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7:10 PM ET, February 28, 2022

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New York Times:
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.
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Ben Judah / Slate:
The Terrible Truth So Many Experts Missed About Russia  —  Vladimir Putin didn't always rule his country alone.  Now he does, and the dictator appears to care little about the consequences of his actions.  —  The belief that Vladimir Putin was bluffing, that he would never give the order …
Associated Press:
Ukraine seeks to join EU as round of talks with Russia ends  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its bond with the West on Monday by signing an application to join the European Union, while the first round of Ukraine-Russia talks aimed at ending the fighting concluded with no immediate agreements.
Bloomberg:
U.S. Bans Transactions With Russian Central Bank, Wealth Fund  —  President Joe Biden's administration on Monday banned U.S. people and companies from doing business with the Bank of Russia, the Russian National Wealth Fund and the Ministry of Finance.  —  The moves by the U.S. Treasury's Office …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Watching the Russian Economy Collapse before Our Eyes
Discussion: WAVY-TV
New York Times:
The West's Plan to Isolate Putin: Undermine the Ruble
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Prohibits Transactions with Central Bank of Russia and Imposes Sanctions on Key Sources of Russia's Wealth
Natasha Turak / CNBC:
Russia central bank more than doubles key interest rate to 20% to boost sinking ruble
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
A Syrian rebel commander's advice to Ukrainians on how to fight Russian invaders  —  Ukrainians have joined a gruesome but not-so-exclusive club — victims of unprovoked Russian military attacks and reported war crimes.  The Syrian opposition, which has been attacked by Russian forces for almost seven years …
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Michael K. Lavers / Washington Blade:
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 …
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: 74 percent of Americans call Russia's Ukraine invasion unjustified  —  46th and current president of the United States  —  In the opening days of the war in Ukraine, the fractious American public is remarkably united in opposition to Russia's invasion, with 74 percent saying the breach …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, PRESS RUN and USA Today
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Stern: Trump shouldn't praise ‘f—ing animal’ Putin
Discussion: Variety and Washington Post
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
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 …
Discussion: The Local and Raw Story
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Nick Cumming-Bruce / New York Times:
Switzerland says it will freeze Russian assets, setting aside a tradition of neutrality.  —  GENEVA — Switzerland, a favorite destination for Russian oligarchs and their money, announced on Monday that it would freeze Russian financial assets in the country, setting aside a deeply rooted tradition …
Justin Bronk / rusi.org:
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.
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CNN:
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.
Discussion: Insider
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court weighs major case on EPA's authority over greenhouse gases
Aviva Abusch / Deutch, Ted:
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 …
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Maxwell Strachan / VICE:
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 …
Axios:
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.”
David Ferrara / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and Political Wire
American Greatness:
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.
Ty Ross / Occupy Democrats:
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.”
Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
‘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.
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
The Youth Movement Trying to Revolutionize Climate Politics  —  Sunrise has already shifted the conventional wisdom about climate change.  Now it wants to create a mass movement, combining street protest with policy negotiation, while there's still time.
Gino Spocchia / The Independent:
California trucker ‘freedom convoy’ headed to DC disbands after one day when only five rigs reach second stop  —  Many convoys remain en route after cancellation  —  Donald Trump attacks Canada over trucker convoy response  —  A convoy of truckers who were heading from California …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Remnick / New Yorker:
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 …
 
 
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‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
‘A new Europe’ united against Russia — even neutral Switzerland
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Financial Times:
EU freezes assets of Russia's leading oligarchs and allies of Putin
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Populist Embrace of Putin Cools After Ukraine Invasion
Tariq Panja / New York Times:
FIFA Suspends Russia, Ejecting It From World Cup Qualifying
Patty Coller / WKBN-TV:
Local man charged in Capitol riot dies
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Michael Rubin / Washington Examiner:
Putin's next invasion will be sooner than you think
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NBC News:
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