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9:45 AM ET, February 28, 2022

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Washington Post:
The war in Ukraine isn't working out the way Russia intended … The war in Ukraine isn't going Russia's way.  —  Videos posted on social media show whole columns of tanks and armored vehicles have been wiped out.  Others have been stopped in their tracks by ordinary Ukrainians standing on the street to block their advance.
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Wall Street Journal:
Putin Finds Himself Isolated, Out of Touch as Invasion of Ukraine Sputters  —  Russia's leader is peddling an alternative narrative to suit his needs, and his behavior is making his inner circle appear uncomfortable  —  With much of the world moving against him, economic sanctions piling …
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Ukraine and Russia Meet as Kyiv Remains in Cross Hairs  —  The Treasury Department announced a freeze on Russian Central Bank assets.  Delegations from Kyiv and Moscow were meeting for talks in Belarus, even as Ukraine said dozens were killed in a Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city.
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.
Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
Sources: Belarus to join Russia's war on Ukraine within hours  —  As Russia fails to inflict quick defeat upon Ukraine after four days of fierce hostilities, Vladimir Putin is about to pull his Belarusian ally, dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko into his war of occupation.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A presidency transformed  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  DAY FIVE — The latest on the ground in Ukraine, via the NYT's blog-style running updates: “With a three-mile-long convoy of Russian military vehicles pressing down on Kyiv, a Ukrainian delegation arrived at the border …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Live updates: US official: Belarus may join Ukraine invasion
Jon Wertheim / CBS News:   Local newsrooms strained by budget-slashing financial firms
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Caitlin Ostroff / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Ruble, Financial Markets Are Hammered by Sanctions  —  Central bank doubles interest rates to protect the banking system as the ruble plunges  —  Powerful Western sanctions rocked Russia's financial system and triggered a spiral in the ruble, drawing the central bank into an emergency doubling of interest rates.
New York Times:
The West's Plan to Isolate Putin: Undermine the Ruble  —  Measures announced over the weekend aimed at restricting the Russian central bank's ability to support the ruble appear to be having an immediate impact.  —  By targeting Russia's central bank with sanctions, experts said …
Bloomberg:
U.S. Bans Transactions With Russian Central Bank, Wealth Fund
John F. Harris / Politico:
Relax, Democrats, Biden's presidency isn't screwed  —  After Democrats got routed in the 2010 elections, a reporter asked President Barack Obama if the results were a sign that voters considered him “out of touch” with their concerns and whether he was willing to change his leadership style in response.
Discussion: New York Times
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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.
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Elizabeth Piper / Reuters:   Britain widens Russian ‘dirty money’ crackdown with new law
Manveen Rana / The Times:
Volodymyr Zelensky: Russian mercenaries ordered to kill Ukraine's president … More than 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in Kyiv with orders from the Kremlin to assassinate President Zelensky and his government and prepare the ground for Moscow to take control, The Times has learnt.
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Gal Beckerman / The Atlantic:
How Zelensky Gave the World a Jewish Hero
New York Times:
Climate Change's Effects Outpacing Ability to Adapt, I.P.C.C. Warns  —  Countries aren't doing nearly enough to protect against the disasters to come as the planet keeps heating up, a major new scientific report concludes.  —  The dangers of climate change are mounting so rapidly …
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
UN climate report: ‘Atlas of human suffering’ worse, bigger
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Washington Post
NBC News:
Facebook, Twitter remove disinformation accounts targeting Ukrainians  —  Facebook and Twitter removed two anti-Ukrainian “covert influence operations” over the weekend, one tied to Russia and another with connections to Belarus, the companies said.  —  One of the operations …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Two members of Congress spoke at a white nationalist convention.  These corporations are supporting their reelection.  —  Over the weekend, two members of Congress, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ), addressed a white nationalist convention.
Discussion: CBS News, Newsweek and The Racket News
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Romney: Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘moron’ for speaking at white nationalist event
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 …
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Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:   William P. Barr's Memoir Is Part Lawyerly Defense, Part Culture-War Diatribe
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 …
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CNN:
CNN poll: Most Americans want US to do more to stop Russia, but most also oppose direct military action
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
‘Blood Red’: How Lopsided New District Lines Are Deepening America's Divide
Nataliya Gumenyuk / Rolling Stone:
The Pop Star and The Film Student Now Defending Kyiv
Shannon Osaka / Grist:
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left a hole in the global energy market
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Guardian
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
Why Biden should deliver a European history lesson during the State of the Union
Discussion: Althouse
Wall Street Journal:
Car Parts, Chips, Sunflower Oil: War in Ukraine Threatens New Shortages
Matt Bagwell / Yahoo News:
Saturday Night Live Viewers Moved To Tears Over ‘Majestic’ Ukrainian Choir Performance
BBC:
BP to offload stake in Rosneft amid Ukraine conflict
Reuters:
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