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Explained: How Russia has been preparing for a SWIFT ban since 2014

NEW DELHI: The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada announced new sanctions on Russia on Saturday - including blocking certain lenders' access to the SWIFT international payment system - following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.

The Times of India

UK ramps up Russia sanctions as Johnson warns Putin of ‘colossal mistake’

All Russian banks are expected to be hit with asset freezes in Britain within days as pressure mounts over the invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

UK mulls actions to stop anyone from profiting from Russian invasion

Britain is looking at secondary sanctions to target those who seek to profit from gaps left in trade resulting from sanctions that were imposed on Russia after it invaded Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Monday.

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Sanctions don’t work – serious diplomacy is the only way to stop Putin

When the fighting stops, Britain must help Russia and Ukraine live as neighbours again, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Johnson’s government has drastically misjudged the public mood over Ukrainian refugees

This war has got under our skin. Yet our leaders seem to arrogantly think Britain should be exempt from waiving visas, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

UK will lead on efforts to get Russia suspended from Interpol, says minister

Britain will lead international efforts to see Russia suspended from the global police agency Interpol, interior minister Priti Patel said on Monday, after the invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

UK clarifies it is not trying to bring down Putin regime over Russia-Ukraine war

Boris Johnson's official spokesman 'mis-spoke' when he told journalists a package of sweeping sanctions was designed to 'bring down the Putin regime' - as No10 insisted Britain was not seeking 'regime change' in Moscow

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Tory MP says every Russian living in Britain should be ‘sent home’

Roger Gale accepted there would be ‘collateral damage’ from the move

The Independent UK

No10 slaps down immigration minister who said fleeing Ukrainians could pick fruit in UK

Downing Street said it was right for Immigration Minister Kevin Foster to delete a tweet about the Russia-Ukraine war, in which he said people could apply to pick fruit or vegetables in Britain

Daily Mirror

Tory grandees warn borders bill is ‘dangerous’ and will break international law

Nationality and Borders Bill will ‘threaten integrity of global asylum system’, Johnson warned by his own MPs

The Independent UK

GSK Halts 3 Trials of Respiratory Virus Vaccine in Pregnant Women

Britain's GSK said on Monday it had halted enrollment and vaccination in three trials of its experimental vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in pregnant women, the latest setback in developing a vaccine for the microbe. GSK said on Feb.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Evening Standard Comment: Britain must step up to help Ukrainian refugees

Today’s front page illustrates why people are fleeing Ukraine. We took the decision to show this harrowing image to drive home that no one — not even young children — is safe from Vladimir Putin’s war.

Evening Standard

Mum-of-22 Sue Radford's pregnant daughter Chloe delighted to reveal her baby's gender

Chloe Radford - who is a member of Britain's biggest family - announced she is expecting a baby with her partner Jake Wallace last month

Daily Mirror

Truss warns of ‘some economic hardship’ as she gives more detail of Russian sanctions – as it happened

Truss says officials ‘working through the night’ to draw up sanctions against oligarchs; Kwasi Kwarteng in Commons on economic crime bill

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The Independent UK

UK pledge to take Ukrainian refugees with family in Britain excludes siblings, adult children and parents

Ministers accused of putting ‘plaster on open wound’ with ‘shameful’ response

The Guardian - UK

Russian central bank hikes rates and closes stock market as rouble crashes; oil and gas soar – as it happened

Commodities including wheat and aluminium surge and European stocks slide as markets respond to wider sanctions on Russia

Evening Standard

UK ‘likely’ to adopt ‘open-door’ policy to Ukrainian refugees, says Tom Tugendhat

Britain has only committed to allowing Ukrainians with close family members to enter without facing visa restrictions

Reuters

UK says Russian advance on Kyiv slowed by staunch Ukrainian resistance

Russia's advance on Kyiv has been slowed by logistical failures and fierce Ukrainian resistance, Britain's defence ministry said on Monday.

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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.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson among Tories to lose seats in next election if Britain 'levels down', experts say

Onward thinktank says its research shows why making headway on "levelling up" is essential' for the Tories - and why Labour still has a mountain to climb

Reuters

UK announces 40 million pounds in further humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Britain said on Sunday it would send Ukraine a further 40 million pounds ($53 million) in humanitarian aid and confirmed that any person settled in Britain would be able to bring their Ukrainian immediate family members to join them.

Irish Mirror

Why Dancing on Ice's Stef Reid has Canadian accent and switched allegiances to Team GB

Dancing on Ice star Stef Reid won bronze at the Beijing Paralympics for Canada, then changed sides and won two silver medals while competing for Great Britain

The Guardian - UK

The fight for Ukraine is a fight for liberal ideals. So how can Boris Johnson possibly lead it?

Tories have been happy to take Russian money and attack the democratic values they now claim to hold dear, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Reuters

Italy to close its airspace to Russian aircraft

Italy has decided to close its airspace to Russian aircraft, the prime minister's office said on Sunday, joining a string of European countries including Britain and Germany taking the same measure in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Ticket to Roman Britain: HS2’s route to ancient history

HS2 has been controversial – but it has also given rise to more than 100 digs, unearthing entire lost towns

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