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EXCLUSIVE Ukraine's Zelenskiy tells Russia: stop bombing before ceasefire talks can start reut.rs/3vtx3mt

The U.S. government is set to announce a ban on Russian flights from American airspace following similar moves by the European Union and Canada, government and industry officials told @Reuters reut.rs/3Izpz5e

Russia said it was placing temporary restrictions on foreigners seeking to exit Russia assets, as it tried to stem an investor retreat driven by crippling Western sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine reut.rs/3tmdWbh

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke to the European Parliament, appealing for help against Russia, at least one man was audibly moved by his speech: His interpreter reut.rs/3hwLTQU

Some of America's best-known companies including Apple, Google, Ford and Harley-Davidson rebuked and rejected Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, under steady pressure from investors and consumers decrying the violence reut.rs/3IzqTVK

Warnings that pro-Russian ransomware gangs would snarl networks in Ukraine and its allies have so far failed to materialize amid disarray among the criminal underworld often behind such attacks and fears insurers would not pay out reut.rs/3K6kD8a

A Ukrainian cyber guerrilla warfare group plans to launch digital sabotage attacks against critical Russian infrastructure such as railways and the electricity grid to strike back at Moscow over its invasion, a hacker team coordinator told @Reuters reut.rs/3Meokue

The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration said orders blocking Russian aircraft and airlines from entering and using all U.S. airspace will be fully in effect by end of Wednesday reut.rs/3htrNHt

The World Bank is pushing for 'fast-track' approval of an additional $350 million loan for Ukraine within days, to provide emergency cash for its efforts to defend against Russia's invasion, people familiar with the plans said reut.rs/3tp6rQS

Days after visiting the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to film scenes for his documentary on Russia's invasion, Hollywood actor-director Sean Penn found himself among thousands of refugees fleeing to Poland, joining the exodus on foot reut.rs/3pwqNGW

Exxon Mobil said it would exit Russia oil and gas operations that it has valued at more than $4 billion and halt new investment as a result of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine reut.rs/3IzJm4w

Canada will refer the situation in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court to probe alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity by Russian forces reut.rs/35nIZeL

A MassMutual ad featuring NHL Washington Capitals' Russian captain Alexander Ovechkin is no longer on the air, the U.S. life insurance company told @Reuters reut.rs/3KqDD1x

U.S. President Joe Biden vowed that Russia's Vladimir Putin will pay dearly over the long run even for his invasion of Ukraine, even if his military campaign succeeds in the short term, saying 'He has no idea what's coming,' without elaborating reut.rs/3ptIu9U