Grease Monk-eh!

Current world heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk has returned home to take up arms in Ukraine. Speaking from a basement in the Kyiv area in an exclusive interview with Don Riddell, the 35-year-old fighter believes that boxing has prepared him for this terrifying scenario, even though his sport is the furthest thing from his mind at the moment. Source: CNN

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

A massive Russian column was closing in on Kyiv Tuesday, with US officials warning Russia’s sheer numbers could be able to overcome the Ukrainian resistance. Source: CNN

Amid Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin. CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains Trump’s affinity for authoritarian leaders. Source: CNN

• Analysis: The West’s $1 trillion bid to collapse Russia’s economy • All bets are off if Putin slashes the West’s oil • Stocks fall again as banks drop and oil prices rise Source: CNN

• What is the SPR, and why does Biden want to use it to fight Russia? • Opinion: Why did it take the West so long to wake up to Putin’s outrages? Source: CNN

• Explainers: SWIFT sanctions | Belarus | What Putin wants • Watch CNN | Photos: Russian invasion | Protests | CNN lite site Source: CNN

• Opinion: Russia is waking up to sanctions. The West must not stop here • Breaking: FIFA and UEFA suspend all Russian international and club teams from competitions • Economy: War makes Russian assets toxic Source: CNN

Five days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it seems things haven’t gone exactly to plan for Vladimir Putin so far. Source: CNN

Russian forces bombarded a residential area in Ukraine’s second-largest city with rockets on Monday, killing at least one person, and several large detonations were heard in the center of the capital Kyiv, as talks between delegates on both sides in Belarus came to a close. Source: CNN