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1:40 PM ET, February 28, 2022

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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 …
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New York Times:
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Rocket Attack on Civilian Target  —  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.
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.
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 …
Michael Rubin / Washington Examiner:
Putin's next invasion will be sooner than you think  —  While they may be taking heavier casualties than Russian President Vladimir Putin expected, wresting Russian forces from Ukrainian territory will be difficult so long as Putin remains alive.  Putin has centralized Russia to such an extent …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Associated Press:
Live updates: US official: Belarus may join Ukraine invasion  —  The latest on the Russia's invasion of Ukraine:  —  WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. intelligence official says Belarus is expected to send troops into Ukraine as soon as Monday to fight alongside Russian forces that invaded Ukraine last week.
Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
Sources: Belarus to join Russia's war on Ukraine within hours
Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine Leads the World
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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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Prohibits Transactions with Central Bank of Russia and Imposes Sanctions on Key Sources of Russia's Wealth  —  In Coordination with Allies and Partners, Treasury Actions Restrict Access to Billions in Central Bank Assets and Sovereign Wealth Fund  —  Treasury Sanctions Russian …
Caitlin Ostroff / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Ruble, Financial Markets Are Hammered by Sanctions
Bloomberg:
U.S. Bans Transactions With Russian Central Bank, Wealth Fund
Wall Street Journal:
Behind the Sweeping Russia Sanctions: Zelensky's Plea and a Mounting Crisis
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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Two Republican members of Congress participated in a white nationalist's conference. Mitt Romney called them ‘morons.’
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.
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Anita Hill / URL Media:
Ketanji Brown Jackson's Nomination to the Supreme Court Signals Historic Change
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Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
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 …
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.
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.
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The Federal Council:
Switzerland adopts EU sanctions against Russia
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 Dayen / New York Times:
Larry Summers Shares the Blame for Inflation  —  Mr. Dayen is the author of two books about Wall Street and the economy.  He is also the executive editor of The American Prospect, whose latest issue focuses on the supply chain disruptions of the past two years, and the policies that led to them.
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 …
 
 
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