Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds pledge to match up to $1,000,000 in donations to Ukrainian refugees

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Chelsea midfielder Sebastian Kneissl has spoken about Roman Abramovich, saying that, among other things, he once took a penalty against Carlo Cudicini.Kneissl, who joined Chelsea back in 2000, did not make a competitive appearance for the side before moving to Wacker Burghausen.But he told Goal about some of the things he witnessed during his time there, saying that the Russian owner wanted to take a penalty against their number one at the time - Cudicini."He watched our training session and wanted to take a penalty in the end," said Kneissl. "He tried against Carlo Cudicini and you do everything because he's paying you."If Carlo would have saved that penalty, Roman would have paid out his contract with his pocket-money and would have told him to leave!"Abramovich bought Chelsea for £140 million ($184m) in July 2003, paving way for future takeovers of clubs.

Lanarkshire MSPs have joined the condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine which has seen so many people flee their homeland.

The £1billion mega-palace allegedly belonging to Vladimir Putin can be seen on Google Maps.

Blake Lively rocked a casual, yet stunning style on Monday as she was out and about in New York City. In photos you can see here, The Rhythm Section actress wore a checker-print “shacket” over a black sports bra, pairing the look with black joggers and white sneakers. The 34-year-old, whose husband Ryan Reynolds just vowed to match $1 million donations in support of refugees fleeing the ongoing Russian attacks on Ukraine, also wore her signature honey blonde locks down and lightly tousled for the NYC outing, seemingly on a call with AirPods in her ears.

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@Valerisssh, has garnered more than 300,000 followers since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago. The TikTokker’s age has not been reported, but she reportedly is living in a below-ground bunker with her parents, as the conflict shows no signs of abatingOne video, titled “My Typical Day In A Bomb Shelter,” has been viewed a whopping 22 million times and shows @Valerisssh hunkering down with her family.

Blake Lively showed that less is more on Monday when she showed off a simple casual look while out and about in New York City.The 34-year-old actress kept her outfit simple with a cool checker-print shirt jacket as she was seen taking a stroll in the city while on a call.Her low-key outing comes just days after she and her husband Ryan Reynolds vowed to match donations up to $1 million to support refugees fleeing from the ongoing Russian attacks on Ukraine. On the go: Blake Lively, 34, looked cool and casual in a checkered shirt jacket while taking a call on her stroll Monday in New York CityBlake wore her thick top open, revealing her toned midriff and black sports bra underneath.She stuck to the sporty theme with a slim pair of black sweatpants, and she topped off her ensemble with weathered white trainers.

Ukraine crisis fundraiser by "popping her hot tub virginity" but it came close to ending in tragedy. The content creator who posts racy videos onto her OnlyFans account, revealed that a friend had to stop her using a dangerous device to heat her paddling pool as it could have electrocuted her.

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Gigi Hadid is the latest celebrity to pledge her support towards the people of Ukraine. The 26-year-old model took to Instagram on Sunday, March 6 and promised that her earnings from Paris Fashion Week 2022 will go towards the relief efforts in Ukraine amidst attacks from Russian troops. Gigi also pledged monetary support to Palestine, where there’s been ongoing conflict with Israel. Her father Mohammad Hadid is of Palestinian origin.

Seven Ukrainian filmmakers, who are remaining in the country as Russia continues its invasion, have spoken out about their experiences on the front line of the war in their country. Directors Valentyn Vasyanovych, Roman Bondarchuk, Nariman Aliev, Maryna Er Gorbach , Antonio Lukich, Alina Gorlova and producer Darya Bassel have all called upon the international film and television community to issue cultural sanctions against Russia.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBroadway and recording star Idina Menzel showed her support Sunday for a Ukrainian girl who was shown singing a song from Disney’s “Frozen” from inside a makeshift bunker.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has now lasted ten days. It has destroyed schools, hospitals and residential buildings causing millions of civilians in Ukraine to be displaced or flee the country.

Gigi Hadid is helping out Ukrainians as Russia attacks them and her ancestral home of Palestine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin 'only counted men' when he called his troops to war.Politician Kira Rudik believes Vladimir Putin made a fatal miscalculation before invading the country on February 24.The 36-year-old, like many other women, decided not to evacuate the country and take up arms to defend their homeland instead.Speaking to the Sun from Kyiv, she said: "Like many Ukrainian women, I will defend my home, family, city and country.“We will win this war shoulder to shoulder with our men. Women are part of the resistance the same way the men are.“We say, when Putin decided to invade, he only calculated Ukrainian men.

Ukraine.Kuliak ended up winning bronze in the parallel bars, but ironically lost out to Ukraine's Kovtun Illia, who won gold.The 'Z' has recently morphed into a symbol of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pro-Putin politicians and influencers have been spotted wearing it on their clothes and pro-invasion demonstrators have been waving flags bearing the letter.It stands for 'Za pobedy', which means 'For the victory', and has been plastered all over Russian tanks.It's understood that 'Z' merchandise is being sold via the Kremlin-funded RT.Russian teams and athletes have faced universal scrutiny ever since Vladimir Putin's forces invaded Ukraine last month, with many of them being prevented from competing.On Saturday, Russian Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin was released by Haas, despite initially being given assurances of his place on the team if he competed under a neutral flag.Football has also begun a major crackdown, with the Russian national team banned from playing at the World Cup, and Russian club sides booted out of European competitions.Russian and Belorussian athletes have also been banned form the Paralympic Games.Should all Russian athletes be banned from sport until the war ends? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...It comes as Russia's invasion intensifies, with forces destroying Ukrainian port city Mariupol and seizing the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.Putin continues to insist that Russia is not bombing Ukrainian cities, despite an overwhelming amount of evidence proving the opposite.

A resident of under-siege Kyiv downed a Russian drone with a jar of cucumbers from her balcony, it has been claimed.

Elon Musk has refused to bow down to officials of some governments who have urged him to remove Russian news sources from SpaceX's Starlink Internet service.The billionaire CEO took to Twitter with an extreme reaction to the requests as he claims he would have to be at 'gunpoint' to remove them.The tweet, posted today (Saturday, March 5), read: "Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. "We will not do so unless at gunpoint." The tweet comes less than 24 hours after the Tesla founder shared his support for Ukraine and the citizens of Russia who are standing against the Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukraine beauty queen who has taken up arms to fight Russia is pleading for donations to help war victims. Anastasiia Lenna recently stepped away from her job as a public relations manager to defend help people who have become victims of Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.But the brave model has returned to social media to share a link for people across the world to donate to those who have become victims of the ongoing conflict. The 24-year-old wrote on Instagram: "Hi, people from all over the world, my name is Anastasiia Lenna and I am Miss Ukraine."As you have heard on every news channel our people are in a fight to defend our homes from unprovoked invaders.