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Instagram users in Russia are told service will cease from midnight

Instagram users in Russia have been notified that the service will cease from midnight on Sunday after its owner Meta Platforms said last week it would allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages such as "Death to the Russian invaders".

Reuters

Congress pushes for Russia tariff increases, end to normal trade

WASHINGTON — Top Democratic and Republican lawmakers vowed to push forward with their campaign to suspend Russia’s preferential trade relations with the U.S. and clear the way for tariff increases after the provision was removed from a House bill banning the nation’s energy imports.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine news – live: Satellite images show Russians redeploy north of Kyiv as bombing offensive spreads west

New imagery shows Vladimir Putin’s military convoy dispersing into forests around capital

The Independent UK

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As Ukraine-Russia talks falter, battles intensify in Kyiv suburbs

KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian troops advanced from the north, this capital with its defiant president and citizen militias armed with rifles and homemade bombs was preparing a robust defense Thursday as talks to end the war stalled and relentless shelling battered coastal towns in the south.

Los Angeles Times

Add inflation, war to Americans’ big stressors on top of COVID

As if two years of the pandemic weren’t enough, Americans are now increasingly stressed about inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Ukrainians Calling Russian Invaders "Orcs"

Apropos "ruscism," I thought I'd also note this other relatively new usage, seemingly pretty clearly from Tolkien. Some Googling suggests there are some possible broader connections, e.g., to this Russia/Mordor item, but I can't speak to how common the usage was in the past. But right now it does seem…

Reason

US, allies to revoke 'most favored nation' status for Russia

President Joe Biden will announce Friday that along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries, the U.S. will move to revoke “most favored nation” trade status for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Ruscism

I hadn't heard the term (in the form "ruscist") until listening to "Bayraktar" this morning—as you might gather, it's a portmanteau of "Russian" and "fascism." In Ukrainian and Russian, "fascism" is pronounced with an "ah" sound, so the two words rhyme. "Ruscism" is said to have been popularized in 2008,…

Reason

‘Hell’ in Ukraine’s Mariupol as Russians ‘attack every 30 mins’

Evacuations and efforts to send food and water to port city fail as Russian bombardment intensifies.

Al Jazeera

Russian state TV broadcasts stinging attack on Vladimir Putin's Ukraine invasion

Guests on a Russian state TV show presented by Vladimir Soloviyev were critical of the invasion with one pundit comparing it to the humiliation the country suffered in Afghanistan

Daily Mirror

Premier Li offers China's help for 'grave' Ukraine situation

China’s premier is calling the situation in Ukraine “grave” and offering Beijing's help in playing a “positive role” for peace while continuing to refuse to criticize Russia

The Independent UK

Twitter to cut spread of BelTa, other Belarus state media posts

Twitter Inc will place labels on and limit the spread of posts from Belarus state media and their senior staff, the company said on Thursday, in a move aimed to curb misinformation from Russia's ally in its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

China Premier says Ukraine situation 'disconcerting', urges support for ceasefire talks

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday the Ukraine situation was "disconcerting" and that it is important to support Russia and Ukraine in ceasefire talks.

Reuters

Little Tsar Putin and the big, bad news

Inside Russia, reporting and publishing “fake news” is now a criminal offense, punishable by 15 years in prison. Eyewitness accounts are worth less than state TV propaganda.

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Biden rallies Democrats as crises threaten the party’s majority

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, in a speech to the Democratic National Committee on Thursday night, presented an optimistic vision of the party’s prospects in November’s midterm elections despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine and inflation continuing to slice into Americans’ purchasing power.

ABC News

Australian-owned Great Moscow Circus is not Russian and does not support war in Ukraine

The Australian business employs Ukrainian performers and is even helping their family escape Russia's invasion.

The Guardian - AU

Australia bans imports of Russian oil, petroleum, gas and coal – as it happened

Australia follows lead of US and UK with Russia sanctions; ‘We want tradies to come to Queensland,’ premier says. This blog is now closed

The Conversation

Why universities need to open the lines of communication with Russians, not close them

The decision by the Australian National University (ANU) and other universities in Australia and overseas to suspend all ties and activities with Russian research institutions, while significant in its moral stance, could have unintended consequences.

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The Independent UK

Millions flee Kyiv as humanitarian crisis worsens across Ukraine

Capital’s population has halved since war began, say officials

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war update: what we know on day 16 of the Russian invasion

Ukraine’s president says Russia is a ‘terrorist state’ while Karhkiv comes under relentless bombardment

Reuters

WHO says it advised Ukraine to destroy pathogens in health labs to prevent disease spread

The World Health Organization advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country's public health laboratories to prevent "any potential spills" that would spread disease among the population, the agency told Reuters on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Spotify denies losing 1.5 million followers to Joe Rogan controversy

‘Going through a little bit of controversy, there’s always going to be some impact,’ says Spotify’s CFO

Los Angeles Times

Biden names Colombia a ‘major non-NATO ally,’ countering Putin’s influence in Latin America

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he will name Colombia as a major non-NATO ally, a significant recognition as the United States tries to undercut Russian President Vladimir Putin’s influence in Latin America after his invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Judge: Legal filing by Durham team created a 'sideshow'

A judge handling the case of a lawyer charged with lying to the FBI during its probe into 2016 Russian election interference is reminding attorneys that their legal filings are under a “microscope.”

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Zelensky denounces Russia as ‘terrorist state’ as millions flee Kyiv

Russia could be weaving a ‘fake story’ to justify using chemical weapons later, the PM said

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