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Jill Biden
personThe Ukrainian ambassador to the US, Oksana Markarova, was a guest of First Lady Jill Biden. Joe Biden has travelled to Wisconsin to discuss the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Biden intended to continue to press Congress to act on programs in his stalled Build Back Better legislation.
Alisher Usmanov
personAlisher Usmanov has had his yacht seized by German authorities. The oligarch was hit with a number of sanctions by the European Union this week due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The Dilbar was docked in Germany for a refitting job back in October but is now in the possession of the authorities. Everton revealed earlier this week that they had severed ties with the oligarch.
Anastasia Potapova
personElina Svitolina beat Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-1 at the Monterrey Open. Top-seeded Ukrainian decided she could do more for her country by playing. The 27-year-old is donating her prize money to the Ukrainian army.
Apple
organizationApple, ExxonMobil and Boeing announce steps to withdraw or freeze business in Russia. YouTube blocks Russian channels RT and Sputnik in Europe. Microsoft banned RT from its Windows app store and de-ranked both news sources in Bing.
Joe Biden
personPresident Joe Biden declared Tuesday "the state of the union is strong" Biden called on Congress to pass legislation that would provide billions of dollars for domestic semiconductor production. He announced that the U.S. will join allies in closing off American airspace to all Russian flights.
YouTube
organizationGoogle-owned YouTube, Facebook and TikTok move to ban Russian state media outlets in Europe. YouTube blocks the Russian channels RT and Sputnik in Europe "taking into account the ongoing war in Ukraine"
Sputnik
organizationGoogle is blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik in Europe. The move follows the European Commission's announcement that it will "ban the Kremlin's media machine" YouTube barred the outlets from being able to monetize their content on the platform.
FA Cup
organizationJust 16 teams remain in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. Seven of the eight eight ties take place between Tuesday-Thursday this week. There are nine Premier League teams left in the competition.
RT
organizationYouTube, Facebook and TikTok move to ban Russian state media outlets in Europe. Apple is pausing product sales in Russia. DirecTV said it was dropping Russia-backed news network RT from its pay-television packages.
Shell
organizationShell will end all joint ventures with Russian gas giant Gazprom, worth around £2.25billion. Shell has pulled out of the £8billion Nord Stream 2 project. Also withdrew its 27.5 stake in a major liquefied natural (LNG) gas plant. BP has also announced it would abandon its nearly 20 percent stake in the Russian oil giant Rosneft.
Daria Kaleniuk
personDaria Kaleniuk: 'Ukrainian women and children are in deep fear' Belarus troops have invaded Ukraine, Kyiv claims as 40-mile convoy of Putin's artillery snakes towards the capital. Comes amid fears Russia will 'use medieval tactics' to bomb the city into submission.
European Union
organizationLuxembourg will send 100 NLAW anti-tank weapons, jeeps and 15 military tents to Ukraine. Slovenia's PM Jansa supports speedier EU membership process for Ukraine. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said it was necessary to give a clear signal that Ukraine was welcome in Europe's community of democratic countries.
Rosneft
organizationFTSE 100 stock market index extended its losses this morning. Many British savers have suffered a hit to their Isa and Sipp portfolios. First Horizon Corp. is being bought by TD Bank Group for $13.4 billion.
Will Smith
person"CODA" takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins; Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain speak out on Ukraine. "Squid Game," the Korean-language thriller that almost literally broke the Internet, won three awards. Helen Mirren was honoured with the lifetime achievement award for her career.
the Miami Marlins
organizationDerek Jeter announced Monday that he is stepping down as the CEO of the Miami Marlins. Jeter was part of the group that bought the Marlins in August 2017 for $1.2bn. The 47-year-old owned 4% of the franchise and oversaw baseball operations.
Liverpool
organizationLiverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. Caoimhin Kelleher scored the Reds' ninth penalty of the shootout. Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the decisive penalty. Jurgen Klopp became the first German manager to win the English League Cup.
Derek Jeter
personDerek Jeter announced a surprise departure from the Miami Marlins on Monday. Jeter became CEO of the Marlins in September 2017 when Bruce Sherman bought the team from Jeffrey Loria. Miami went 218-327 during his four seasons at the helm, finishing with a winning record only once.
FIFA
organizationPoland, Sweden and the Czech Republic said they will refuse to play Russia in the upcoming men’s World Cup qualifying playoffs. Russia was scheduled to play Poland in a World Cup playoff semifinal on March 24. FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russia from all competitions until further notice.
Gazprom
organizationFIFA have thrown Russia out of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Russia were due to play Poland in a play-off for Qatar 2022 on March 24 - a match Poland said they would boycott. The Poles have now been given a bye to the next round of qualifying. Russia will not compete at the women's Euro 2022 in England this summer.
Kepa Arrizabalaga
personChelsea lost 11-10 on penalties to Liverpool in the EFL Cup final at Wembley. Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the crucial penalty and saved none despite coming on late in extra-time. Caoimhin Kelleher scored the Reds' ninth penalty of the shootout.