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Ukraine Live Updates: In Congress and at U.N., Votes to Further Isolate Moscow

U.S. lawmakers moved to revoke Russia’s normal trade status and ban its oil and gas, and the United Nations suspended the country from the Human Rights Council. The E.U. approved a phased-in ban on Russian coal, and NATO met to discuss military aid to Ukraine.
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Ukraine says Russia will see new sanctions as ‘permission to attack’ amid warnings of fresh offensive
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said new sanctions by the west against Russia do not go far enough and will be seen by invading forces as a “permission to attack”, as fears of an assault on the east of the country intensify. It comes after the US, UK and EU unveiled a raft of new sanctions targeting Russian banks…