for Rosneft. — Changes in accounting treatment …
Amanda Taub / New York Times:
Putin Seems to Sideline Advisers on Ukraine, Taking a Political Risk — Authoritarian leaders rely on elite support to govern. Jeopardizing those relationships in wartime could be risky, experts say. — Does President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia have the support he needs at home to wage a costly war in Ukraine?
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Li Yuan / New York Times:
Why the Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia's Invasion
Why the Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia's Invasion
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Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
A Team Of American And British Special Forces Veterans Are Preparing To Join Ukraine's Fight Against Russia — KYIV - A group of 10 special operations forces veterans are staging in Poland and preparing to cross into Ukraine, where they plan to take up President Volodymyr Zelensky on his offer to …
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Reuters:
Kosovo asks U.S. for permanent military base, speedier NATO membership … Kosovo has asked the United States to establish a permanent military base in the country and speed up its integration into NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kosovo's Defence Minister Armend Mehaj said on Sunday.
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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.
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump wins CPAC 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll, with DeSantis second
Trump wins CPAC 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll, with DeSantis second
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Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Russian convoy of ground forces, tanks moving toward Kyiv, Maxar says … Satellite imagery taken on Sunday showed a large deployment of Russian ground forces including tanks moving in the direction of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv from approximately 40 miles (64 km) away, a private U.S. company said.
Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
Neutral Swiss poised to freeze Russian assets - president … Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said on Sunday that it was “very probable” that neutral Switzerland would follow the European Union (EU) on Monday in sanctioning Russia and freezing Russian assets in the Alpine country.
Richard Hall / The Independent:
Trump calls the US a ‘stupid country’ and praises Putin as ‘smart’ in latest Ukraine comments — Former president doubles down on praise of Putin even as Russia presses on with invasion — Donald Trump calls Putin ‘smart’ and American leaders ‘dumb’ during CPAC speech
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Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Vladimir Putin's grand plan is unravelling — But a cornered Russian president could become even more ruthless and dangerous — Vladimir Putin is a “genius”, chortled Donald Trump. The former US president was speaking on the very eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Romney: Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘moron’ for speaking at white nationalist event — Paul Gosar also spoke at far-right conference, as calls for the censure of the two Republicans ring out again — Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar, members of Congress who spoke at a white nationalist event …
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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 …
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Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Russian climate delegate apologizes on Ukraine, saying many ‘fail to find any justification for the attack’ … The head of the Russian delegation at a major United Nations climate meeting apologized Sunday for his country's invasion of Ukraine, telling hundreds of government ministers and scientists that …
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