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Kremlin: Putin likely to sign laws incorporating annexed regions today.

• Kremlin: Putin likely to sign laws incorporating annexed regions today.

While Putin and Russia "celebrate", the world responds

• France's Macron. US Blinken. NATOs Stoltenberg

Kremlin to annex four regions in Ukraine tomorrow and Putin will deliver a speech

• That raises risks into the weekend

US citizens are being advised by the US State Department to get out of Russia immediately

European Union government ministers agree to hit Russia with additional sanctions ASAP

A little-known but scary fact about Vladimir Putin

• A hint on the playbook to come

Putin says main goal is to liberate Donbas region and 'we are not in a hurry'

• Comments from Putin

White House officials have grown increasingly alarmed over Russia / Europe energy crisis

Over the weekend Sweden & Finland announced up to (around) USD33bn in energy guarantees

ICYMI - Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to France's Engie

UK's Johnson: We must fight any attempt to normalize relations with Russia or negotiate

• Comments from the UK PM

France's Macron: There is risk of Russia decoupling Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

• Macron speaks to Russia's Putin

Russia issues revised forecasts. TL;DR is "not as bad as expected".

• Includes RBL forecasts

Weekend - Moscow warns of end to Russia-U.S. relations if assets seized

ICYMI - Russia will no longer cooperate with US inspections of its nuclear arsenals