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8:40 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 …
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Ukraine invasion opens faint, but once unthinkable, fissures between Putin and Russian oligarchs … LONDON — Fissures appear to be forming between Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of the oligarch class who made billions of dollars while showing fealty to the autocratic leader …
Discussion: Japan Times
Michael Rubin / Washington Examiner:
Putin's next invasion will be sooner than you think
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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
Discussion: Al Jazeera and The Times of Israel
Kori Schake / The Atlantic:
Putin Accidentally Revitalized the West's Liberal Order
Discussion: MONETARY CURRENT
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: Vanity Fair, 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 …
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 …
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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 …
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Stern: Trump shouldn't praise ‘f—ing animal’ Putin
Discussion: Variety and Washington Post
Yun Li / CNBC:
Bill Ackman says it's time for U.S. troops to defend Ukraine and set a ‘real red line’  —  Investor Bill Ackman said Monday the U.S. should consider military intervention in defense of Ukraine as Russian forces continue to advance into the country from multiple directions.
Discussion: Fox News, American Purpose and Insider
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Bans Transactions With Russian Central Bank, Wealth Fund
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Watching the Russian Economy Collapse before Our Eyes
Discussion: Washington Post and WAVY-TV
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
NBC News:
Senate rejects Democratic bill to codify abortion rights  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 46-48 Monday to block a bill pushed by Democrats to codify abortion rights into federal law ahead of an expected Supreme Court decision that could limit access to the procedure.
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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.
Politico:
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 …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Two members of Congress spoke at a white nationalist convention. These corporations are supporting their reelection.
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Ukrainian pilots arrive in Poland to pick up donated fighter jets  —  Ukrainian pilots have arrived in Poland to start the process of taking control of fighter planes they expect to be donated by European countries, a Ukrainian government official told POLITICO.
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Maura Reynolds / Politico:
‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes  —  For many people, watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine has felt like a series of “He can't be doing this” moments.  Russia's Vladimir Putin has launched the largest ground war in Europe since the Second World War.  It is, quite literally, mind-boggling.
Reuters:
Monaco clamps down on Russian assets after Ukraine invasion … Monaco, a tax haven often favoured by the super-wealthy, will proceed with freezing assets and imposing sanctions on certain Russians following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the Monaco Royal Palace said on Monday.
Emma Hurt / Axios:
Stacey Abrams speaks on Ukraine and conceding in 2022  —  Stacey Abrams, Democratic voting rights activist and candidate for Georgia governor, says the Ukraine situation is “not a question of Putin, it's a question of Ukrainian democracy working.” … “And the United States is not immune.”
Discussion: Fox News, Townhall and Twitchy
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 …
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
icc-cpi.int:
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.
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.”
 
 
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Financial Times:
EU freezes assets of Russia's leading oligarchs and allies of Putin
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Axios:
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