Zelensky, in a passionate speech, urges the E.U. to admit Ukraine immediately.

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg from NYT World https://ift.tt/IDXHTm6
via IFTTT

After a Fumbled Start, Russian Forces Hit Harder in Ukraine

By Steven Erlanger from NYT World https://ift.tt/ouQt3T0
via IFTTT After days of miscalculation about Ukraine’s resolve to fight, Russian forces are turning toward an old pattern of opening fire on cities and mounting sieges.

‘Rain Bomb’ Hits Northeastern Australia, Killing at Least 9

By Yan Zhuang from NYT World https://ift.tt/qY9JKak
via IFTTT Days of downpours have pummeled Queensland and New South Wales, with the authorities describing the wild weather as “waves of water just coming down.”

Switzerland says it will freeze Russian assets, setting aside a tradition of neutrality.

By Nick Cumming-Bruce from NYT World https://ift.tt/n8Lpecf
via IFTTT The decision came amid mounting public anger at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The ruble crashes, the stock market closes and Russia’s economy staggers under sanctions.

By Anton Troianovski from NYT World https://ift.tt/KC2zjkG
via IFTTT The hectic moves were the first signs that Western sanctions were shaking the foundations of Russia’s economy.

Brazil, Land of the Thong, Embraces Its Heavier Self

By Jack Nicas and Dado Galdieri from NYT World https://ift.tt/nwHUFGN
via IFTTT A country known for beach bodies is confronting soaring obesity rates with new laws that enshrine protections for people who are overweight.

How Volodymyr Zelensky rallied Ukrainians, and the world, against Putin.

By Steven Erlanger from NYT World https://ift.tt/uUmrNSF
via IFTTT Mr. Zelensky’s decision to remain in the capital, Kyiv, while it’s under Russian attack has moved many.

Ukraine Invasion Tests the Ties That Bind Putin and Xi

By Steven Lee Myers from NYT World https://ift.tt/31xlNmz
via IFTTT The two autocrats have brought their countries closer together than ever. But for China, the costs of Russia’s adventurism could be high.

Putin’s Aggression Leaves His Right-Wing Fan Club Squirming

By Jason Horowitz from NYT World https://ift.tt/S8ZUOyG
via IFTTT The Russian strongman has for years been idolized by a Who’s Who of populist, nationalist leaders. They are now stumbling over what to say.

Putin Seems to Sideline Advisers on Ukraine, Taking a Political Risk

By Amanda Taub from NYT World https://ift.tt/LnIKheJ
via IFTTT Authoritarian leaders rely on elite support to govern. Jeopardizing those relationships in wartime could be risky, experts say.

Video shows a missile hitting a residential building in Kyiv.

By Muyi Xiao, Brenna Smith, Malachy Browne and Sarah Kerr from NYT World https://ift.tt/FRVPoXz
via IFTTT The missile hit a building about 1.5 miles from Sikorsky Memorial Airport.

Far-right militias in Europe plan to confront Russian forces, a research group says.

By Cora Engelbrecht from NYT World https://ift.tt/EmAfcRU
via IFTTT The apparent mobilization of far-right groups could be problematic for the Ukrainian government

Swedish Olympic Star Gives Away Gold Medal to Protest Beijing’s Abuses

By Chris Buckley, Tariq Panja and Andrew Das from NYT World https://ift.tt/W1d75X8
via IFTTT In a rare rebuke of Beijing, Nils van der Poel, a speedskater, handed one of his gold medals to the daughter of Gui Minhai, a book publisher imprisoned in China.

European Leaders Agree to a Second Wave of Russia Sanctions

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/ijt1sV6
via IFTTT The E.U. agreed to freeze the assets of President Putin and foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, while other measures will hit Russia’s access to technology

‘Abrupt Changes’: China Caught in a Bind Over Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

By Chris Buckley from NYT World https://ift.tt/4IBWMuL
via IFTTT China has presented itself as a defender of sovereign independence. But its reluctance to denounce Russia’s aggression forces it into an awkward position.

Pakistan’s leader is in Moscow to meet with Putin about a gas pipeline.

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg from NYT World https://ift.tt/eNuPkmX
via IFTTT Prime Minister Imran Khan’s long-planned visit began hours before Russian forces attacked Ukraine.

Thousands of Russians protest President Vladimir V. Putin’s assault on Ukraine. Some chant: ‘No to war!

By Ivan Nechepurenko and Dan Bilefsky from NYT World https://ift.tt/WfEQovJ
via IFTTT At the demonstrations, many people said they felt depressed and broken by the news of Russian military action.

Russians Now See a New Side to Putin: Dragging Them Into War

By Anton Troianovski from NYT World https://ift.tt/5jXt2iS
via IFTTT The autocrat who has steered Russia for 22 years was embraced by many Russians for what they saw as his rationality and astute risk management. That image has been upended.

As Russia attacked Ukraine, Trump again praised Putin and ridiculed Biden.

By Shane Goldmacher from NYT World https://ift.tt/p9wQqUR
via IFTTT In a speech to donors and on Fox News, the former president claimed the crisis would not have happened if he were still in the White House.

As Russia attacked Ukraine, Trump again praised Putin and ridiculed Biden.

By Shane Goldmacher from NYT World https://ift.tt/QSocHE8
via IFTTT In a speech to donors and on Fox News, the former president claimed the crisis would not have happened if he were still in the White House.

Russian helicopters attack an airport near Kyiv.

By Haley Willis, Ainara Tiefenthäler and Masha Froliak from NYT World https://ift.tt/b92TkR7
via IFTTT Footage verified by The Times shows the most intense fighting seen so far near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

The Invasion of Ukraine: How Russia Attacked and What Happens Next

By Austin Ramzy from NYT World https://ift.tt/Z1fKNOP
via IFTTT Explosions thundered in Ukrainian cities shortly after President Vladimir V. Putin declared the start of a “special military operation.”

Many Russians Feel a Deep Unease Over Going to War

By Anton Troianovski from NYT World https://ift.tt/wxgd9FD
via IFTTT After months of tuning out American warnings that Vladimir Putin was preparing to invade Ukraine, Russians now realize that “this is not a game.”

Word by Word and Between the Lines: A Close Look at Putin’s Speech

By Max Fisher from NYT World https://ift.tt/CxTpYIB
via IFTTT In an impassioned address about Ukraine, Russia’s leader laid bare grievances old and new. We took at look at what it might mean.

Trump, again cozying up to Putin, praises Russian aggression as ‘genius.’

By Reid J. Epstein from NYT World https://ift.tt/gMo6T7G
via IFTTT In a radio interview, the former president also described Russian troops along the Ukrainian border as peacekeepers.

The Limits of a Europe Whole and Free

By Roger Cohen from NYT World https://ift.tt/I1hbBPZ
via IFTTT Vladimir Putin sets down a marker in Ukraine. Does the West have the means to stop him?

Biden calls Putin’s actions the ‘beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.’

By Michael D. Shear and Anton Troianovski from NYT World https://ift.tt/bnQNuqS
via IFTTT President Biden condemned President Vladimir V. Putin for his aggression against Ukraine, saying the new sanctions cut off Russia from Western finance.

Canada Ends Its Freeze on Hundreds of Accounts Tied to Protests

By Ian Austen from NYT World https://ift.tt/NjPqn7x
via IFTTT After a court denied bail to one arrested protest organizer, the government said it was winding up its pursuit of people involved in the unrest.

Putin Calls Ukrainian Statehood a Fiction. History Suggests Otherwise.

By Michael Schwirtz, Maria Varenikova and Rick Gladstone from NYT World https://ift.tt/rJM2Qdl
via IFTTT In a speech, President Vladimir V. Putin bent Ukraine’s complex history into his own version that served as a justification for his cleaving off more of its territory.

Why it matters that Russia just recognized Donetsk and Luhansk.

By Valerie Hopkins and Andrew E. Kramer from NYT World https://ift.tt/3KGDqYh
via IFTTT The act of recognition is fraught with meaning because the borders claimed by the Russia-backed leaders of the two breakaway regions extend into space controlled by the Ukrainian army.

After Trucker Protest, Canada Grapples With a Question: Was It a Blip, or Something Bigger?

By Natalie Kitroeff and Ian Austen from NYT World https://ift.tt/Msy4096
via IFTTT The demonstrators were passionate, organized and supported financially, but such spontaneous movements often have a tough time converting their energy into real change.

With Olympics Closing Ceremony, China Celebrates a Joyless Triumph

By Steven Lee Myers and Kevin Draper from NYT World https://ift.tt/5NBhRX3
via IFTTT The Games ended without disaster but overshadowed by a doping scandal, rising tensions in Europe and anxiety over the future of the sporting movement.

Putin’s Baseless Claims of Genocide Hint at More Than War

By Max Fisher from NYT World https://ift.tt/yL9FfDh
via IFTTT The invocations serve to justify not just Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, but also its wider quest for a new imperial identity rooted in Russian ethnicity.

Shelling Escalates in Ukraine as Thousands Flee, Fearing Attack

By Steven Erlanger from NYT World https://ift.tt/DS21AXt
via IFTTT Western leaders repeat calls for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. Russia fires missiles in a blunt warning of where the conflict could lead.

Ex-Modeling Agent and Epstein Associate Found Dead in a Paris Jail

By Constant Méheut from NYT World https://ift.tt/tTvhcR8
via IFTTT Jean-Luc Brunel had been charged with the rape of minors and was suspected of scouting young girls for Jeffrey Epstein.

Ottawa Protesters Cleared From Parliament Encampment

By Natalie Kitroeff and Sarah Maslin Nir from NYT World https://ift.tt/SX83rbt
via IFTTT A central area of the protest that roiled Canada’s capital for three weeks was cleared of demonstrators.

As Gale Made an Extreme Sport of Heathrow Landings, He Called the Plays

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/W9lEAkF
via IFTTT Jerry Dyer became a media sensation after filming, and commenting on, planes landing at the London airport during a howling storm.

Storm Eunice Slams Northern Europe With Dangerously High Winds

By Derrick Bryson Taylor and Amanda Holpuch from NYT World https://ift.tt/gCbjVPJ
via IFTTT A 122-mile-per-hour gust was recorded in England, where one weather official said the storm would be the worst the country had seen in 30 years. At least seven deaths were reported.

Artillery Exchanges in Eastern Ukraine May Presage Invasion, U.S. Warns

By Andrew E. Kramer and Anton Troianovski from NYT World https://ift.tt/9Evesr8
via IFTTT As shelling intensified in the east, officials warned that Moscow might use false claims of “genocide” against Russians in the region as a pretext for an attack.

Ship Carrying 1,100 Porsches and Other Luxury Cars Is Burning and Adrift

By Vimal Patel from NYT World https://ift.tt/CrzNBtX
via IFTTT A fire broke out Wednesday morning in the cargo hold of the ship, which departed from Emden, Germany, on Feb. 10 and was due to arrive in Davisville, R.I., on Wednesday.

Queen’s Jubilee Year Just Started, but Bad News Hasn’t Stopped for Royals

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/g5lifH8
via IFTTT A day after Prince Andrew settled a sexual assault lawsuit, the police announced they were investigating a charity led by Prince Charles.

On the Edge of a Polish Forest, Where Some of Putin’s Darkest Fears Lurk

By Andrew Higgins from NYT World https://ift.tt/g50vWs8
via IFTTT A U.S. missile facility in Poland is at the heart of an issue animating the Kremlin’s calculations over whether to go to war against Ukraine.

Hong Kong Can’t Live With the Virus. It Can’t Stop It, Either.

By Vivian Wang and Austin Ramzy from NYT World https://ift.tt/s81aldw
via IFTTT An Omicron surge has exposed the weaknesses of a system that was once a world leader in containing the coronavirus.

Canada Opens Blockaded Bridge, but in Ottawa, Truckers Won’t Budge

By Sarah Maslin Nir from NYT World https://ift.tt/89LhMEn
via IFTTT Amid progress at a border bridge, Ottawa remained frozen by an antigovernment protest. There were signs of a slight thaw, with truckers said to be weighing pulling out of part of the capital.

Le départ en sourdine des musulmans de France

By Norimitsu Onishi and Aida Alami from NYT World https://ift.tt/X7AM9qB
via IFTTT Alors que l’immigration domine la campagne présidentielle, l’émigration accrue de Français musulmans témoigne d’une crise plus profonde pour le pays.

He Knows Putin Well. And He Fears for Ukraine.

By Jason Horowitz from NYT World https://ift.tt/HhjoOZ5
via IFTTT The Finnish president, Sauli Niinisto, has carved out a vital role as interpreter between East and West, and he is not optimistic about the prospects for peace.

Trucker Protests in Canada: What You Need to Know

By Azi Paybarah from NYT World https://ift.tt/7O9Jied
via IFTTT Once narrowly focused on a vaccine mandate for drivers entering Canada from the U.S., the protests have ballooned into a sprawling campaign against various grievances.

White House Warns Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Happen at Any Time

By Katie Rogers and Andrew E. Kramer from NYT World https://ift.tt/HXIir7O
via IFTTT A host of countries, including the United States, has told their citizens to leave Ukraine immediately.

Prince Charles tests positive, and had recent contact with the queen.

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/oakym1N
via IFTTT The heir to the British throne, 73, now in isolation, is infected for a second time; he first tested positive in March 2020 and had mild symptoms.

Life Under the Specter of War: Images From Ukraine

By Brendan Hoffman, Tyler Hicks and Marc Santora from NYT World https://ift.tt/MrowYRf
via IFTTT With Russian forces menacing from three sides, Ukrainians are stoically keeping to their daily routines, but reminders of the looming threat are getting hard to avoid.