Sanctions Leave Russian Economy Reeling  —  Delegations from Kyiv and Moscow met in Belarus, even as Ukraine said dozens were killed in a Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.  The Treasury Department announced a freeze on Russian Central Bank assets.

The tide has turned against the Russia apologists — and the neutrals  —  For the better part of five-plus years, Donald Trump attempted to inject some nuance into the GOP's posture toward Russia.  It was a partially a strategy of necessity — given how Russia's 2016 election interference loomed …

Watching the Russian Economy Collapse before Our Eyes  —  On the menu today: The good news is that, while the long-promised “swift and severe” sanctions from the U.S. and its allies took a while to arrive, they are quickly and intensely battering the Russian economy.

Russian oligarchs move yachts as U.S. looks to ‘hunt down’ and freeze assets  — Some of Russia's wealthiest are moving their superyachts, potentially with the hope they can avoid having those items seized.  — Data reviewed by CNBC from Marine Traffic shows that at least four massive yachts owned …

Warlord who persecuted gay Chechens killed in Ukraine fighting  —  Magomed Tushayev killed during Ukrainian military skirmish  —  Magomed Tushayev, (L) & Ramzan Kadyrov (Photo via Illia Ponomarenko, defense reporter, The Kyiv Independent)  —  One of the top warlords and close advisor …

Greene and Gosar increasingly isolated in Hill GOP after speaking at white nationalist event  —  Reps. Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene are on an island among their fellow GOP lawmakers after appearing with a white nationalist group over the weekend.  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …

Scoop: Zelensky pushes Biden on no-fly zone  —  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging President Biden and NATO to impose a “no-fly zone” over “significant parts” of the country, telling Axios in a statement that Ukraine “can beat the aggressor” if the Western allies “do their part.”

Rep. Deutch Announcement on the 2022 Election  —  f t # e  —  (Washington) Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), Chair of the House Committee on Ethics, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism …

VIDEO: Nevada governor, first lady accosted, threatened at Las Vegas restaurant  —  ......We hope you appreciate our content.  Subscribe Today to continue reading this story, and all of our stories.  —  A video obtained Sunday night by the Las Vegas Review-Journal shows Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak …

Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan QC, on the Situation in Ukraine: “I have decided to proceed with opening an investigation.”  —  Last Friday, I expressed my increasing concern, echoing those of world leaders and citizens of the world alike, over the events unfolding in Ukraine.

Crypto Exchanges Refuse to Freeze All Russian Accounts  —  Binance, the world's largest exchange, said “unilaterally” banning users “would fly in the face of the reason why crypto exists.”  —  MS  —  Faced with a request by Ukrainian leadership to freeze the accounts of all people in Russia and Belarus …

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Russian Air Force  —  On the fifth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of many unanswered questions is why Russia has launched a military campaign at huge cost with maximalist objectives, and then declined to use the vast majority of its fixed wing combat aircraft.

MUMBO JUMBO: Trump's former Acting Attorney General just destroyed his election fraud claims  —  Undercover journalist Lauren Windsor has struck again, convincing Trump's former Acting Attorney General to spill the beans that his former boss' election fraud claims are all “mumbo jumbo gunk.”

The West Is Winning, Russia Is Losing, and Biden Is Doing a Good Job  —  It takes an alliance.  —  1. Chaos Reigns  —  Last week I wrote that with the outbreak of war, no one was in control.  Four days later, this point has been clearly illustrated.  —  In the span of 96 hours:

EXCLUSIVE: Prominent conservative judge who advised Pence on the 2020 election endorses Biden's Supreme Court nominee  —  The Biden White House is getting a major endorsement for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson from a prominent conservative.

‘Putin might do the unthinkable’: Former intelligence chief warns that the conflict in Ukraine has increased the risk of nuclear war. … During the first few days after Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine, the images from the conflict were both urgent and remote.

How Russia's Nobel-Winning Newspaper Is Covering Ukraine  —  “We continue to call war war,” Dmitry Muratov, the editor of Novaya Gazeta, said.  “We are waiting for the consequences.”  —  Last year, Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta …

Proud Boys Leader Yells Racist Slurs Before Attacking Black Woman  —  Andrew Walls, 26, was slapped with weapons and assault charges after he was seen on video sucker-punching a woman outside a bar in Akron, Ohio.  —  A chapter leader in the far-right Proud Boys extremist gang was charged …

The Suicide of a January 6 Defendant: ‘They Broke Him’  —  Matthew Perna was failed by the country he loved.  —  Matthew Perna did nothing wrong on January 6, 2021.  —  The Pennsylvania man walked through an open door on the Senate side of the building shortly before 3 p.m. that afternoon.