⚡️Early morning bomb raid siren in Kiev - reports of drone attack on military targets.

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⚡️Alisher Usmanov, Russian/Uzbek businessman within top 100 wealthiest people in the world, prepares to sue Europe

Usmanov's lawyers file a lawsuit with the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany to challenge EU sanctions.

They have prepared a 110-page case arguing that collective punishment of people who have no say in decision making on Ukrainian conflict is in complete contravention to principles of human dignity.

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⚡️🇳🇱 Dutch brewing company Heineken has been unable to sell its factories in Russia

The company estimates the damage from leaving the Russian market at almost 300 million euros. The final losses to the business will be determined when a new owner is found.

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⚡️🇲🇽 Up to 500,000 protest in Mexico City against the electoral reform initiated by President Andres Obrador

Lawmakers last week voted to slash the budget of the National Electoral Institute (INE) and cut its staffing. Opponents view it as an attack on democracy itself.

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GET OUT OF THERE, BOYS: The Armed Forces of Ukraine evacuate their wounded from Artyomovsk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine.)

Russia's Wagner Private Military fighters have firmly entrenched themselves 2km from the town square - Prigozhin, Chief of Wagner, estimates the town will fall some time in March, despite copious amounts of Western weapons coming in.

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🇹🇷🇸🇪 Sweden has not taken enough convincing steps in fight against terrorism to join NATO - Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu

Turkey is blocking Stockholm’s accession over Quran burning incidents and Sweden’s support of Kurdish separatists.

UPDATE: Trilateral meeting between Turkey, Finland and Sweden to be held on March 9 in Brussels, to discuss issues of joining NATO.

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🇮🇷🇨🇳 We need diplomacy to end Ukraine conflict and actions that fuel war, including baseless accusations against other countries and unilateral sanctions, Iran supports China’s PEACE PLAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry.

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