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• Russia sends a message to all of Ukraine by shelling civilian areas in this city • The foreigners and expats taking up arms to fight Russia • Analysis: Senior royals speak out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Source: CNN

• Explainers: SWIFT sanctions | Belarus | What Putin wants • Watch CNN | Photos | Protests | How to help | CNN lite site Source: CNN

• Russian oil isn’t sanctioned, but nobody wants to touch it anyway • ‘He can go f**k himself’: Ukrainians have message for Putin Source: CNN

The southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol came under siege from Russian forces Thursday, as Moscow sought to tighten its grip on the south of the country and the humanitarian crisis appeared to dramatically worsen. Source: CNN

• Opinion: What could stop the war • Analysis: Donald Trump calling Vladimir Putin a ‘genius’ was no mistake Source: CNN

Civilians in Melitopol, Ukraine, stood in the road to block a Russian military convoy from advancing before eventually being forced aside. The video emerged on social media on Tuesday, March 1st. Source: CNN

• Explainers: SWIFT sanctions | Belarus | What Putin wants • Watch CNN | Photos | Protests | How to help | CNN lite site Source: CNN

• Analysis: Biden sends potent messages to Zelensky and Putin • 5 takeaways from Biden’s speech • Video: Hits and misses from Biden’s speech • Opinion: Biden nailed it Source: CNN

Switch on Russian state television, and the spectacle of war in Ukraine is rather bloodless. Source: CNN

• CNN PROJECTION: Ken Paxton and George P. Bush will advance to May runoff in Texas attorney general primary • Analysis: Score one for the Bush family over Trump Source: CNN