Kyle Griffin

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NBC News: There are "no Russian troops" in Kyiv and the capital "continues to defend itself," the city's mayor says. "Our military, law enforcement and territorial defense continue to detect and neutralize saboteurs," Vitali Klitschko says in a Telegram post. @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine president's office says Ukrainian envoys will meet with Russian diplomats as Russian troops draw closer to Kyiv. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has vowed that his country will stand its ground and continue fighting for control of Kyiv. "The world saw — Ukrainians are strong ... Ukrainians are powerful. Ukrainians are brave, Ukrainians are in their homeland and will never give it to anyone." — PolitiTweet.org

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MOSCOW (AP) — Protests against Russia's invasion of Ukraine erupt in Moscow and other Russian cities amid ominous Kremlin threats. — PolitiTweet.org

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The U.N. Security Council will meet this afternoon to hold a procedural vote on a request by Ukraine for an emergency session of the 193-member General Assembly. There are no vetoes on a procedural vote in the council, unlike on resolutions. — PolitiTweet.org

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MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

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Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., says that her government is sending its allegations of Russian war crimes to The Hague, home of the International Criminal Court. @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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Reuters: U.S., ALLIES COMMIT TO ENSURING SELECTED RUSSIAN BANKS ARE REMOVED FROM THE SWIFT INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS SYSTEM — PolitiTweet.org

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he welcomes offers by Turkey, Azerbaijan to help broker talks with Russia. — PolitiTweet.org

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken has authorized an additional $350 million in military assistance to Ukraine. @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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BERLIN (AP) -- In a significant shift, Germany will let the Dutch ship 400 German-made anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

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Poland is refusing to play its World Cup qualifier against Russia next month in response to the invasion of Ukraine, according to the Polish soccer federation president. @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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Poland has joined the Czech Republic and the U.K. in banning all Russian airlines from its airspace. @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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The Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. is accusing Russians of war crimes. Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova: Russia has committed war crimes, taken civilians hostage, and attacked an orphanage with 50 children inside. @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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Delta Air Lines has suspended its alliance with Russian-carrier Aeroflot over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

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NATO has deployed elements of its Response Force for the first time for collective defense. Gen. Tod Wolters: "These deterrence measures are prudent and enhance our speed, responsiveness and capability to shield and protect the one billion citizens we swore to protect." @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg: The world will hold Russia and Belarus accountable for their actions in Ukraine. "The Kremlin’s war on Ukraine will not make Russia more secure," he added. "It will not make Russia more respected in the world." @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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Hillary Clinton says she believes the Biden administration and U.S. allies need to impose harsher sanctions on Russia that target Putin himself and his oligarchs. "We've got to go after those oligarchs who are supporting Putin financially." @MSNBC — PolitiTweet.org

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Russia vetoes UN Security Council resolution that called on Moscow to halt attack on Ukraine, withdraw troops. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reuters: BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS ASKED CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE $6.4 BILLION IN HUMANITARIAN AND DEFENSE AID FOR UKRAINE - U.S. CONGRESSIONAL AIDE — PolitiTweet.org

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The United Kingdom plans to introduce sanctions against Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Biden plans move to freeze assets of Putin, Russian foreign minister, matching EU sanctions against Russian leadership. — PolitiTweet.org

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ATLANTA (AP) -- Most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely stop wearing masks, CDC says in new guidelines. — PolitiTweet.org

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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that cyberattacks could trigger Article 5 of the organization's charter, the so-called "commitment clause" that considers an attack on any NATO ally an attack on all. — PolitiTweet.org

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65.4%: That's the decrease in average daily COVID cases in America over the last two weeks, down to 80,113 as of Thursday afternoon according to an NBC analysis. @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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From the White House: President Biden held a secure call with President Zelenskyy today from 1152 EST to 1232 EST. — PolitiTweet.org

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BRUSSELS (AP) -- NATO chief says leaders agree to send rapid response troops to protect allies near Russia and Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

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The European Broadcasting Union has announced that Russian acts will not be allowed to participate in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. @NBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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BRUSSELS (AP) -- Latvian foreign minister: EU approves Russian asset freeze that includes Putin and Lavrov. — PolitiTweet.org

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Hillary Clinton: "We have to make sure, within our own country, we're calling out those people who are giving aid and comfort to Vladimir Putin, who are talking about what a genius he is, what a smart move it is, who are, unfortunately, being broadcast by Russian media." @MSNBC — PolitiTweet.org