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Go to Economist.com and get your first month free. It's happening now breaking news in Barbada City millions of civilians

remain trapped by Russian attacks as Ukraine pushes ahead with urgent

and dangerous evacuations.

The total number of refugees now surpassing 2 million.

Tonight, U.S. intelligence officials are warning Vladimir Putin

believes he can't afford to lose this war and his forces in Ukraine will likely double down soon.

Here in the US President Biden is banning Russian oil and other Russian energy imports to

further punish Putin. Americans now are bracing for even more pain at the pump

as gas prices just hit a record high.

Our correspondence are standing by with more of CNN's global team coverage of the

Russia-Ukraine war.

We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wilf Blitzer, you're in the situation room.

This is CNN breaking news.

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