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8:00 PM 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 …
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Washington Post:
Barr calls prospect of Trump running for president again ‘dismaying,’ says GOP should ‘look forward’ to others  —  Former attorney general William P. Barr says in a new book that the prospect of Donald Trump running for president again is “dismaying” and urges the Republican Party to …
Discussion: Insider and CNN
Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
William P. Barr's Memoir Is Part Lawyerly Defense, Part Culture-War Diatribe  —  In “One Damn Thing After Another,” the former attorney general suggests that Republicans move past Donald Trump and his “madcap rhetoric,” but saves his harshest words for the former president's critics.  —  Buy Book ▾
Discussion: Insider
Charlie Savage / New York Times:   Barr Rebukes Trump as ‘Off the Rails’ in New Memoir
Phil Thomas / The Independent:
Bill Barr launches blistering attack on Trump in new book
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Associated Press:
Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating tensions  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday, while Ukraine's embattled leader agreed to talks with Moscow as Putin's troops …
Washington Post:
Historic sanctions on Russia had roots in emotional appeal from Zelensky … As the leaders of the European Union gathered for an emergency summit on Thursday night, momentum was already moving toward imposing tough new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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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 …
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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Reuters:
Belarus referendum approves proposal to renounce non-nuclear status - agencies
Discussion: Politico and Al Jazeera
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.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Gabriel Stargardter / Reuters:   Bolsonaro won't condemn Putin, says Brazil will remain neutral over invasion
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Vladimir Putin's grand plan is unravelling
Discussion: The Mahablog and The Guardian
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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Emily Tamkin / New York Times:   How the American Right Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Russia
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.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Daily Kos
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. protests Israel's refusal to back UN resolution condemning Russia  —  U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield protested to her Israeli counterpart over Israel's refusal to join 87 countries in backing a U.S.-led resolution to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the UN Security Council …
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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 …
Glenn Greenwald:
War Propaganda About Ukraine Becoming More Militaristic, Authoritarian, and Reckless  —  Every useful or pleasing claim about the war, no matter how unverified or subsequently debunked, rapidly spreads, while dissenters are vilified as traitors or Kremlin agents.
BBC:
BP to offload stake in Rosneft amid Ukraine conflict  —  BP is to offload its 19.75% stake in Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft after Russia's “act of aggression in Ukraine”.  —  The oil giant had come under pressure from the UK government to make the move since Thursday's invasion.
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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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HuffPost:
Trump Tightens Grip On Republican Activists At CPAC Since Last Year  —  In a straw poll, 85% said they would support his candidacy in 2024, up from 68% who said at last year's CPAC that he should run again.  —  By S.V. Date  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — The man who lost the House …
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump wins CPAC 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll, with DeSantis second
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
At CPAC, Trump delivers a reminder of his muscle
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.
Discussion: Prog-Indy Newsletter
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 …
Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul drops state school mask mandate  —  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday that the state's school mask mandate will be lifted, two days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released relaxed guidelines for wearing face masks in public spaces.
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Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Russian convoy of ground forces, tanks moving toward Kyiv, Maxar says
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Romney: Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘moron’ for speaking at white nationalist event
U.S. Mission Russia / U.S. Embassy & Consulates …:
Security Alert: Limited Flights Into and Out of Russia
Discussion: Bloomberg
Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Russian climate delegate apologizes on Ukraine, saying many ‘fail to find any justification for the attack’
Discussion: France 24
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Pentagon wants Moscow back channels to prevent nuclear escalation
Hilary Hanson / HuffPost:
Jon Stewart Praises ‘Grace’ Of Comedian-Turned-President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Financial Times:
Kremlin propaganda machine struggles to conceal Putin's Ukraine war
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