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The HillTaiwan: Comparisons to Ukraine inaccurateThe Taiwanese government spoke out Monday against comparisons between it and war-torn Ukraine, reports Reuters. Taiwanese Cabinet spokesperson Lo Ping-cheng said that people should refuse to believe rumors that China, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan, might pose a similar threat as Moscow does to Kyiv.”In all areas, the two cannot be compared,” Ping-cheng said. “But there are those using this opportunity to manipulate the so-called [topic]…ReutersBritain widens Russian ‘dirty money’ crackdown with new lawBritain will intensify a crackdown on what Prime Minister Boris Johnson called “dirty money” by introducing the government’s Economic Crime Bill to parliament on Monday, a step brought forward in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The much-delayed legislation comes as many opposition lawmakers and those in the governing Conservative party have called on Johnson’s government to do more to stop the flow of Russian cash into London, dubbed by some as ‘Londongrad’.Associated PressUS and 10 other countries condemn North Korea missile launchThe United States and 10 other countries condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch as “unlawful and destabilizing” and urged the U.N. Security Council to condemn it as well because it violates multiple council resolutions. In a joint statement, the 11 nations urged the 193 U.N. member nations to implement all Security Council resolutions that obligate North Korea to abandon its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs and implement all U.N. sanctions.The HillMost Americans in new poll oppose direct US military action to stop RussiaMost Americans in a new poll oppose direct U.S. military action to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.According to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS, 83 percent of respondents favored economic sanctions against Russia and 62 percent said they wanted the U.S. to do more to stop the invasion.But if economic sanctions fail, 42 percent favor more direct U.S. military action against Ukraine, while 58 percent are opposed to such a move. Sixty percent of…AxiosUkraine Navy says Snake Island border guards still aliveThe Ukrainian border guards who were initially reported dead after refusing to surrender tiny Snake Island in the Black Sea to a Russian warship are “alive and well,” Ukraine’s Navy said Monday.Driving the news: In a Facebook post, the Ukrainian Navy said that the guards “bravely” held back Russian attacks, but had to surrender “due to the lack of ammunition.”Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.It added that Russian forces “completely destroyed the island’s