Reading archive 2022-02-26

TikTok sees a surge of misleading videos that claim to show the invasion of Ukraine

Russian cargo ship seized in the English Channel

Abramovich Relinquishes Control of Chelsea, Still Owns Club:: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich suddenly handed over the “stewardship and care” of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees.

Half of Russian troops amassed around Ukraine now invading, U.S. says - "'It is remarkable that so many western governments — the US, the UK, the Dutch — are *overtly* shipping anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine right now in the middle of its war with Russia. Not even hiding it. Publicizing it. Loudly,' tweeted Andrew Exum, previously a top Pentagon official in the Obama administration."

Taiwan Is Building Eight New Submarines—They Alone Could Destroy A Chinese Invasion Fleet

What the Russian media is saying about the war in Ukraine

U.S., EU Cut Some Russian Banks From SWIFT, Target Central Bank