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'The invasion of Ukraine is suicide for Putin,' says Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Exiled Russian Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in an interview with FRANCE 24 from London that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is political "suicide" for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who "cannot win in Ukraine, even if he manages to take Kyiv or Kharkiv". This war is the result of an…

France 24

Two UK-based Russian oligarchs have shares in $22bn conglomerate frozen

Action taken upon Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven by holding company that owns Holland & Barrett after EU imposed sanctions

The Guardian - UK

China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Olympics -NYT

Senior Chinese officials told senior Russian officials in early February not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the New York Times reported, quoting Biden administration officials and a European official who cited a Western intelligence report.

Reuters

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Igor Shuvalov: the former Russian deputy PM with an £11m flat in Whitehall

Sanctioned by the EU, the Russian bank boss still enjoys financial freedom in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Why the ‘Putinisation’ of sport must no longer fool the world

At the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, there were sixty-thousand Chinese fans in attendance even though their national team hadn’t qualified for the tournament. By comparison, there were only fifteen-thousand England fans, who eventually saw their team make the Semi-Final stage.

The Conversation

Vladimir Putin is insane but ‘not Dr Evil’, says Ukraine-born Tory donor

Alexander Temerko said the Russian president is behaving ‘like a collector of land’.

The Independent UK

France's Macron: Russia's Putin alone chose war in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday denounced the "lies" spread by the Russian government to justify a war in Ukraine, but said he would remain in contact with President Vladimir Putin to try and obtain a ceasefire.

Reuters

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Ukraine invasion: Why is Kyiv being likened to the ‘next Grozny’?

Boris Johnson warns Vladimir Putin intends to ‘Grozny-fy’ Ukrainian capital

The Independent UK

One week in, Russia’s war on Ukraine has rocked the world

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has already had a significant humanitarian, economic, and geopolitical fallout.

Al Jazeera

Analyst says 'Fortress Russia is gone' in face of US sanctions

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the US, EU and their allies have been announcing measures designed to isolate and weaken the Russian economy. Since 2014, Vladimir Putin has been taking pre-emptive steps to protect Russia's economy from future sanctions. But Brian O'Toole, a former US Treasury official and senior…

France 24

Remembering the past, looking to the future: how the war in Ukraine is changing Europe

Both sides in this war have plundered history. Vladimir Putin claims to be replaying the second world war by “denazifying” Ukraine, while his forces desecrate the Holocaust site of Babyn Yar.

The Conversation

What are thermobaric weapons? And why should they be banned?

Russian forces in Ukraine may have used thermobaric weapons and cluster bombs, according to reports from the Ukraine government and human rights groups.

The Conversation

Putin’s Nuclear Comments Lead to Rush for Iodine in Central Europe

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin's comments that Moscow's nuclear deterrent is on high alert have unleashed a wave of anxiety in Central Europe, with people rushing to buy iodine which they believe may protect them from radiation. From Poland to Bulgaria, people living in the former Soviet-era satellite…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How Biden claimed Republican terrain: His clever State of the Union speech

Republicans, thanks to former President Donald Trump, have completely ceded the ground the Grand Old Party used to proudly own.

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Daily Mirror

Roman Abramovich to donate Chelsea sale funds to Ukraine after Litvinenko widow's request

Ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was murdered in 2006 and his widow called on Roman Abramovich to donate the funds raised by his sale of Chelsea to Ukraine's war effort

AAP

Super funds expected to dump Russia assets

Australian superannuation funds are being urged by the treasurer to divest Russian assets and join the government in putting a squeeze on Vladimir Putin.

The Guardian - US

Biden bids to talk up ailing agenda after State of the Union draws mixed reviews

President travels to Wisconsin to tout infrastructure bill, as Republicans support him over Russia but criticize domestic plans

Daily Mirror

Dad cuddles tiny baby born in Kyiv bunker as Russia rains terror down on Ukraine

A moving picture has emerged of a young father holding his infant child for the first time. The baby was born in a makeshift maternity ward set up in a Kyiv bunker as war in Ukraine continues

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Russian dissent: a slide to totalitarianism

Editorial: In seeking to crush Ukrainian nationhood, Vladimir Putin is also waging war on Russians who aspire to peace and freedom

Daily Mirror

Inside 'Britain's Beverly Hills' estate full of Russian Oligarchs causing local tensions

St George's Hill in Surrey is home to a greater concentration of rich Russians than Belgravia's Eaton Square and prices have soared in the last year - but some of their neighbours aren't happy

Reuters

Factbox-What is the chain of command for potential Russian nuclear strikes?

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the weekend that his nation's nuclear forces should be put on high alert, raising fears that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could lead to nuclear escalation.

Reason

The War in Ukraine, II

The Russians seem - understandably to want out, and I'm becoming more and more optimistic that they will be out, soon.

Al Jazeera

US launches ‘KleptoCapture’ task force against Russian oligarchs

Initiative aims to hold accountable oligarchs who violate US sanctions, restrictions amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

NHS leaders act on hospital links to Russian energy suppliers

It is unsustainable for any organisation like the NHS to have links with Putin’s regime, says Jeremy Hunt

Reuters

U.S. hits Russian oil refining sector, slaps export curbs on Belarus

The United States on Wednesday took aim at Russia's oil refining sector with new export curbs and targeted Belarus with sweeping new export restrictions, as the Biden administration amps up its crackdown on Moscow and Minsk over the invasion of Ukraine.

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