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Author: Reuters

The United States is preparing a sanctions package targeting more Russian oligarchs as well as their companies and assets, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as Washington steps up pressure against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-united-states-prepares-further-sanctions-against-russian-oligarchs.html
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Author: Reuters

Ukrainians said on Wednesday (local time) they were battling on in the port of Kherson, the first sizeable city Russia claimed to have seized, as air strikes and bombardment caused devastation in cities that Moscow's bogged down forces have failed to capture.

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Author: The Conversation

A spate of cyber attacks has affected Ukraine's digital systems since Russia's invasion began. It soon became clear Russia's 'boots on the ground' approach would be supplemented by a parallel cyber offensive.

Last week Ukraine called on its citizens to take to their keyboards and defend the country against Russia's cyber threat.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/technology/2022/03/anonymous-hacker-group-wages-cyberwar-against-russia-how-effective-could-it-be.html
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Author: Molly Swift

What was once a campsite for anti-mandate protesters is now lit up in flames as fight's break out between police and protesters on Wellington's Parliament grounds. 

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Author: Reuters

More than 100 diplomats from some 40 Western countries and allies including Japan walked out of a speech by Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the top UN human rights forum on Tuesday in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russia-ukraine-war-western-representatives-allies-walk-out-on-russian-foreign-minister-sergei-lavrov-s-un-speech.html
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Author: Misha Ketchell

Is Russia now led by someone who would contemplate using nuclear weapons without any great concern? Over Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has dropped some pretty big hints that he is prepared to cross that strategic Rubicon.

Just days before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia and its ally Belarus engaged in nuclear exercises. In announcing the invasion itself, Putin pointedly referred to Russia's standing as "one of the most powerful nuclear powers in the world". The Russian president seemed to reserve the nuclear option as a response to a "direct attack on our country".

Article: https://theconversation.com/ukraine-war-what-are-the-risks-that-russia-will-turn-to-its-nuclear-arsenal-178139
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