Putin beordrar styrkor att gå in i Ukraina - INVASION NU (2022-02-24)

Senior Russian military official plunges 16 storeys to her death falling from window
Body of finance director of Western Military District found on pavement on Wednesday morning

The secret of why Kyiv was not taken in three days was finally revealed by Putin
He said that when Russian troops were standing near Kyiv, the Western partners asked Russia to cease fire. "And it did". But the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not. Russia was deceived, says Putin.
Therefore, Putin continues that Russia, the aggressor, "simply cannot declare a ceasefire right now."

Chinese Banks Tighten Financial Noose Around Russia
Some of China's largest credit institutions, which previously settled both ruble and yuan transactions originating from Russia, put dealings on hold after the United States introduced tougher sanctions in December that specifically targeted banks and other financial firms that, knowingly or unknowingly, facilitate the transfer of banned goods to Russia, threatening them with secondary sanctions.

By the end of early spring, according to estimates from the Chong-yang Institute of Financial Research at the People's University of China in Beijing, 80% of settlements between Russia and China were suspended.