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© AP/Evgeniy Maloletka President Biden is set to deliver remarks around 1:30 p.m. EST on the situation in Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade the country. Watch live: https://bit.ly/3LYfOiP
The big question: How will Biden punish Russia? In a statement last night, Biden vowed to impose “severe” sanctions on Russia. But what exactly that means, we don’t know yet. Biden’s initial statement as the attack began last night: “Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable." More on Biden’s reaction, via NBC News: https://nbcnews.to/3BM2XM9 
© AP/Alex Brandon, file What has the president been up to this morning?: President Biden convened the National Security Council this morning. He then held met virtually with Group of Seven (G-7) leaders. |
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| VLADIMIR PUTIN ISSUED A THREAT TO OTHER COUNTRIES: |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the world that any countries who intervene will face “consequences you have never seen.” More from The Associated Press: https://bit.ly/3Ih0Pyr |
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| DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE CONDEMNING RUSSIA: |
| Read a few statements, via The Washington Post’s Amy Cheng and María Luisa Paúl: https://wapo.st/3t81lbA |
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It is a sad, scary day for the world: |
| Russian troops invaded Ukraine this morning, sending shockwaves through the world. Live blog of updates as the situation unfolds: https://bit.ly/3hdtc4H |
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| SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: |
| A CNN reporter heard an explosion on air: CNN’s Brian Stelter tweeted video of colleague Matthew Chance in Kyiv, Ukraine: "I just heard a big bang right here behind me." Video: https://bit.ly/3IinVEZ ^ Matthew Chance then put his flak jacket and helmet while on air: Watch: https://bit.ly/3t94GY9 
© Ukrainian Police Department Press Service via AP ‘Russian helicopters attack an airport near Kyiv’: “Footage verified by [The New York Times] shows the most intense fighting seen so far near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.” Watch the footage: https://nyti.ms/3pcfV0F You can hear this large explosion on CNN: Via CNN’s Natasha Bertrand: https://bit.ly/3JWYp8J Photo of an explosion outside Kyiv: CNN’s Jim Sciutto tweeted a photo of an explosion outside of Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: https://bit.ly/3pf0ODM Here’s a photo of smoke over the capital: From freelance correspondent Olga Tokariuk: https://bit.ly/3LWeIUU CNN’s Clarissa Ward is in a subway turned into a bomb shelter: CNN’s Nora Neus tweeted: “Stunning reporting from [CNN’s Clarissa Ward] sheltering in a subway station in Kharkiv where hundreds of people, children and dogs are hiding from airstrikes, in scenes reminiscent of the Blitz” Watch her reporting from the subway station: https://bit.ly/3HbDpZP A massive traffic jam in Kyiv as residents flee: https://bit.ly/3Hmxy3T 
© AP/Emilio Morenatti Images of Ukrainians fleeing Kyiv: From The Associated Press: https://bit.ly/3M9Mmqz It was a late night at the White House: Here’s a photo of the White House around 11 p.m. EST last night: https://bit.ly/3vfOiHQ |
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| REACTIONS: |
| This was unbelievably tense: During an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting this morning, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.N. told the Russian ambassador, “There is no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell, ambassador.” Video from The Wall Street Journal: https://on.wsj.com/3LXkxS5 Keep in mind about the region: “I'm not sure outsiders understand the extent to which this is also a civil war. Some 20% of Russians have relatives in Ukraine; I imagine the reverse is also true. So many people are of mixed Russian-Ukrainian heritage, have mixed families. It adds yet another layer of tragedy.” (Via Puck News’s Julia Ioffe) https://bit.ly/3BMIzdE Remember how Russia described American warnings about this outcome?: The New York Times’s Peter Baker posted a reminder of “what Russian officials said in recent weeks about American warnings that Moscow was poised to invade Ukraine: ‘Hysteria.’ ‘False information.’ ‘Total disinformation.’ ” https://bit.ly/3HbIDEV From The Auschwitz Memorial: “At this moment, the free and democratic world must show if it has learned its lesson from the passivity of the 1930s.” Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3veBh1l Former President Trump blamed his election loss: In a phone interview with Fox News late last night, Trump blamed Russia’s Ukrainian invasion on his baseless claim of “a rigged election.” Watch: https://bit.ly/3LRzZiF Context to Trump’s comment, via Business Insider: https://bit.ly/355z5OW |
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Oil prices jumped and the stock market dropped for obvious reasons: |
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© Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP The U.S. stock market opened this morning with steep losses and oil prices jumped since the news of Russia’s invasion. Context from The Hill’s Sylvan Lane: https://bit.ly/3vmkglA |
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| RUSSIA’S STOCK MARKET PLUNGED, AS WELL: |
| Bloomberg Opinion’s Tim O’Brien tweeted, “Russia’s stock market has lost nearly 40% of its value today — and at one point was down nearly 45%. It’s one of the biggest single-day meltdowns in modern market history.” https://bit.ly/3t5ha2P |
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US troops are helping with the evacuation process: |
| Via The New York Times’s Eric Schmitt and Monika Pronczuk, “U.S. Army troops are preparing to move closer to Poland’s border with Ukraine to help process people fleeing the country after Russia launched an all-out assault, an Army spokesman said on Thursday, as Poland said it was ready to provide shelter to anyone fleeing the conflict.” https://nyti.ms/3sj7PFz |
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A tweet totally removed from the news today — Wow, Jason Bateman really has worn this outfit a lot: |
| @jackdwagner tweeted a series of photos of actor Jason Bateman wearing a similar outfit in four different productions. Photos: https://bit.ly/3IgW3Rx |
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| The House and Senate are out. President Biden and Vice President Harris are in Washington, D.C. 8 a.m. EST: President Biden and Vice President Harris met with the national security council. 9 a.m. EST: President Biden participated in a Group of Seven Leaders’ meeting to discuss Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also attended. 11:15 a.m. EST: President Biden received the President’s Daily Brief. 2:05 p.m. EST: Vice President Harris ceremonially swore in Joseph Donnelly as U.S ambassador to the Holy See. 2:25 p.m. EST: Vice President Harris ceremonially swore in Scott A. Nathan as chief executive officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation. |
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| Today: Day 1 of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3sh6GhA Five things to watch: https://bit.ly/35k8sWe 1:30 p.m. EST: President Biden delivers remarks on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3hdNnzn 3:30 p.m. EST: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/355F7yT |
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| Today is National Tortilla Chip Day. |
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| And because it’s a tough day, I want to leave you on a happier note: here’s a stray tail. No dog in sight, just a tail: https://bit.ly/3BPVqf7 |
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