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11:40 AM ET, March 16, 2022

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Financial Times:
Ukraine and Russia draw up neutrality plan to end war  —  Fifteen-point draft deal would involve Kyiv renouncing Nato membership ambitions in return for security guarantees  —  Ukraine and Russia have made significant progress on a tentative 15-point peace plan including a ceasefire …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Pleads for No-Fly Zone and More Military Aid as Kyiv Is Pummeled  —  After the Ukrainian leader's video address to lawmakers, President Biden is expected to approve $800 million in new military aid.  Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive as cease-fire talks between Kyiv and Moscow continued.
Associated Press:
‘Why?  Why?  Why?’  Ukraine's Mariupol descends into despair  —  MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of the children all lie here, dumped into this narrow trench hastily dug into the frozen earth of Mariupol to the constant drumbeat of shelling.  —  There's 18-month-old Kirill …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Politico:
Zelenskyy recalls Pearl Harbor, 9/11 in heartfelt plea for U.S. aid  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday invoked historically potent attacks on the U.S. at Pearl Harbor and on Sept. 11, 2001, pleading with Congress for additional military aid as his nation fights to repel a Russian invasion.
CNN:
‘We all will be judged.’ Russian prisoners of war voice disquiet, shame over war in Ukraine  —  Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN)"I want to tell our commander-in-chief to stop terror acts in Ukraine because when we come back we'll rise against him."  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin “has given orders to commit crimes.
Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Blinken sets a standard for lifting sanctions: an ‘irreversible’ Russian withdrawal  —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that merely stopping the invasion of Ukraine may not be enough for Russia to gain relief from Western economic sanctions.  The U.S. also wants an assurance that there will never be another such invasion.
Discussion: Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Announce $1 Billion in New Military Aid to Ukraine
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Ukraine's Zelenskyy addresses Congress, invokes 9/11, Pearl Harbor, MLK as he pleads for pivotal aid
NBC News:
Ukraine asks Biden admin for armed drones, jamming gear, surface-to-air missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles
Brian Klaas / The Atlantic:
Vladimir Putin Has Fallen Into the Dictator Trap  —  In the span of a couple of weeks, Vladimir Putin—a man recently described by Donald Trump as a strategic “genius”—managed to revitalize NATO, unify a splintered West, turn Ukraine's little-known president into a global hero …
Discussion: New York Times
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Pew Research Center:
Public Expresses Mixed Views of U.S. Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Trump says Pence partnership over as ex-president eyes 2024 comeback bid  —  EXCLUSIVE — Former President Donald Trump is effectively ruling out tapping former Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate should he mount a third White House bid in 2024 and win the Republican nomination.
Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite, CNN and Raw Story
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
‘I thought he was negotiating’: Trump didn't think Putin would order Ukraine invasion  —  EXCLUSIVE — Former President Donald Trump said in an interview that he is “surprised” Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine and further cracked down on freedom inside Russia …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Inside Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns' new Biden book  —  President Biden confessed in private that he didn't understand Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who helped stymie his biggest legislative dreams, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns write in the first major book …
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Trump staring at resounding rejection in GOP primaries  —  The former president's endorsed candidates are struggling to capitalize on his support.  If he goes 0-3 in three pivotal statewide primaries in May, it would suggest his peak influence has passed.  —  See more stories about...
Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
The Fed is charting a course to stagflation and recession  —  When the long-awaited process of raising interest rates begins Wednesday, market observers will fixate on the precise words used in the Fed statement and during Chair Jerome H. Powell's news conference.
Discussion: Reuters and Alex Domash
Department of Homeland Security:
Secretary Mayorkas Designates Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.  Only individuals who are already residing in the United States …
BuzzFeed News:
Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Invested At Least $1.3 Billion With US Financiers, Secret Records Show  —  European governments have frozen the Russian oligarch's assets, including mansions and a soccer team.  But how much he poured into the US has stayed secret.  —  Copy
Discussion: BBC, Raw Story and Reuters
Nicole Russell / Washington Examiner:
Including Rachel Levine among the Women of the Year is an affront to women and girls  —  Some incredible women made USA Today's list of Women of the Year including gymnast Simone Biles, Kizzmekia Corbett, one of the women who helped develop the COVID-19 vaccine, and Linda Zhang …
New York Times:
A Groggy Senate Approves Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent  —  Legislation that passed unanimously would end the practice of setting clocks back one hour in the fall.  Its prospects were uncertain in the House.  —  WASHINGTON — After losing an hour of sleep over the weekend …
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Brian Resnick / Vox:
The Senate just voted to make daylight saving time permanent. Good.
Ben Rumsby / Telegraph:
Daniil Medvedev told he will be banned from Wimbledon unless he denounces Vladimir Putin  —  Russia and Belarus have already been thrown out of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup, but individual players have, thus far, been free to continue  —  Daniil Medvedev and other Russian and Belarusian tennis players face …
Discussion: HotAir and Reuters
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tulsi Gabbard Claims U.S. ‘Is Not So Different’ From Russia When It Comes to Censorship  —  Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) appeared on Tuesday's edition of Jesse Watters Primetime and said the United States and Russia aren't really that different when comes to how the public discourse is shaped.
Discussion: BizPac Review
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Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
Everything that Tulsi Gabbard said about biolabs in Ukraine is true
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Rollback of Xi Jinping's Economic Campaign Exposes Cracks in His Power  —  In addition to pressure from the West on Beijing over Xi's Russian entente, he is struggling with a severe slowdown in the economy.  The new disquiet raises questions about his unassailed dominance.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ukraine shows the press is the enemy of tyrants, not the people  —  Global press freedom has been under assault from authoritarians and right-wing populist movements for years, as Freedom House has documented.  Rarely has this been as clear as it is in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Discussion: CNN, more at Mediagazer »
 
 
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