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Russian Ruble Tanks

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US freezes Russian central bank

Here are your FOX Business headlines.  The U.S. said it is blocking financial transactions of Russian central bank assets, effectively freezing any of those assets held by Americans. The freeze is effective immediately, a senior administration official said in a briefing for reporters on Monday.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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Crypto Exchange Won’t Block Russia

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1619: Racists think Europe is a continent

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the New York Times writer behind the controversial 1619 Project, has moved on from history to geography with the puzzling pronouncement that Europe is not a continent, and it is apparently racist to believe otherwise.
Jones, who tweets under the handle “Ida Bae Wells,” was met with a torrent of Twitter mockery Sunday after making the claim while discussing the war in Ukraine. As with her prize-winning, but fact-challenged, historical position that the United States began not with the Revolutionary War, but with the much earlier importation of slaves to North America, Jones was met by online bemusement.

FULL COVERAGE OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
“What if I told you Europe is not a continent by defintion (sic), but a geopolitical fiction to separate it from Asia and so the alarm about a European, or civilized, or First World nation being invaded is a dog whistle to tell us we should care because they are like us,” Jones asked.

What if I told you Europe is not a continent by defintion, but a geopolitical fiction to separate it from Asia and so the alarm about a European, or civilized, or First World nation being invaded is a …

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PUTIN MAKES NUKE THREAT

The breach of Ukraine’s defenses came hours after Russia was dealt a significant blow when a column of Chechen special forces sent to assassinate Ukrainian President Zelensky were blown up by locals just two days into their mission.

Among the Chechens said to have been wiped out was general Magomed Tushaev. He was commander of the 141th motorized national guard brigade — Chechen head of state Ramzan Kadyrov’s elite force.

Tushaev had also been pictured with Kadyrov, in a measure of his importance to the Chechen regime, which shot to notoriety in the west for hunting down, torturing and killing gay men.

It came as Ramzan Kadyrov, the warlord leader of the Chechen Republic, complained Russia’s tactics had been ‘too sluggish’ as he appeared to pave the way for a further escalation of violence against Ukraine.

He said the Ukrainians were ‘armed to the teeth with new weaponry and ammunition, and new generation heavy artillery’ and that he is ‘hoping they will come to their senses’ and surrender.

He then asked Putin to ‘give all special forces the order to finish off the Nazis and terrorists’ in the country. The idea that Russia is ‘de-Nazifying’ Ukraine is a common propaganda line spouted by Kremlin allies.

The armed group — famed for their barbaric violence and human rights abuses — are said to have been obliterated after their convoy of 56 tanks was blown to smithereens near Hostomel, just northeast of Kyiv, by Ukrainian missile fire on the second day of the Chechens’ deployment. It is unclear how many died — but the number is likely to run into the hundreds.

Their deaths were reported by The Kyiv Independent news outlet as officials in Kyiv revealed that they’d managed to maintain control of Ukraine’s capital city throughout combat on Saturday night and into Sunday morning.

First Deputy Chairman of Kyiv City State Administration Mykola Povoroznyk said: ‘The situation in Kyiv is calm, the capital is fully controlled by the Ukrainian army and the terror defense. At night there were several clashes with sabotage group.’

But Russian forces were seen entering Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Sunday morning. Footage shared on social media showed Russian tanks and trucks rolling through the city, which sits in eastern Ukraine, close to the Russian border, with gunshots also heard ringing out.

Other videos shared online showed Russian troops walking in to the city of 1.419 million people on foot, as well as an army truck said to be Russian consumed by flames.

Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko, meanwhile, said their airforce had shot down a missile aimed at the capital Kyiv, by a plane that flew in from Russian ally Belarus.

But while fighting raged in the north, Russian forces said they had successfully blocked Kherson and Berdyansk in the south, effectively opening up a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean peninsula — which it annexed in 2014.

The reported killings of the Chechen assassination squad are a crushing psychological blow for Putin’s stalled efforts to conquer Ukraine. The Russian premiere had dispatched the group to capture or kill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, knowing full well that the fighters’ brutal reputation would strike further fear into the hearts of besieged Ukrainians.

Each fighter had been given a deck of cards complete with photos of Ukrainian officials they’d been told to target.

But Zelensky remains standing, and has become a global hero for his brave dispatches from the front line — while his would-be assassins’ reported killings have brought huge disgrace and widespread grief to Chechnya.

Putin is said to be growing increasingly angry by his stalled efforts to conquer Ukraine. His fire and manpower vastly outnumbers that of Ukraine, and it is widely believed that Russia will eventually conquer its neighbor.

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PUTIN PREPARED TO LOSE 50,000 TROOPS

Vladimir Putin is ‘prepared to lose 50,000 troops in the Ukraine invasion as a leaked document from the Russian Ministry of Health has revealed Moscow is preparing for a ‘medical emergency.

Intelligence chiefs are understood to have said Russia is prepared to lose up to 50,000 troops, while the Russian death toll could already stand at around 3,000.

It is feared that Putin will order military chiefs to use ‘chemical weapons’ and ‘attack hospitals’ as fighting continues in Ukraine, with Kyiv currently remaining under Ukrainian control.

Weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon told The Mirror: ‘If Russia gets bogged down I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they used chemical weapons.’

It comes as a document, signed by Deputy Health Minister Plutnitsky, has asked medical firms to ‘be promptly involved in activities aimed at saving lives and preserving the health of people in Russia’.

Russian medical companies have been ordered to send a list containing the details of medical specialists and workers to the health ministry, so the civilian staff can be deployed, according to the documents obtained by ITV News.

Emma Burrows, ITV’s news editor, said the documents, which were dated February 25, indicate that Russia is anticipating a ‘massive health emergency’.

The health ministry is specifically looking for medics specialising in trauma, maxilofacial and heart, as well as nurses, paediatrics, anaesthetists and radiologists.

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Khanna: ‘The Russians Can Get Around’ Sanctions if China Doesn’t Sanction Them

On Saturday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D‑CA) said that in order to stop Russia’s aggression, “we need China to also impose sanctions” and help isolate Russia. Because if they don’t, “the Russians can get around” sanctions imposed by other nations. He also argued that “we need China and India as well to isolate Russia and bring that pressure on Putin to end this war.”
Khanna said, “Well, we know that Putin is not acting rationally, and based on your reporting, I mean, it’s inhumane to see the loss of life, to see families being split apart…I mean, this is the loss of human life that Putin is imposing and he didn’t need to. The president’s handling it absolutely correctly. He is escalating the sanctions. I’m confident …

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Conservatives Blast California Democrat For Asking Saudis To Produce Oil Instead Of U.S. | The Daily Wire

Conservatives ripped California Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman for suggesting that Saudi Arabia increase its oil production so that nations around the world can reduce their dependence on Russian oil exports.“Saudi Arabia – now is your chance to be an ally or an enemy of those standing against Russia’s attack on #Ukraine,” Sherman tweeted. “Saudi Arabia must open taps and produce more oil so the world can turn its back on Russian oil. Otherwise, the blood of Ukrainians is also on Saudi Arabia’s hands.”Saudi Arabia – now is your chance to be an ally or an enemy of those standing against Russia’s attack on #Ukraine. Saudi Arabia must open taps and produce more oil so the world can turn its back on Russian oil. Otherwise, the blood of Ukrainians is also on Saudi Arabia’s hands.— Congressman Brad Sherman (@BradSherman) February 25, 2022Sherman’s comments come amid growing concerns that gas prices will continue to climb because of the economic fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Oi …

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Rise of the Rocket Launcher: The end of the Armoured Division »

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I believe a rocket division should be at the core of British warfighting doctrine.
It is widely agreed that a division is the lowest formation capable of operational art and therefore able to conduct conventional warfare in the 21st Century.  A division should protect the rear, resource the close, and fight the deep.  The current British warfighting division is formed around a core of armoured brigade combat teams (BCT), with main battle tanks and infantry.  In this context, fires enable the manoeuvre of the combat arms which provide the decisive strike to defeat an enemy.  This is an out-dated, industrial age concept, no longer fit for modern high intensity operations.  The days of the armoured division are over and manoeuvre should now enable fires.  
What is the “deep”? 
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Why Russia Is Destined for Defeat in Ukraine

Why Russia won’t win in Ukraine – As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues his war on Ukraine, commentators observe that in the end, he cannot win. He solidified the Ukrainian resolve to resist his aggression. He can never destroy the Ukrainian identity, and if his aim is to occupy the entire country he will face protracted resistance.
All this is true. Yet paradoxically, there is also something defeatist in this observation. The focus on the long-term distracts from our leaders’ failure to help the Ukrainians now. It highlights a sense of collective helplessness at the carnage unfolding before our eyes in what is perhaps our most defining crisis since the end of the Cold War. The US Congress put forth a resolution to kick Russia off the U.N. Security Council—in full knowledge that however desirable, this simply will not happen—shows that policymakers simply do not know what else to do. It also underscores the failure of the U.N. as an institution designed precisely to prevent the naked aggression Putin is displaying today.
Nothing highlights the disconnect between the long-term and present as President Biden’s own words at a recent press conference where he unveiled additional sanctions against the Kremlin.  “Some of the most powerful impacts of our actions will come over time…no one expected the sanctions to prevent anything from happening,” he said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told EU leaders soon after the announced sanctions, “This might be the last time you see me alive.”
To be sure, the West did more than simply impose sanctions. During Russia’s build-up in recent weeks, the US and its allies stepped up deliveries of lethal and nonlethal military aid to Ukraine and are sending more military aid now. For the first time in NATO’s history, the Alliance activated its Response Force (NRF), a multinational force comprised of around 40,000 personnel the alliance can deploy on short notice should that become necessary to protect NATO allies.
The problem is, Biden made it clear that the US will not send troops to Ukraine, as it is not a NATO ally. More to the point, not all aid is created equal. In the absence of such steps as sufficient offensive weaponry, the opportunity for the Ukrainian military to reinforce as Russian forces surround them, along with an imposition of a no-fly zone, it is hard to see how the Ukrainian military can keep holding indefinitely against …

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