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PBS NewsHour – March 2, 2022 (10:00)
PBS NewsHour, March 2, 2022 – 6:30 pm (ET)
Axios, – March 2, 2022
The West must “show Russia — in painful terms — the mistake it has made” by invading Ukraine by imposing even stricter sanctions on Moscow, Andriy Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, wrote in a New York Times op-ed Wednesday.
Why it matters: Numerous countries raised sanctions on Russian banks, assets and some oligarchs in response to the invasion. But Yermak said more needs to be done, specifically calling for a full embargo on Russian oil exports, cutting all of its banks from SWIFT and financial restrictions on all of Moscow’s elite.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that G7 leaders plan to announce additional sanctions, including freezing and seizing assets of Russian elites and excluding more Russian banks from the SWIFT banking system, according to Reuters.
What they’re saying: “I am writing this appeal from a bunker in the capital, with President Volodymyr Zelensky by my side,” Yermak wrote. “Despite the constant barrage of Russian fire, we stand firm and united in our resolve to defeat the invaders. We will fight to the last breath to protect our country.”
March 2, 2022 – 3:15 pm (ET)
CNN, March 2, 2022 – 2:00 pm (ET)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/politics/texas-2022-primary-election-takeaways/index.html
Associated Press, March 2, 2022 – 2:00 pm (ET)
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-state-of-the-union-address-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-health-81ab224ab3251d708162ed7fd22d392f
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PBS NewsHour, March 2, 2022 – 11:30 am to 12:10 pm (ET)
European Union leaders gathered last week to discuss just how tough their sanctions against Russia would be after the country invaded Ukraine. Yes, the leaders agreed, harsh sanctions were necessary. Maybe there was even room to, say, bar Russia from SWIFT, a global financial messaging service.
Yet, according to a report from the Washington Post, these harshest measures stalled in the face of skepticism from some of the more powerful leaders in the EU, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who was reluctant to make sanctions against Russia as harsh as possible.
But then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky teleconferenced in to the call. He proceeded to make an impassioned plea to the gathered leaders to take up the Ukrainian cause as forcefully as possible. In the course of that one five-minute speech, the tide in the room shifted.
PBS NewsHour – March 2, 2022 (10:00)
CNN, March 2, 2022 – 10:00 am (ET)
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-02-22/index.html
Associated Press, March 2, 2022 – 10:00 am (ET)
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-state-of-the-union-address-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-health-81ab224ab3251d708162ed7fd22d392f
CNN, – March 2, 2022
The Ukrainian government is calling on the United Nations to reconsider Russia’s status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Wednesday, questioning the legitimacy of Russia’s position on the council.
Speaking in televised address, Kuleba called for a “thorough and unbiased” legal review of Russia’s permanent membership.
“We are confident that when the analysis is complete, it will be evident that Russia’s presence at the UN Security Council is illegitimate,” Kuleba said.
Associated Press, – March 2, 2022
Midway through his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Joe Biden pleaded with the country to finally, after nearly 1 million deaths, stop viewing the coronavirus as a political fault line.
“Let’s use this moment to reset,” he said.
It was a phrase that applied to much more than the pandemic.
After a first year that saw his most ambitious plans stall and his public approval ratings plunge, Biden delivered an address that sought to turn the page and prepare his party for midterm elections in November.
