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9:00 PM ET, March 1, 2022

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New York Times:
Live Updates: Russian Planes Will Be Banned From U.S. Airspace  —  Explosions struck the capital, Kyiv, near a memorial for a massacre of Jews in World War II, as well as in Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv.  President Zelensky accused Russia of war crimes for targeting civilians.
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Financial Times:
Kyiv keeps wheels of state turning under Russian bombardment  —  Government, economy and banking systems still function even as Putin's troops surround the capital  —  Two days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the office of Volodymyr Zelensky released a video of the president …
Discussion: New York Post
Washington Post:
In Putin, intelligence analysts see an isolated leader who underestimated the West but could lash out if cornered  —  As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, U.S. and European intelligence officials say that Russian President Vladimir Putin appears isolated and reliant …
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Forces Target Ukrainian Civilian Areas as Missile Hits Central Kharkiv
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Zelensky assassination plot foiled, Ukrainian authorities say … Last Thursday, he warned that Russian “sabotage groups” had entered Kyiv and were hunting for him and his family. … - “We are well aware of the special operation that was to take place directly by the Kadyrovites to eliminate our president …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, UPI and Raw Story
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Ryan Merrifield / Mirror.co.uk:
Elite fighting unit sent to assassinate Ukraine President Zelensky killed
Discussion: The Dispatch
Timothy Noah / New Republic:
The State of the Biden Presidency Is Strong  —  As President Joe Biden prepares to deliver his second State of the Union address, his approval ratings have never been lower, and his presidency has never looked better.  —  One month ago, Biden's lousy approval rating (41.7 percent …
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CNN:
Biden to announce ban on Russian aircraft from US airspace  —  Zelensky's message to President Biden: ‘This war is for all the world’  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden will announce during Tuesday night's State of the Union that the US will ban Russian aircraft from US airspace …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and NBC News
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Expected to Ban Russian Flights From American Airspace
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Five vile things Trump did to Zelensky and Ukraine that you forgot about  —  With the Russian invasion of Ukraine getting more horrific, Donald Trump and his allies are frantically erasing the truth about Trump's relations with Ukraine.  Trump absurdly claims that as president …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Dennis Miller Abandons His Show on Kremlin-Funded TV Network  —  At least two RT America hosts and several production staffers have bailed on the Moscow-backed network in the wake of Putin's invasion of Ukraine.  —  In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, comedian Dennis Miller and others …
Discussion: NBC News and RT
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
DirecTV dropping RT America in light of war in Ukraine … - DirecTV rival Dish said in a statement earlier this week it's “closely monitoring the situation.” … - DirecTV had been reviewing programmers in its lineup with contracts up for expiration this year and was already assessing …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Biden Wants to Take Down the Ocean Shipping Cartel  —  New initiatives would beef up investigations into anti-competitive conduct from the industry, which is enjoying astronomical profits.  —  Container ships are docked at the Port of Long Beach in California, January 11, 2022.
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MSNBC:
Biden to deliver State of the Union as Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies
Discussion: Politico, Deseret and Daily Kos
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Walker pulls out of Marjorie Greene event after she spoke at pro-Putin rally  —  Senate candidate Herschel Walker pulled out of a weekend event organized by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she attended a white nationalist rally where attendees cheered Russia's invasion of Ukraine …
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Ilya Marritz / ProPublica:
Let's Recall What Exactly Paul Manafort and Rudy Giuliani Were Doing in Ukraine  —  President Trump's former campaign chairman and former lawyer worked with, between them, a deposed authoritarian president, a bevy of oligarchs, Russia-oriented politicians and alleged Russian spies.
Julie Carr / Tennessee Star:
Morgan Ortagus Demonstrates Limited Knowledge of Tennessee's 5th Congressional District She Seeks to Represent  —  Live from Music Row Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy - broadcast on Nashville's Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. …
GovTrack.us / GovTrack Insider:
As world holds its breath over Russia-Ukraine border situation, Secure America's Borders First Act would ban aid to Ukraine until Mexico border is secured  —  Mexico and Ukraine are thousands of miles apart, but this legislation would tie together the U.S. response to both nations.  —  Context
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine  —  For years, the political scientist has claimed that Putin's aggression toward Ukraine is caused by Western intervention.  Have recent events changed his mind?  —  The political scientist John Mearsheimer …
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
How Putin Wants Russians to See the War in Ukraine  —  Even if his hold on power is precarious, he can still convince Russians that the whole world is conspiring against them.  —  Take a walk through Moscow these days, and you will see giant, gaudy light displays—entire galleries …
Li Cohen / CBS News:
“A war within a war”: Transgender woman says transphobia and discriminatory laws keeping her hostage in Kyiv during Russian invasion  —  Zi Faámelu was born and raised in Crimea, an area of Ukraine that was invaded and taken over by Russia in 2014.  Now the 31-year-old lives in Kyiv …
Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Paul Gosar Just Promoted a Conspiracy Theory That He Built His Career Fighting Against  —  “Maybe he's losing his mind,” the Arizona congressman's brother told Rolling Stone of his flip flop on water fluoridation  —  In 2001, Paul Gosar was a local dentist who passionately led a campaign …
Alex Kane / Jewish Currents:
A Progressive Foreign Policy Response to the War in Ukraine … This is premeditated aggression by Putin.  We've seen a lot of support for the administration's diplomatic efforts to forge unity with European allies.  We should continue to have a discussion about the historical context that led up to this …
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Much-Hyped D.C. Trucker Rally Turns Out to Be a Complete Joke  —  Millions of hits and boatloads of hype later, the dozen rally-goers who showed up ended up calling it a day hours ahead of schedule.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.— Only a handful of protesters inspired by anti-vaccine mandate trucker convoys …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
William Barr's memoir swats Trump and Giuliani — and ignores his own partisan excesses … When Donald Trump seemed to waver in late 2018 on nominating William P. Barr to be his attorney general, Barr had a private conversation with the president and told a story from his college days.
Paul Sonne / Washington Post:
Aiming to control Ukraine, Russia risks quagmire of foreign regime change … The early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have shown that the Kremlin's plans for its military campaign were flawed at best.  Its assumptions about what comes after may be equally unsound.
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Hounds chased a Yellowstone National Park mountain lion into a tree.  Then Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte shot it. … GARDINER, Mont.— On public land north of Yellowstone National Park late last year, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) shot and killed a mountain lion that was being monitored …
 
 
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