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Editorial: Vlad the impaler: What is Putin’s endgame here?

Vladimir Putin is wily, they say; he’s steps ahead of naive Western counterparts, ruthless at wielding his power for maximum advantage. And sure enough, there was the former KGB colonel Monday signing a piece of paper that Russia has recognized two breakaway Ukrainian regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, as independent —…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Putin wants to undermine Western unity. Here’s why US and NATO cannot let that happen

Every so often Vladimir Putin draws back the shades and gives the West a portal into what he’s thinking. He did so Monday, unspooling a rambling hourlong monologue that served as revisionist red meat for the former Soviet KGB agent’s domestic audience, and a gauntlet on the floor for President…

Chicago Tribune

Uefa set to strip Russia of Champions League Final after Ukraine escalation with Wembley considered to host

Russia is set to be stripped of this season’s Champions League Final after president Vladimir Putin sent troops into eastern Ukraine.

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Ukraine separatists seek Russian help as U.S. says attack is ready

Separatists in Ukraine asked Moscow to help repel "aggression" on Wednesday and explosions rocked the breakaway eastern city of Donetsk as the United States warned everything is in place for a major attack by Russia on its neighbor.

Reuters

Donald Trump calls Vladimir Putin a 'genius' over Russia's 'invasion' of Ukraine

The crisis escalated on Monday when Mr Putin announced he would recognise the two breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk

Irish Mirror

Calls grow for much tougher sanctions against Russia as Putin 'hell bent' on invading Ukraine

The UK Foreign Secretary promised that 'nothing was off the table' amid criticism that the government has only rolled out puny measures against Putin's cronies.

Daily Record

Map shows how much of UK could be destroyed if Russia launched nuclear bomb on London

As Vladimir Putin sends his troops into eastern Ukraine, the world's nuclear super powers find themselves facing off in a way not seen since the end of the Cold War

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The Latest: Australia announces more sanctions on Russia

Australia has announced additional sanctions on Russia and is warning businesses to prepare for retaliation through Russian cyberattacks

The Independent UK

UK warns of more sanctions over Ukraine - but Tories won't return £2m Russia-linked cash

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Vladimir Putin was 'hell-bent' on invading Ukraine and tougher sanctions were 'in the locker' if Moscow mounts a full-scale assault

Daily Mirror

GECF Concludes Summit in Qatar, Calls for Int’l Dialogue on Energy Security

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) concluded its sixth summit, held under the slogan of 'Natural Gas: Shaping the Energy Future' in Qatar. The 11 gas-producing countries announced they disagree with non-UN economic sanctions against GECF member states. The leaders of the member states or their representatives met in Doha…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UEFA to move Champions League final from Russia but new host city may face confirmation delay

The Champions League final will not take place in St Petersburg if Russia has invaded another of the governing body's member nations, but an alternative may not be named until the last minute

Football London

Ukraine crisis: What sanctions have been imposed on Russia?

Western countries, Australia and Japan announced sanctions on Russian banks, oligarchs and other wealthy individuals.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan denounces Russia amid fears Beijing may copy Moscow's playbook

Taiwan on Wednesday denounced Russia's deployment of "peacekeeping" troops in two separatist-held regions in eastern Ukraine, amid fears Beijing might copy Moscow's playbook and attempt to take the self-ruled island by force.

Bangkok Post

‘Nothing off the table’: Liz Truss refuses to rule out sanctions on Tory donors with Russia links

Russians living in UK ‘not necessarily friends of Putin’, says foreign secretary

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Daily Mirror

Russia Ukraine war: Family's terror hiding in basement from shells and gunfire

A Ukrainian family have told how they have been left hiding in a neighbour's basement from shell fire and are without electricity as they fear Russian troops in the separatist area of Ukraine

Radio France Internationale

Russia hit by barrage of sanctions as France, US foreign ministers cancel Lavrov meeting

Western nations and Japan have started implementing sanctions against Russia following President Vladimir Putin's deployment of troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine. Diplomatic overtures have been suspended and the Nordstream 2 pipeline halted as sanctions could be expanded further if Moscow launches an all-out invasion.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Lira Driven to Mid-January Low by Ukraine-Russia Crisis

The Turkish lira weakened as much as 1.5 percent against the dollar on Tuesday, nearing its weakest level this year, after Russia escalated tensions in eastern Ukraine, posing a risk to Turkey's macroeconomic stability. The losses came as Russia's parliament approved treaties with two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, opening…

The Guardian - UK

Covid live: Poland, Slovakia and Iceland latest countries set to end most coronavirus restrictions — as it happened

Move comes as case numbers and deaths continue to fall in many nations

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Bangkok Post

Russia's interests 'non-negotiable', Trump hails 'genius' Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the country's interests were non-negotiable, as Moscow massed more than 150,000 troops on the borders with Ukraine and the West punished Russia with new sanctions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

A Look at Toughest US Sanctions Facing Russia

President Joe Biden on Tuesday rolled out the first of what the US says could be an ever-fiercer, ever-broader cascade of financial sanctions and penalties over Russia’s moves against Ukraine. Tuesday’s first installment of sanctions hit members of Putin’s inner circle and their families and two banks that the US…

Evening Standard

Britain: We will inflict pain on Vladimir Putin’s regime

‘We are doing all we can to deter Vladimir Putin,’ Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said amid criticism the government’s sanctions did not go far enough

Al Jazeera

‘Mariupol won’t give up’: Ukrainians defy Russian invasion threat

Ukrainians rally in the eastern city of Mariupol after Russia recognises the independence of breakaway regions.

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England chief urges banks to show restraint on bonuses; global stocks recover – as it happened

Bank of England’s Bailey says sanctions pose no risk to UK’s financial sector, as foreign secretary talks about Britain’s plans to stop Russia selling sovereign debt in London

Benzinga

US Futures Edge Higher Alongside Global Markets, Oil; Gold Lays Flat — Is Investor Fear Over Russia-Ukraine Conflict Subsiding?

As the Russia-Ukraine crisis persists, Western powers announced sanctions on Tuesday. The geopolitical scenario seems to have been taken by the global markets in their stride.

The Guardian - AU

Australian sanctions on Russia: who do they target and will they have an impact?

Australia joins US, UK and Europe with ‘first tranche’ of measures, but will they help sway Vladimir Putin on Ukraine?

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