- Western Leaders Ready Sanctions as Putin Orders Forces to Ukraine Enclaves (nytimes.com)Russian forces are in breakaway territories, E.U. says (washingtonpost.com)Wooing Allies, Publicizing Putin’s Plans: Inside Biden’s Race to Prevent War (nytimes.com)Is he sick? Putin’s bizarre, rambling Ukraine speech leaves western diplomats scrambling (theguardian.com)Five banks, three Russian oligarchs hit by UK sanctions (bbc.com)Piece by Piece, Russia’s Rationale for a Ukraine Invasion Is Put in Place (nytimes.com)It's time to admit it: Mitt Romney was right about Russia (cnn.com)Germany shelves Russia pipeline project (theguardian.com)CNN’s Brianna Keilar Gets National Security Official to Say Russian Incursion Into Ukraine is an ‘Invasion’ After Relentless Grilling (mediaite.com)