US, UK and European sanctions on Russian banks and oligarchs are welcomed by Ukraine as strong ‘first move’; Zelenskiy rules out a general mobilisationUkraine’s president calls up reservists as Russian moves troops inWhy holding back could be part of Biden’s strategyLikelihood of war escalates as Putin vows to back proxy Ukraine statesIs Russia invading Ukraine and what will happen next?Putin’s rambling Ukraine speech leaves western diplomats scramblingUK imposes sanctions against five Russian banks and three individualsUkraine’s defence minister says his country is “ready and able” to defend itself from Russia and says the world cannot be silent. “Sanctions? Another brick in the wall? New Berlin Wall?” Oleksii Reznikov tweeted Tuesday morning local time. Continue reading…