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Mar 1, 2022 • 27 tweets • 17 min read • Read on X

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#BREAKING Putin success in ousting Ukraine government would see rights, humanitarian crises 'only get worse', Blinken tells UN rights council

#BREAKING US Sec. of State Blinken suggests Russia should be stripped of UN Human Rights Council membership

#BREAKING Western sanctions already having 'massive impact' on Russian economy, more being weighed: G7 presidency

#BREAKING Putin, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince agree on need to 'maintain' energy market stability in call: state media

#BREAKING Eight dead in Russian air strike on Kharkiv residential block: Ukraine emergency service

#BREAKING Russian soprano Anna Netrebko withdraws from concerts 'until further notice' over Ukraine war: statement

#BREAKING Russia's bombardment of Ukraine's Kharkiv 'absolutely sickening': UK PM Johnson

YouTube has blocked Russia's RT and Sputnik in Europe over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the video-sharing platform said on Tuesday, as the European Union prepares to ban the state-backed broadcasters u.afp.com/wd4H

#BREAKING Russian air strike hits Kyiv's main TV tower, knocking out some state broadcasts: Ukraine interior ministry

#BREAKING World Athletics bans Russian athletes from all competitions: federation #AFPSports

#UPDATE On the sixth day of fighting in #Ukraine since Moscow began its invasion, Russia is striking cities and building up its forces near the capital #Kyiv, vowing not to stop until "set goals are achieved". The latest situation on the ground: ▶️ u.afp.com/wdoM

#BREAKING Five killed in Russian strike on Kyiv TV tower: official

#BREAKING IEA says members to release 60 million barrels from emergency oil reserves to stabilise market: statement

#BREAKING NATO foreign ministers to hold emergency meeting over Ukraine Friday: official

#UPDATE Russian air strikes hit a residential block in #Kharkiv and the main TV tower in the capital #Kyiv, Ukraine said on Tuesday, as Moscow stepped up attacks despite sanctions and warnings of a humanitarian crisis ▶️ u.afp.com/wAtS

#BREAKING WTI oil price soars more than 10% on Ukraine fallout

#BREAKING French shipping giant CMA CGM says it will stop Russian deliveries

#BREAKING Swiss company behind Nord Stream 2 pipeline 'insolvent', lays off staff: official

#BREAKING Zelensky tells Biden: 'We must stop the aggressor as soon as possible'

#BREAKING Russia moves to block an independent radio station and TV channel

#UPDATE French container shipping group CMA CGM said Tuesday it would cease to deliver to Russian ports, following in the footsteps of European competitors Maersk and MSC which have announced similar measures

#UPDATE Russia's media watchdog has been ordered to "restrict access" to independent TV channel Dozhd TV and liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy, both accused of spreading "deliberately false information" about Russia's invasion of Ukraine

#BREAKING The International Tennis Federation, which governs the annual Davis Cup, announces a ban on Russian, Belarusian teams from its competitions

#UPDATE Polish President Andrzej Duda (L), during a visit by NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg (R), said his country would not send military planes to Ukraine since it would be seen as "military interference"

#UPDATE Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed "for the time being" to continue competing in ATP and WTA tournaments and Grand Slam events, the sport's governing bodies said on Tuesday

#BREAKING The International Court of Justice said Tuesday it would hold hearings on March 7 and 8 over the war in Ukraine as fighting intensifies

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