US officials told NBC News that Putin is angry with the Ukrainians. CNN and The Daily Beast reported that US officials believe that Putin may escalate the situation. Russia is shelling major Ukrainian cities as a military convoy passes by. According to multiple reports, US officials believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin is so angry with the mistakes his troops have made that he may launch a more aggressive attack that would destroy the country. Russian troops tried to seize Kyiv but were met with resistance from the Ukrainians. According to NBC News, Putin is confused, frustrated, and directing anger at people in his inner circle. The main concern is how isolated he is. A Western diplomat told NBC News that the isolation is a big concern. US officials told reporters on Monday that they fear that Putin will escalate his invasion given the lack of success on the ground. One of the things that could result is a reevaluation of their tactics and the potential for them to be more aggressive and more overt in both the size and the scale of their targeting. A Western official told Insider on Monday that there are some risks that come from Russia's lack of progress. I fear the way in which Russia is frustrated in achieving its aims on the ground is leading to the use of more indiscriminate fires and as a consequence we are going to see an increase in civilian casualties. CNN reported that US officials warned the country's lawmakers in a classified presentation on Monday that Russia could put the city of Kyiv under siege and that the situation would quickly get worse. A US official told reporters Monday that the US is aware of the possibility of a more aggressive approach by the Russians. One of the things that could result is a reevaluation of their tactics and the potential for them to be more aggressive and overt in their targeting of Kyiv. Four officials told NBC News that the US has no evidence that Putin is mentally unstable. His behavior shocked former US officials. The former US intelligence chief General James Clapper told Insider that he was always hard, cold, disciplined and machine-like. Now his anger is shown. His incoherent rants are frightening. He doesn't have anyone who can disagree with him. Michael McFaul, a former US ambassador to Russia, told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday that Putin was becoming increasingly crazy. The US, UK, the EU, and other nations imposed sanctions on Russian entities and individuals after the invasion of Ukraine. Putin ordered Russia's nuclear deterrent onto a special regime after he called the sanctions illegitimate. British and American officials believe the move is a scare tactic to distract from the situation in Ukraine. The original article is on Business Insider. The latest:Zelensky accuses Russia of terrorism as Ukraine war enters new, uglier phase. Over 520,000 Ukrainian refugees have fled to other countries. Is Putin crazy? Is Putin crazy? Maybe. I will put hooks in your jaws. Home equity and cash out refinance rates are the best today. View rates and calculate payment. 30 Year terms. You can view rates now. With Ukraine holding Russia off longer than many U.S. officials had expected, President Biden now faces a great unanswered question, how to give Putin an off-ramp to avoid even greater calamity. The invasion can end without a new catastrophe after the White House enacted brutal sanctions. Ukrainians arriving into the European Union on Tuesday described their frantic journeys to the border after leaving behind husbands and fathers to fight a Russian invasion and escaping their homes to the sound of shelling. More than half a million refugees have fled to other countries since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a special military operation last week, according to the United Nations. At the Hungarian border crossing Tiszabecs, a young mother cradled a baby in her arms as she and her son recounted watching rockets stream through the air before they drove from the capital Kyiv. Canadian officials continue to condemn the invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin. They saw that it worked. Almost every house in the neighborhood has it. I get a lot of thanks for my method. The 15-year-old granddaughter of the late soul singer appeared on "American IDOL" on Sunday and performed one of her grandmother's hits. Sergiy Kyslytsya is not holding back with his disdain for Russia. Kenneth Rogoff is a professor at Harvard and he weighed in on the Russia/Ukraine crisis. Few know that Amazon has millions of Prime subscribers. President Joe Biden welcomed Black leaders to the White House on Monday and called on Congress to pass voting rights bills. The Congressional Black Caucus, state and local elected officials, the Rev. 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Your credit card company is happy that you are paying your minimum payments. They prefer you to pay month after month. The parent company of Facebook will restrict access to Russian state media in the European Union. Nick Clegg, the head of global affairs at the social media company, said on Monday that it had received requests from a number of governments and the EU to take further steps in relation to Russian state-controlled media on its platforms. Meta would work closely with governments on the issue. Emergency service officials were seen walking inside the building after the strike. Russian missiles hit the central Freedom Square and the residential districts of Kharkiv. Putin is unable to break up Ukraine. Kuleba said on social media that he commits more war crimes out of fury, murdering innocent civilians. As broad-based sanctions cripple the Russian economy, the West is also ramping up economic pressure targeted at the country's oligarchs, known for their splashy yachts, big-name investments and piles of dark money squirreled away around the globe. If the U.S. and Europe squeeze the oligarchs, they hope they will pressure Putin. Going forward in the longer term. Protect your files and photos with a full terabyte of OneDrive cloud storage. Morgan Stanley says that the stock market rewards companies that can deliver earnings in a challenging operating environment. Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf were ruled out of the first Test against Australia due to injuries. The close ties between Russian and Ukrainian players only means that they see the war for what it is: aggression on a neighbour.INSIDER
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