Ukraine Daily Brief Newsletter – Friday, March 4, 2022

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The War

• Moscow Times: No radiation leak is detected at Zaporizhzhia power plant, despite intense fighting and fire
• New York Times: Zaporizhzhia is now under Russian control
• Moscow Times: Putin doubles down on peace talk demands, denies bombing campaign in conversation with Scholz

Technology

• BBC Russian: Roskomnadzor blocks Twitter
• Deutsche Welle: Russia shuts down Facebook for Russians
• Washington Post: Internet infrastructure company Cogent cuts off service to Russian customers

Europe

• Kyiv Independent: EIB makes EUR 668 million available to Ukraine
• Deutsche Welle: EU offers temporary protection, work rights to Ukraine refugees
• BBC: Thousands of Berliners open their homes to Ukrainian refugees

U.S. and the World

• Wall Street Journal: RT America is shuttered
• DSR exclusive: Breedlove discusses ‘Russian intransigence,’ humanitarian no-fly zone