Missed a fair bit of news while I was gone
Some of what I missed in the past hour:
France’s Pres. Macron: We Will Continue Our Efforts to Demand a Ceasefire Over the Ukraine Conflict.
France’s Pres. Macron: Several Hundred French Troops Arrived in Romania Yesterday.
France’s Pres. Macron: We Will Continue to Make Efforts to Maintain Relations With Putin.
France’s Pres. Macron: Many Sectors of the French Economy Would Suffer as a Result of the Russia/Ukraine Conflict.
France’s Pres. Macron: France’s Economic Development Will Be Damaged.
France’s Pres. Macron: We Will Work to Protect the French Economy and People From These Pressures, Including Rising Prices.
France’s Pres. Macron: I Asked France’s PM Castex to Work on a France Economic Recovery Plan.
France’s Pres. Macron: We Will Increase Our Investment in the Defence Sector.
France’s Pres. Macron: France Needs to Reduce Its Reliance on Russian Gas.
France’s Pres. Macron: Our European Defence Strategy Must Enter a New Phase.
Ukraine Army Chief Spoke With the US & NATO Commanders. – Source.
US Democrat Senator Manchin: A Bipartisan Bill to Prohibit Russian Oil Imports Is in the Works.
China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say – NYT
US Secretary of State Blinken Will Travel to Poland, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Between March 3rd-March 9th. – US State Department.
Ukraine Interior Minister: A Recent Rocket Strike Near a Rail Station Could Leave Portions of Kyiv Without Heat.
The Russian Foreign Ministry Disputes Allegations That Moscow Has Removed the United States’ Ambassador. – RIA
Russian Finance Ministry: In 2022, We Will Suspend Some Budget Rules Governing the Use of Extra Oil and Gas Budget Revenues.
US Secretary of State Blinken: Belarus Is Subject to Export Prohibitions Imposed by the United States.
Blinken Says the Value of Putin’s ‘War-Fund’ Has Vanished
UK Cabinet Minister Gove Is Planning to Seize British Property Owned by Russian Oligarchs With Ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin – FT.
*Russia Suspends Parts of Rule on Saving Oil Revenue in Reserves
Russia Oil, LNG and Petro Goods Would Be Banned – Draft Us Bill.
Pentagon Chief to NBC: Russia Retains a Significant Amount of Combat Power.
White House’s Chief of Staff Klain: The US Sees No Indications of Putin’s Intention to Withdraw.
White House Chief of Staff Klain: The Main Focus Now Is on Executing Existing Sanctions Imposed on Russia.
US Treasury Secretary Yellen: 80% of Russia’s Banking System Assets Are Now Restricted, and That Half of Russia’s Central Bank Assets Were Paralysed by Monday.
US Treasury Secretary Yellen: The United States and Its Allies Will Continue to Impose Severe Sanctions on Putin and Russia as a Result of the Ukraine Conflict, Putting Russia on an Economic Island.
US Treasury Secretary Yellen: The Treasury Department Is Prioritising Sanctions Against Oligarchs Who Are Important to Putin’s Influence, Establishing a Task Force With the Justice Department to “Uncover, Freeze, and Seize” Their Riches.
The UN Human Rights Office Has Released the Most Recent Toll of Civilian Casualties in Ukraine, With 227 People Killed and 525 Injured As of Midnight on March 1st – Statement.
- can't add sources for everything for obvious reasons.
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