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11:10 AM ET, March 1, 2022

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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Forces Target Ukrainian Civilian Areas as Missile Hits Central Kharkiv  —  Moscow shifts approach toward heavy bombardment of Ukrainian cities after failing to execute quick invasion  —  KYIV, Ukraine—Russian forces struck the central square of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Tuesday …
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Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Large Convoy of Russian Forces Is Nearing Kyiv  —  Video showed what appeared to be a rocket striking directly in front of an administrative building in Kharkiv, a day after Russian forces shelled the city.  An unknown number of people were killed and wounded, the city's mayor said.
Aleksandar Vasovic / Reuters:
Russian rockets pound Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city … A Russian armoured column bore down on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Tuesday and invasion forces fired rocket barrages into the centre of the country's second largest city Kharkiv, on the sixth day of Russia's assault on its western neighbour.
Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Satellite images show 40-mile convoy of Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv  —  A massive convoy of Russian ground forces is wending its way closer to Kyiv, drawing within 20 miles of the center of the Ukrainian capital Monday, satellite images showed.  —  The line of Russian military …
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
U.S. officials fear Putin's government may arrest Americans in Russia  —  Putin under increasing pressure amid protests, extreme sanctions  —  BRUSSELS — The U.S. government is concerned that the Russian government may retaliate for recent Ukraine-related sanctions by arresting American citizens …
Discussion: National Review
Associated Press:
Live updates: Official: Artillery kills 70 Ukraine soldiers
Jamie McIntyre / Washington Examiner:
Siege mentality: Putin poised to shell and starve Kyiv and Kharkiv to break Ukraine's will
Washington Post:
In just 72 hours, Europe overhauled its entire post-Cold War relationship with Russia  —  Just last week, many European countries were still so somnolent about the threat Russia posed to Ukraine that Germany's spy chief was caught unawares in Kyiv when the Kremlin invasion started.
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Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
Western envoys, allies walk out on Lavrov speech to UN rights forum … More than 100diplomats from some 40 Western countries and allies including Japan walked out of a speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the top U.N. human rights forum on Tuesday in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story, Mediaite and Мед …
Stephanie Baker / Bloomberg:
The List of Foreign Companies Pulling Out of Russia Keeps Growing
Discussion: Reason, The Daily Dot and Breitbart
Maria Ponnezhath / Reuters:
Visa, Mastercard block Russian financial institutions after sanctions
Discussion: CNBC, UPI, CBS News and Bloomberg
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden's State of the Union address to focus on Ukraine, U.S. economy  —  What to expect during Biden's first State of the Union address amid ongoing crisis in Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will come before Congress Tuesday seeking to sell his domestic and foreign policy agenda …
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Emily Peck / Axios:
Voters aren't feeling the record job gains, polling finds  —  The U.S. economy saw record job growth over the past year, but a lot of regular folks apparently didn't get the memo.  A new poll from a progressive data firm finds 35% of voters believe the country is experiencing more job losses than usual.
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Biden gets little credit for COVID recovery
Discussion: Washington Post
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Satisfaction Low as Economic Concerns Remain High
Discussion: The Hill
Reuters:
Exclusive: Nord Stream 2 owner considers insolvency after sanctions … The Swiss-based company which built the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is considering filing for insolvency, two sources familiar with the situation said, as it attempts to settle claims ahead …
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Washington Post:
Biden lets European leaders take center stage on Ukraine … President Biden did not announce sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin personally until after the 27-nation European Union had done so on Friday.  The United States joined the move to cut Russian banks …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democrats turn against mask mandates as Covid landscape and voter attitudes shift  —  Why are mask mandates falling away now?  —  WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, the mask mandate will be gone in the Capitol, reflecting a stark nationwide shift …
Discussion: ABC News
Axios:
The limits of “following the science”  —  Two years into the pandemic, the idea of “following the science” has oversimplified what's actually a complex array of factors that policymakers must weigh in formulating a response. … Even when data is irrefutable, people can disagree on the application …
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Marco Rubio Says He's Boycotting Biden's State of the Union Over COVID Test Tantrum  —  SORE LOSS  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is refusing to attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday because he's upset that everyone has been asked to check if they have COVID-19 before they show up.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, The Hill and Deseret
Washington Post:
Major social media platforms ban Russian state media in Europe … Major social media companies including YouTube, Facebook and TikTok moved to ban Russian state media outlets in Europe, blocking Moscow's biggest megaphone for influencing public opinion about the war in Ukraine in a critical region on its borders.
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.
Scott Wong / NBC News:
GOP leaders denounce Greene, Gosar for speaking at white nationalist event  —  WASHINGTON — GOP leaders in the House and the Senate on Monday denounced a pair of far-right Trump allies — Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. — for speaking at a gathering of white nationalists in Florida over the weekend.
H.A. Hellyer / Washington Post:
Coverage of Ukraine has exposed long-standing racist biases in Western media  —  H.A. Hellyer, a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace scholar, is a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and Cambridge University.  —  “This isn't a place, with all due respect …
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David Remnick / New Yorker:   How Russia's Nobel-Winning Newspaper Is Covering Ukraine
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
As Russia Wages War, US Army Trains Officers on Gender Identity
Washington Post:
Most Americans say the coronavirus is not yet under control and support restrictions to try to manage it, Post-ABC poll finds
Discussion: New York Times
Holger Roonemaa / New Lines Magazine:
Estonia's Spymaster: The Danger of Putin's Frustration
Financial Times:
India sticks with Russia after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine
BBC:
Louis Tomlinson, Yungblud and Franz Ferdinand pull Russian tour dates
The Daily Beast:
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ICC:
Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan QC, on the Situation in Ukraine: “I have decided to proceed with opening an investigation.”
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
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