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Echo of Moscow, an independent station, was closed on March 3 after Russian authorities began a crackdown on media criticism of the attack on Ukraine.

Timothy Ash of BlueBay Asset Management said that Russia's stock exchange's partial reopening is "really only window dressing."

Countries behave "too boldly" and they don't realize we can "handle them way faster" than Ukraine, a Russian TV panelist warned.

"Well, as the characters of my favorite TV series 'The Wire' used to say: 'You only do two days. That's the day you go in and the day you come out,'" he said.

Sheremetyevo Airport said it has furloughed about 20 percent of its staff and will halt future hiring because of the significant decrease in travel.

The right-wing strategist floated the Russian claim that Ukraine is developing bioweapons, which the U.S. and Ukrainian government have strongly denied.

"Ukrainian forces have defeated the initial Russian campaign of this war," the report from the Institute for the Study of War assessed.

The situation in Ukraine is "what America needs," said Alexander Lukashenko.

McDonald's was one of the first major restaurant chains to announce that it would suspend operations in Russia in response to the Ukraine invasion.

Though Ovsyannikova received a fine for interrupting a TV broadcast, a report claims she could still face further charges with a stiffer penalty.

Donald Trump said that while Russia's new sanction against Joe Biden is "a terrible thing," the move could allegedly reveal the president's conflict of interest.

Despite a lawyer and others reporting they could not locate Ovsyannikova, she appeared in court Tuesday, where she was charged for her protest.

"We've had an Iron Curtain before, and we still managed to live pretty well," a Moscow resident told Newsweek. "We can do it again."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned of a Russian threat to NATO "homes" after a strike near the Polish border.

The computer generated video purports to show the former president saying "I've found a space to interact. Hello Russia, hello RuTube."

The popular fast-food franchise said on March 8 that it would temporarily close 850 locations in Russia, nearly two weeks after the war began on February 24.

The arrests come amid a widespread crackdown against anti-war protesters in Russia.

Putin has downplayed the impact of Western sanctions, saying they "will all lead to an increase in our independence."

Sales of seafood, diamonds and vodka from Russia are banned by President Biden's new executive order.

One viewer claimed that for many Russians, "McDonald's symbolizes a sort of hope of freedom and a better life."

Branson, 61, allegedly received thousands of dollars from the Russian government to run the Russian Center New York, which she founded in 2012.

The decision from the finance company came after Visa and MasterCard announced Saturday that they would terminate operations in Russia.

The former State Department official noted that lawyers for Russian oligarchs "are busy right now" as they attempt to move assets and relocate yachts.

The athlete was arrested Saturday after the Russian Federal Customs Service found vape cartridges that contained hashish oil.

A spokesperson for Russia's Defense Ministry described them as "mercenaries," saying they would not "enjoy the status of prisoners of war."

After dismissing international condemnation, Russia's foreign minister said "it's clear to everyone that World War III can only be a nuclear one."

"U.S. citizens should consider departing Russia immediately via commercial options still available," a travel advisory said.

Another oligarch called for peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv to commence "as fast as possible."

Prominent Russians spoke out against the president's invasion of Ukraine, while hundreds of anti-war demonstrators were arrested in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

"Some day Ukraine will be free, I have no doubt about that," former diplomat Michael McFaul said Friday.