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Biden announces sanctions on additional Russian oligarchs as attack on Ukraine intensifies

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian oligarchs and their families, as pressure continued to build on Capitol Hill for an even tougher response to Moscow a week after it invaded Ukraine, particularly a ban on imports of Russian oil and gas.

Los Angeles Times

Alisher Usmanov sanctioned after Everton cut ties and 512ft yacht seized

Oligarch Alisher Usmanov - who has previously been associated with both Arsenal and Everton - has been sanctioned by the UK government following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine and Russia latest headlines on Thursday evening after Putin address and peace talks fail

The latest situation on Ukraine as next round of peace talks fail

Manchester Evening News

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Saudi Arabia Ready to Mediate Between All Parties Related to Ukraine Crisis

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Russia's President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Thursday the Kingdom is ready to exert all efforts to mediate between Russia, Ukraine and all parties related to the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Crown Prince reiterated the Kingdom's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How does the conflict end? A long-shot idea that could lead to Putin standing down

These are perilous times and for sake of peace, even crazy-sounding idea worth trying, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

Morning mail: ‘worst yet to come’ in Ukraine, internet outages hit flood help, Neighbours finale

Thursday: Vladimir Putin tells Emmanuel Macron he will continue to pursue his war. Plus: are the catastrophic floods really a one-in-1,000 year event?

The Guardian - AU

Kasparov calls on world powers to throw Russia 'back into the Stone Age'

Russian human rights activist and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov on Thursday urged world powers to adopt a harsher military and economic strategy against Russian President Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

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‘Putin won’t know who to hit back’: Sean Hannity wants Nato to secretly bomb Russian convoy heading to Kyiv

Russian president warns outside intervention mean ‘consequences greater than any you have faced in history’

The Independent UK

Sanctioning Russian billionaire Usmanov ‘sends clear message’, says Truss

A travel ban and full asset freeze was also announced against former Russian deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov.

The Independent UK

Ardern's response to Ukraine invasion is too cautious

New Zealand now finds itself standing virtually alone among western countries in having applied few meaningful economic sanctions against Russia.

Newsroom.co.nz

Everton 2-0 Boreham Wood: FA Cup fifth round – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Everton took nearly an hour to prise open the Boreham Wood defence, before two Salomón Rondón goals earned a quarter-final trip to Crystal Palace

The Guardian - UK

US sanctions Russian oligarchs as Putin shows no signs of de-escalating

Biden says sanctions will target those who ‘line their pockets with the Russian people’s money’

The Guardian - US

The Guardian view on Putin’s siege tactics in Ukraine: a war crime by another name

Editorial: Russian soldiers are threatening to destroy Ukrainian cities unless they surrender. Humanitarian corridors are needed to get innocents out

The Guardian - UK

Moves to ban gas and oil imports from Russia gain steam - Roll Call

A proposal to ban importation of Russian oil and gas gained traction as a bipartisan chorus of lawmakers backed the idea.

Roll Call

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France 24

Spirited, disruptive, impotent? Five years of Macron on the international stage

French President Emmanuel Macron officially announced his re-election bid on Thursday, finally entering a campaign upended by a war he tried – and failed – to avert. FRANCE 24 takes a look at five years of Macron on the international stage.

The Independent UK

Biden declares war on oligarchs with 8 sanctioned and 50 banned from US

‘These individuals have enriched themselves at the expense of the Russian people, and some have elevated their family members into high-ranking positions’

Evening Standard

Sanctions announced against Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Igor Shuvalov

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss: “Our aim is to cripple the Russian economy and starve Putin’s war machine.”

The Conversation

Ukraine as a 'borderland': a brief history of Ukraine's place between Europe and Russia

One interpretation of the name “Ukraine” is borderland. This needs to be taken seriously.

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Sports Illustrated

Roman Abramovich’s Complex, Successful, Transformative Chelsea Reign

An end of a nearly two-decade era is coming for Chelsea, one marked by big spending, trophies and an owner who ushered in a new age—not entirely for the better.

The Guardian - UK

Roman’s empire: how the seeds of Abramovich’s demise were there all along

Almost 20 years after his high profile purchase, the oligarch is looking to sell Chelsea. Here’s the story of how it unravelled

The Independent UK

US hits Putin press secretary, more oligarchs with sanctions

The Biden administration is ordering new sanctions against Russian oligarchs and others in President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle as Russian forces pummel Ukraine

The New Daily

The Ukraine crisis: Australia can do better in its response to Russia’s invasion

What the world needs in response to the Ukraine disaster are constructive and mature policies. That’s not Australia’s position, writes Allan Behm.

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin denies planning to institute martial law in Russia

Thousands of Russians flee country as rumours spread government is preparing clampdown

The Independent UK

Putin will attack Nato country next, Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov warns

West ‘should send clear message to Russian generals they will suffer annihilation if one inch of Nato is touched’, says Putin opponent

Daily Mirror

UK slaps sanctions on Russian oligarchs including one linked to Everton

Igor Shuvalov owns a luxury flat in Whitehall worth £11.4million. Labour leader Keir Starmer had been urging Boris Johnson to put him on the sanctions list.

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