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10:35 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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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.
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 …
Discussion: CBS News and Foreign Policy
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.
Associated Press:
Live updates: US official: Belarus may join Ukraine invasion
Washington Post:
Historic sanctions on Russia had roots in emotional appeal from Zelensky
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A presidency transformed
Discussion: Daily Kos
CNN:   CNN poll: Most Americans want US to do more to stop Russia, but most also oppose direct military action
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 …
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Natasha Turak / CNBC:
Russia central bank more than doubles key interest rate to 20% to boost sinking ruble  — The bank also said it would be freeing 733 billion rubles ($8.78 billion) in local bank reserves to boost liquidity.  — Russia's stock and derivatives markets will stay shut on Monday, the central bank said.
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 …
Caitlin Ostroff / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Ruble, Financial Markets Are Hammered by Sanctions
CNBC:
Biden administration expands sanctions against Russia, cutting off U.S. transactions with central bank
Discussion: Voice of America and Instapundit
Associated Press:
Ruble plummets as sanctions bite, sending Russians to banks
Elizabeth Piper / Reuters:
Britain widens Russian ‘dirty money’ crackdown with new law … Britain will intensify a crackdown on what Prime Minister Boris Johnson called “dirty money” by introducing the government's Economic Crime Bill to parliament on Monday, a step brought forward in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Discussion: BBC and Political Wire
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Melissa Eddy / New York Times:
In Foreign Policy U-turn, Germany Ups Military Spending, Arms Ukraine
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.
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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: Newsy and Washington Post
France 24:
Russian official apologises for war in Ukraine at UN climate meet
Discussion: Тел …
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
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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Shannon Osaka / Grist:
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left a hole in the global energy market
Wall Street Journal:
Car Parts, Chips, Sunflower Oil: War in Ukraine Threatens New Shortages
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.
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Dr. Bronner's, the Soap Company, Dips Into Psychedelics  —  Under the leadership of the founder's grandsons, the company has become a big financial backer of efforts to loosen government restrictions on illegal drugs.  —  VISTA, Calif. — Dr. Bronner's, the liquid soap company best known …
Discussion: Althouse
 
 
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