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Author: Molly Swift

United States officials are warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin may escalate the violence in Ukraine over frustrations of the military operation so far.

US officials have reportedly said Putin is expressing anger towards his inner circles over the state of the military campaign and the worldwide condemnation of his actions, which they say is unusual because Putin usually keeps his emotions in check.

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Author: Associated Press

An embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its bond with the West on Tuesday by signing an application to join the European Union, while the first round of Ukraine-Russia talks aimed at ending the fighting concluded with no immediate agreements.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/02/28/ukraine-seeks-to-join-eu-as-round-of-talks-with-russia-ends/
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Author: Anna Whyte and Katie Bradford

Hundreds of KiwiSaver and investment funds are invested in Russian companies, including major state-backed institutions.

Barry Coates, former Green MP and CEO of Mindful Money, a charity website that shows all the companies that KiwiSavers are investing in, said some of the companies could be considered as "financially propping up the Russian Government" in the invasion of Ukraine.

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Author: Reuters

The websites of several Russian media outlets were hacked on Monday (local time), Reuters checks showed, with their regular sites replaced by an anti-war message and calls to stop President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russian and Ukrainian officials met on the Belarusian border to discuss a ceasefire on Monday (local time) while invading Russian forces met with determined resistance from Ukrainian troops and civilians on a fifth day of conflict.

Russia faced deepening isolation and economic turmoil as Western nations, united in condemnation of its assault, hit it with an array of sanctions.

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Author: Rachel Sadler

New Zealand and the United Kingdom have signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that will accelerate Aotearoa's COVID-19 recovery, say Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O'Connor.

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Author: Amelia Wade

As the fighting escalates, Ukrainians in New Zealand can only watch in horror and are calling on the Government for stronger action.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hasn't ruled it out and is looking at more ways to sanction Russia, including whether more assets can be frozen.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/02/ukrainians-in-new-zealand-urging-stronger-action-from-government-in-response-to-russia.html
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Author: Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military command to put nuclear-armed forces on high alert on Sunday (local time) as Ukrainian fighters defending the city of Kharkiv said they had repelled an attack by invading Russian troops.

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