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5:00 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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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Watching the Russian Economy Collapse before Our Eyes  —  On the menu today: The good news is that, while the long-promised “swift and severe” sanctions from the U.S. and its allies took a while to arrive, they are quickly and intensely battering the Russian economy.
Discussion: WAVY-TV
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
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The tide has turned against the Russia apologists — and the neutrals
Discussion: The Independent
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Prohibits Transactions with Central Bank of Russia and Imposes Sanctions on Key Sources of Russia's Wealth
Caitlin Ostroff / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Ruble, Financial Markets Are Hammered by Sanctions
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.
Michael Rubin / Washington Examiner:
Putin's next invasion will be sooner than you think
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Russia is taking off the gloves in Kharkiv
Washington Post:
The war in Ukraine isn't working out the way Russia intended
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 …
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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 …
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Politico:
McConnell speaks out against Greene and Gosar's appearance at white nationalist event  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is condemning fellow Republicans who engage with white nationalist groups, just days after GOP Reps. Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke at the extremist-backed America …
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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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Rep. Deutch to leave House to lead Jewish advocacy organization
Discussion: Politico, NBC News, CNN and Washington Times
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 …
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Stern: Trump shouldn't praise ‘f—ing animal’ Putin  —  Howard Stern is ripping former President Trump for his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the Ukrainian invasion, saying Republicans should never commend such an “enemy of humanity.”  —  “I used to love the Republicans …
Discussion: Washington Post
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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
Tariq Panja / New York Times:
FIFA Suspends Russia, Ejecting It From World Cup Qualifying  —  World soccer's global governing body suspended Russia and its teams from all competitions on Monday, ejecting the country from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup only weeks before it was to play for one of Europe's final places in this year's tournament in Qatar.
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.”
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
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Fox News's Jennifer Griffin fully loses her patience with Fox's Ukraine punditry  —  Among the many times in which punditry can go very wrong, few rank as high as wartime.  And nothing demonstrates that better than some corners of Fox News right now.  Tucker Carlson has spent years suggesting maybe Vladimir Putin isn't a bad guy.
David Montgomery / Washington Post:
Democracy May Depend on a New Partisan Battleground: Races for State Secretary of State  —  The once-sleepy, down-ballot elected office has suddenly become one of the most vital roles in the nation  —  In the turbulent weeks after the 2020 presidential election, Georgia Secretary …
Financial Times:
EU freezes assets of Russia's leading oligarchs and allies of Putin  —  Alfa Group's Mikhail Fridman, financier Alisher Usmanov and Rosneft's Igor Sechin on Brussels blacklist  —  The EU has frozen the assets and imposed a travel ban on more than half a dozen of Russia's most prominent oligarchs …
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
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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