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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Biden Banks Russian Oil, Natural Gas, Coal Imports To U.S.; Two Million-Plus Refugees Leave Ukraine Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis; Photojournalist Captures Image Of Deadly Russian Attack; Military Administration Humanitarian Situation Around Kyiv Remains Difficult; How Russia's Failure For A Quick Victory Led To Targeting Civilians; Mom Sheltering Her Family From Invasion Shares A Moment Of Joy. Aired 8-9p ET
• Biden Bans Russian Oil, Natural Gas, Coal Imports To U.S.; U.S. Intel: Putin Likely To Escalate Ukraine War With No Concern For Civilian Casualties; Pentagon: Polish Proposal To Transfer Jets To U.S. To Give To Ukraine Isn't "Tenable". Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Women in War; Ukrainian Refugee Crisis. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• U.S. President Joe Biden Soon to Ban Russian Oil Imports; Number of Refugees from Ukraine Reaches 2 Million. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Biden Announces U.S. Ban On Oil Imports Over Ukraine War; UN: 2 Million People Flee Ukraine Since Russian Invasion Began; U.S. Intel: Russia "Does Not Want A Direct Conflict" With U.S. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Zelenskyy's Message to the World; Russia Oil Ban; Women Impacted by War. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Russia Proposes New Ceasefire Starting Wednesday In Five Ukrainian Cities; U.S. Intel Estimates 2,000 To 4,000 Russian Troops Killed In Ukraine; Biden Bans Russian Oil, Natural Gas, Coal Imports To U.S.; U.N. Estimates 2,000,000 Refugees Have Fled Ukraine; WNBA Star Brittney Griner Detained On Drug Charges Since Last Month; Jury Finds Texas Man Guilty On All Counts In First January 6 Trial. Aired 4-5p ET
• Mykolaiv Official Asks Residents To Gather Tires And Set Them On Fire; Ukraine's President Zelenskyy Addresses UK Lawmakers; Biden Announces Ban On Russian Energy Imports; U.S. Gas Prices Surge To All- Time High As Oil Costs Soar; Biden Bans Russian Oil, Natural Gas, Coal Imports To U.S.; AAA: U.S. Gas Prices Soar To Record High $4.17 Per Gallon; Zelenskyy Thanks Biden For Banning Russian Energy Import To U.S.; Florida Senate Passes Bill Banning LGBTQ Topics In Some Classrooms; Pop Star Dua Lipa Hit With 2nd Copyright Case For Hit Song. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Vladimir Putin Doesn't Care For Civilian Casualties; President Biden Approves Banning Russian Oil; U.S. Reacts To Poland's Decision; Millions Fled For Their Life; Ukraine Badly Needed NATO's Help; American Brands Closing Businesses In Russia. Aired 10-11p ET
• Humanitarian Crisis Worsening Across Ukraine; Ukraine Refugee Recounts Escape From War; Vulnerable Ukrainians Struggle To Survive; What Does Russia's "Z" Symbol Mean? Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Civilians Evacuating Sumy; Russia Attacks Intensify; Biden to Announce Energy Ban; Russia Threatens Natural Gas Supply; Brett Bruen is Interviewed about Russian Energy; Steve Anderson is Interviewed about Ukraine's Combat Unit. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Ukrainians Face Danger as they Flee; Andriy Kulykov is Interviewed about Ukraine; Lviv Mayor Pleads for Help. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden Expected to Ban Russian Energy Imports Today; Civilians Evacuating Sumy After Ukraine, Russia Agree on Ceasefire; 2 Million People Have Fled Ukraine in 12 Days Since Russia Invaded. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Today, Zelenskyy Makes Historic Address to British Parliament; Ukrainian Women Volunteering as Loved Ones Head Into Combat; Biden Expected to Ban Russian Energy Imports Today. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With National Economic Council Director Brian Deese; President Biden Bans Imports of Russian Oil. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Ukrainian Women Volunteer as Loved Ones Head into Combat; International Criminal Court Investigating Russia War Crimes in Ukraine; Verdict Reached in First Jan. 6th Jury Trial. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Ukraine Accuses Russia of War Crimes; President Biden Bans Imports of Russian Oil. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Reports Of Shelling In Ukrainian Port City Of Mykolaiv; Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Ukrainian Parliament Member, Discusses What She's Asking The West To Do As Zelenskyy Calls On The West To Do More To Stop Putin; Verdict Reached In First Jan. 6th Jury Trial. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• U.S. Defense Official: Mariupol Now Isolated By Russian Forces; Biden Bands Russian Energy Imports Over Ukraine War. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Millions of Refugees Fleeing Ukraine Since Russian Invasion; Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Alleges Homosexuality Part of Reason for Russian Invasion to Ukraine; Released Photo of Detained WNBA, Britney Griner, in Russia; What Letter "Z" Insignia of Russia Means; Interview with Chris Skopec, Executive Vice President of Global Health at Project HOPE; "Don't Say Gay" Bill Passed by Florida State Senate; McDonald's Temporarily Closing in Russia. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Russian Attack Hits Small Residential Neighborhood; Russia Proposes Ceasefire To Start Soon In Five Cities; Ukrainians Rush To Kyiv Train Station To Escape War; Ukraine Rejects Evacuation Routes To Russia And Belarus; U.N. More Than 1.7 Million People Have Fled Ukraine. Aired 12-1a ET
• Russian Attack Hits Small Residential Neighborhood; Ukrainians Race To Escape Russian Assault In Irpin; U.N.: More Than 1.7 Million People Have Fled Ukraine; UNICEF: Humanitarian Supplies Nowhere Near Enough; Women Pack Supplies, Make Camouflage For Ukraine's Defenders; South Korea Presidential Election Nears Amid International Conflicts. Aired 1-2a ET
• Ukraine And U.N Slam Plan For Civilian Evacuation Routes That Mostly That Lead To Russia And Belarus; Russian Military Steps Up Attacks On Key Ukrainian Cities; PENTAGON: "All The Combat Power" Putin Amassed For Invasion Of Ukraine Now Inside The Country; ICRC Pleas For More Humanitarian Access In Ukraine; New Images Show Attack That Killed People In Iprin; EU: We Need To Prepare For 5 Million Ukrainian Refugees; U.N: Six In 10 Ukrainian Refuges Are In Poland; Frantic Rush To Escape War. Aired 2-3a ET
• Russia Thinks They Can Fool Ukrainians; Russian Forces Don't Spare Civilians and Their Homes; Refugees Scattered in Europe; Moldova Receiving More Refugees; Russians Lie in Front of the World. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Mayor: Lviv Reached Capacity to Deal with Displaced People; Top U.S. Diplomat Antony Blinken in Estonia; Pentagon: "All the Combat Power" Putin Amassed for Invasion of Ukraine now Inside the Country; Monitor: Price of Gas in the U.S. Climbs to all-time High. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• Global Pressure on Russia Grows as War Rages in Ukraine; Russian Attack Hits Small Residential Neighborhood; EU Signals First Steps Towards Membership for Ukraine; Woman Packs Supplies, Make Camouflage for Ukraine's Defenders. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Sumy Evacuation Corridor Open after City Attacked; E.U. Plans to Slash Russian Gas Imports; Ukraine Accuses Russia of Holding Civilians Hostage in Mariupol; Number of Refugees from Ukraine Reaches 2 Million; Irpin Mayor Rejected Russian Plan to Surrender; Ukrainian Hotline Aims to Update Families of Russian Troops; Russia Warns Oil Price Will Hit $300 if West Bans Imports; Thousands of NATO Troops Reinforcing Eastern Flank. Aired 10-11a ET
• Ukrainian PM: Russia Holding 300,000 "Hostage" in Mariupol; Soon: Biden to Announce U.S. Ban on Russian Energy Market; Ukrainian Women Volunteer Their Time as Loved Ones Fight; Biden: Ukraine Crisis is Reminder to Become Energy Independent; Biden: Sanctions Causing Significant Damage to Russian Economy; World Mark's International Women's Day. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S.: Putin Likely To Escalate War With No Regard For Civilians; IAEA Loses Contact With Safeguard Monitoring Systems At Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant; Ukraine's First Lady Lashes Out At Russia As Millions Flee Ukraine; CIA Chief: Russia Has Arrested Up To 14,000 Anti-War Protesters; U.S. Gas Prices Hit Record High: $4.17 A Gallon; Russian State TV Releases Pic Of WNBA Star, Mocks Sexual Orientation. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 5-5:30a ET
• Did Not Air 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Mayor: Lviv is Struggling to Feed, House 200K Refugees; U.N.: Two Million People have now Fled Ukraine; CNN: Biden to Announce U.S. Ban on Russian Energy Imports; Russian Families Call Ukrainian Hotline in Search for Lost Soldiers; World Central Kitchen Provides Food for Refugees; Letter "Z" Emerges as Pro-Russian Invasion Symbol. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Biden Bans Russian Oil, Natural Gas, Coal Imports To U.S.; Now: Zelenskyy Addressing British Parliament As Civilian Deaths Increase; Zelenskyy: Constant Russian Shelling "Don't Break Us"; Zelenskyy: We Will Not Give Up, We Will Not Lose; Ukraine: At Least 21 Civilians Killed In Russians Strike On Sumy; Education Route From Sumy Is Open, But About To End; U.K. PM: We Will Ban Russian Oil Imports As Soon As Tomorrow; Biden: Doing Everything To Minimize "Putin's Price Hike". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Top Intel Officials: Putin Won't Be Deterred By Setbacks In Ukraine; Kharkiv Bar Now A Shelter, Owner Braves Bombs, Debris To Deliver Food; Today: Blinken Meets With French Pres. As Russia Kills More Civilians. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Civilian Evacuation Underway in One City Amid Russia Deal; U.S. Considers Supplying Air Defense to NATO Allies. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Lviv Moms Make Care Packages For Family Members At The Front; Refugees And Ukrainian Soldiers Face Bitter Cold Amid Invasion; Zelenskyy Likens Putin To Nazi Regime In Call With Jewish Leaders. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Civilian Evacuation Underway in One City Amid Deal; Kyiv Mayor's Brother is Interviewed on War; Pentagon: Putin Trying to Recruit Syrian Fighters to Ukraine; Thousands Sign Petition Demanding WBNA Star's Release from Russia. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Shell to Stop Buying Russian Oil; Russian Families Call Ukrainian Hotline; Russian Gymnast Faces Discipline; Refugees Flee Ukraine. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Civilian Evacuation Underway in One City Amid Ukraine, Russia Deal; U.S Foreign Policy Experts Urge Limited No-Fly Zone in Ukraine; Biden Faces Calls to Ban Oil Imports From Russia Amid War. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Interview with Kharkiv, Ukraine Mayor Ihor Terekhov; Russians "Genocide" on Ukraine; Humanitarian Convoy Under Fire; Ukraine Refugees Now at 2 Million; Interview with former resident of Kharkiv, Ukraine and Taught English in Kharkiv, Ukraine Olena R.; Zelenskyy Likens Putin to Nazi Regime; Interview with Founding Partner and Washington Correspondent of Puck Julia Yaffe. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Russian Military Forces Continue Invasion of Ukraine; Ukrainian Civilians Attempting to Evacuate Cities Through Humanitarian Corridors Experience Shelling from Russian Forces; Former Boxer Wladimir Klitschko Discusses Defending Ukrainian Capital of Kyiv. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Russia Releases Photo of Detained WNBA Star; Biden Expected to Ban Russian Energy Imports; Andrei Kozyrev is Interviewed about Banning Russian Energy; Schools, Residential Buildings, Churches Among Destroyed Sites. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Sanctions Send Shockwaves Through Global Economy; E.U. To Slash Russian Gas Imports 66 Percent By End Of Year; Ukrainians Race To Escape Russian Assault In Irpin'; Nasdaq In Bear Market, Big Names Sinking; Russia Threatens Gas To Europe; Wheat And Nickel Prices Skyrocket, Sanctions In Russia Bite; The Unique History Of McDonald's In USSR And Russia; Unilever Suspends Imports, Exports Of Products. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Tonight: Did Not Air 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Millions Trapped By Russian Attacks Amid Urgent Evacuations; U.S. Intel Says Putin Feels Ukraine A War He Cannot Afford To Lose; U.S. Bans Russian Oil Imports As Gas Prices Hit Record High; U.S.: At Least 13,000 Russians Arrested For Protesting War; First Capitol Riot Defendant To Go On Trial Guilty On All Counts. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Defiant Ukrainian President Sends Tough Message To The West; U.S. President Biden Bans Russian Oil Imports; Mykolaiv Residents Gather Tires To Try To Stop Russian Advance; Russia Bombarding Numerous Ukrainian Cities; Poland Offers All Its MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Germany For Use By U.S.; Interview With Bogdan Aurescu, Romanian Foreign Minister, On Influx Of Tens Of Thousands Of Ukrainian Refugees; Racing To Protect Ukraine's Cultural Treasures; Preteen Travels 1,000 Kilometers To Safety. Aired 2-3p ET