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Vladimir Putin
personPresident Biden announced economic sanctions against two key Russian financial institutions and several Russian oligarchs. Additional global sanctions will be a blow to Putin, Sen. Amy Klobuchar says. U.S. has targeted ten of Russia's largest financial institutions, the White House says.
Aeroflot
organizationMajor Russian banks will be kicked out of the UK financial system. National airline Aeroflot will be banned from landing in the UK. Czech Republic will cease issuing visas for all Russian nationals.
Nato
organizationBy 2025, the size of the regular British Army will have shrunk to 72,500. World oil prices topped $100 for the first time in more than seven years. RAC also warned the cost of petrol could rocket, with one analyst saying it could hit 155p due to the war.
Joe Biden
personConservative Political Action Conference attendees blame President Joe Biden for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Sen. Ted Cruz said Biden "immediately projected weakness" upon taking office. GOP Sen. Josh Hawley blamed Biden for lifting sanctions on the oil pipeline and denying Ukraine lethal aid. 62% oppose sending U.S. troops to defend Ukraine.
Anthony Elanga
personAnthony Elanga scored in Manchester United's 1-1 Champions League draw with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. The 19-year-old became the club's youngest ever goalscorer in the knockout stages of European football's most prestigious competition. Elanga came off the bench to score in the 4-2 win at Leeds on Sunday.
Volodymyr Zelensky
personUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy apparently told his Austrian counterpart that his country may not be able to withstand Russia's offensive. Zelenki told Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer that “I don’t know how much longer my country will exist,” Nehammer said. UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on Ukraine on Wednesday night.
Atletico Madrid
organizationManchester United face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to lead the line for the Red Devils. Atletico have lost every Champions League fixture against a side featuring CR7 during the last 10 years.
Mark Pomerantz
personMark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne, who had been leading the investigation under former District Attorney Cyrus Vance, submitted their resignations Wednesday. The move came after District Attorney Alvin Bragg suggested to the attorneys that he had doubts about the case. Trump has repeatedly railed against the New York probes as baseless.
Ofcom
organizationRussian-backed broadcaster RT said British foreign minister Liz Truss had undermined the country's broadcast regulator Ofcom. Truss said she thought the regulator would be looking at RT's output. Boris Johnson said it was not up to politicians to decide what broadcasters to ban.
Lille
organizationChelsea beat Lille 2-0 in Champions League round of 16 first leg. Goals in each half from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic. Romelu Lukaku was an unused substitute for the Blues. Jamie Carragher believes Lukaku could be on the move in the summer.
Phil Mickelson
personPhil Mickelson has been dropped by long-time sponsor KPMG. The decision comes after his'reckless' remarks regarding Saudi Arabia's Super Golf League went public. The six-time major winner is quoted calling Saudi Arabia "scary motherf*****s to get involved with" in the upcoming book.
RT
organizationCulture Secretary Nadine Dorries has asked Ofcom to review the operation of RT. She said it was “demonstrably part of Russia’s global disinformation campaign’ RT has responded, accusing the Government of a “hypocritical’ stance.
Liz Truss
personUEFA chiefs held emergency talks about moving the lucrative game away from St Petersburg's Gazprom Arena. Wembley and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are said to be in the reckoning as replacement venues. Three Ukrainians - West Ham's Andriy Yarmolenko, Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko and Everton's Vitalii Mykolenko - will be offered support by their clubs.
Alexander Zverev
personAlexander Zverev was kicked out of the Mexican Open for 'unsportsmanlike conduct' The 24-year-old attacked the umpire's chair with his racket. His mangled racket wound up in the hands of a child in the front row. World No 3 lost 10-6 to Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Haliovaara in Acapulco.
UN Security Council
organizationUK announces sanctions against five Russian banks and three "very high-net-worth individuals" UK-led military drills planned in Baltic Sea after talks in Britain. Boris Johnson will chair Cobra meeting tomorrow morning to discuss latest developments in Ukraine.
Ahmaud Arbery
personAhmaud Arbery, 25, was jogging in Brunswick, Georgia, when he was killed. Travis McMichael shot the unarmed Arbery twice at close range with buckshot from a 12-gauge shotgun. Defense attorneys said the men acted in self-defense.
Vladimir Putin
personRussia recognises pro-Russian areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. Move will severely ratchet up tensions with the West. Fears he will now move tens of thousands of troops into region to safeguard territories.
Boris Johnson
personBillionaires Gennady Timchenko and Boris and Igor Rotenberg will have their assets in the UK frozen. They will also be banned from travelling to the UK. Measure comes on top of sanctions against five Russian banks. Almost all of the banks and individuals named are already on US sanctions lists.
Champions League
organizationUEFA are under pressure to move this season's Champions League final from Saint Petersburg. Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered troops to carry out "peacekeeping" duties in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. Many countries have recognised Putin's orders as an invasion and an act of aggression rather than peace.
European Union
organizationRussian President Vladimir Putin recognizes Ukraine's breakaway territories. Putin orders deployment of troops for "peacekeeping functions" UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting NATO, EU condemn the move. Germany halts process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia.