Kaitlan Collins

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden’s call with French President Macron, German Chancellor Scholz and British Prime Minister Johnson ran from 10:46 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ABC: EXCLUSIVE: Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy to @DavidMuir on new conditions from Kremlin: Putin needs to "start the dialogue, instead of… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IAPonomarenko: Irpin Bridge today https://t.co/astrnqkp8r — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden will discuss the latest on Ukraine with the leaders of France, Germany and the U.K. at 10:30 this morning, per the updated White House schedule. — PolitiTweet.org

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Secretary Blinken makes it sound like the admin is moving in the direction of banning Russian oil imports, telling @jaketapper he discussed it with President Biden & other Cabinet secretaries yesterday in addition to European allies. “It’s a very active discussion as we speak.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“As the mortars got closer to the stream of civilians, people ran, pulling children, trying to find a safe spot. But there was nothing to hide behind…Soldiers rushed to help, but the woman and children were dead.“ https://t.co/ii2AoOAyX2 — PolitiTweet.org

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President Zelensky warns Russia is preparing to bomb Odessa, a critical Ukrainian port on the Black Sea. “Russian people always used to come to Odessa and they only knew warmth and generosity and what now? Artillery, bombs against Odessa. This will be a war crime." — PolitiTweet.org

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“There’s no electricity, no heating, no telephone connection. It is absolute horror,” said Petro Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. “People drink from puddles in the streets.” https://t.co/RLMKwpEqAq — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ChristopherJM: Really heavy fighting in Irpin right now amid evacuation of residents. Hardly a minute without an explosion. Locals say… — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden spoke with President Zelensky tonight. — PolitiTweet.org

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Visa has done the same. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mastercard announces they are suspending network services in Russia after President Zelensky called on them to do so during his meeting with US lawmakers this morning. — PolitiTweet.org

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Zelensky also asked for Visa and Mastercard to be suspended from working inside Russia, per @Kevinliptakcnn. — PolitiTweet.org

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A senator on the call with President Zelensky this morning says he advocated for banning Russian oil imports and implored lawmakers to help Ukraine get more planes Ukrainian pilots can fly. He said they would do the fighting and flying — but he needed the aircraft. — PolitiTweet.org

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“We will immediately consider them as participants in a military conflict,” Putin says of countries if they established a no-fly zone over Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: Switzerland targeted Russia with sweeping financial and business sanctions on Friday over its invasion of Ukraine. The new mea… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Russian forces are now 20 miles, and closing, from Ukraine’s second-largest nuclear facility,” U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield warns. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Zelensky is criticizing NATO for declining to implement a no-fly zone, saying they have "deliberately decided not to cover the skies over Ukraine." NATO has "created a narrative" that it would lead to direct conflict with Russia, he says. — PolitiTweet.org

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This comes after Putin signed a law that effectively criminalizes any public opposition to or independent news reporting about the war against Ukraine. Taking effect as soon as Saturday, it could make it a crime to simply call the war a “war," NYT reports. https://t.co/PWp86ahyid — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brianstelter: This just in from a CNN spokesperson: "CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia while we continue to evaluate the situation a… — PolitiTweet.org

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According to her office, Vice President Harris will travel to Warsaw, Poland and Bucharest, Romania March 9-11. "Her visit will demonstrate the strength and unity of the NATO Alliance and U.S. support for NATO’s eastern flank allies in the face of Russian aggression," per WH. — PolitiTweet.org

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But he says the Russian military convoy has also been slowed because of its own challenges, like running out of gas and food for soldiers. "So they’ve also been plagued by their own missteps and stumbles," Kirby adds. — PolitiTweet.org

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"We also have indications that the Ukrainians have struck the convoy elsewhere and on vehicles," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says. "We do believe the actions of the Ukrainians have stalled that convoy, certainly slowed it down, stopped it in some places." — PolitiTweet.org

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In his call with the Polish president, President Biden welcomed his hosting of 9,000 U.S. forces there, including 4,700 deployed recently, and thanked him for his hospitality in "hosting and assisting nearly 700,000 Ukrainians and others who have fled the war so far," WH says. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lapatina_: Facebook was just banned in Russia. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden just wrapped up his call with Polish President Duda. They spoke for nearly an hour. — PolitiTweet.org

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German Chancellor Scholz is asking former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to resign from his positions at Russian state-owned companies. Schroeder has leading roles w/ Nord Stream 1 and 2 and the oil company Rosneft. He's also slated to join Gazprom board. https://t.co/RUblriRrMC — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden is scheduled to call Polish President Duda around 11:30 a.m., the White House says. — PolitiTweet.org

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