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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will impose a gradual Russian oil ban, as Brussels unveils new sanctions to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. "We will make sure that we phase out Russian oil in an orderly fashion," says von der Leyen in speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. SOUNDBITE
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss calls on the entire G7 to ban Russia oil imports, saying the world's leading economies should "go further and faster" in punishing Moscow and President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine. "We must double down on our sanctions," the top British diplomat says at the US State Department alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken. SOUNDBITE
Although 72 years of peace have passed since Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union, there are still some that can recall those horrifying years of war. Veteran pilot Yakov Lomko remembers how Soviet Air Force troops turned propellers by hand in the freezing weather before taking off. He is able to marvel at today's modern Russian aviation technology through the use of virtual reality and see just how far technology has come.
Preparations for voting are underway at a Moscow polling station ahead of Russia's March 15-17 presidential election. The vote is all but certain to hand Vladimir Putin, who has ruled the country since the turn of the century, another six-year term. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of farmers take to the streets of the Polish capital Warsaw in protest against what they see as excessive EU environmental requirements and unfairly cheap imports. EU ministers met on February 26 in an attempt to streamline the rules and reduce red tape that have fuelled Europe-wide protests in recent weeks. IMAGES - CONTINUES VID No 34KB86M
Thousands of farmers take to the streets of the Polish capital Warsaw in protest against what they see as excessive EU environmental requirements and unfairly cheap imports. EU ministers met on February 26 in an attempt to streamline the rules and reduce red tape that have fuelled Europe-wide protests in recent weeks. IMAGES