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Former correspondents in Russia call for release of journalist Evan Gershkovich

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on March 29 and remains behind bars. He could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of spying. Some 300 former correspondents in Russia, from 22 different countries, have written an open letter to the Kremlin in English…

France 24

Nikolai Peskov: Putin spokesman’s son ‘joined Wagner private army in Ukraine’

Nikolai Peskov is also known as Nikolai Choles and speaks fluent English after spending time as a youth in London

Evening Standard

Shot in space, feature film 'The Challenge' rockets at Russian box office

"Vyzov" ("The Challenge"), the first feature-length narrative movie to have scenes shot in space by a professional filmmaker, rocketed to the top of Russia's box office.

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Moscow court rejects appeal from cafe bombing suspect

A Russian court has rejected an appeal from a suspect in a bombing that killed a well-known Russian military blogger

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s military ‘cross Dnipro River’ as Kyiv looks to launch spring offensive

Ukrainian military forays across the river could be step towards launching a long-awaited spring offensive

Evening Standard

Drones attack Sevastopol, crashed drone found near Moscow

Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea say the military fended off a Ukrainian strike on the port of Sevastopol, while a drone was also reportedly found in a forest near Moscow

The Independent UK

Journalists who have worked in Moscow call for release of Evan Gershkovich

More than 300 journalists write to Russia that arrest sends ‘dangerous signal’ about attitude to journalism

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Moscow to Host Türkiye, Syria, Russia, Iran Meeting on Tuesday

Türkiye's defense minister said he planned to meet his Syrian, Russian and Iranian counterparts in Moscow on Tuesday, state-owned Anadolu news agency said, amid efforts to rebuild Ankara-Damascus ties after years of animosity during the Syrian war. Anadolu cited Defense Minister Hulusi Akar as saying the countries' intelligence chiefs will…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moscow to host Turkey, Syria, Russia, Iran meeting on Tuesday -Anadolu

Turkey's defence minister said he planned to meet his Syrian, Russian and Iranian counterparts in Moscow on Tuesday, state-owned Anadolu news agency said, amid efforts to rebuild Ankara-Damascus ties after years of animosity during the Syrian war.

Reuters

Russia switching to defensive positions in all areas of combat except Bakhmut, claims Ukraine intelligence – as it happened

Head of intelligence in Ukraine says Bakhmut is the only frontline area in which Russian troops are making any attempt to advance

The Guardian - AU

Russia says it repels naval drone attack on Sevastopol

Russia repelled an attack by naval drones on its Black Sea fleet stationed in the Crimean port of Sevastopol in the early hours of Monday, Russia's defence ministry said.

Reuters

Ukraine reportedly sets up positions on eastern Dnipro river in attempt to dislodge Russian troops – as it happened

Constant attacks from Russian troops have made it impossible for Kherson residents to return to their normal lives

The Guardian - AU

Last remaining voices of the Russian opposition are being silenced amid war in Ukraine

Voices raised against the Kremlin are increasingly being silenced as Russia this week handed jail sentences to two prominent opponents of the current regime: Russian-British national Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday and a Moscow court on Wednesday dismissed Ilya Yashin’s appeal.

France 24

China’s ambassador to France questions 'sovereign status' of former Soviet nations

France expressed dismay on Sunday after China's ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet countries like Ukraine in an interview aired on French television. The controversy came as Russia claimed advances in western districts of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Read our live blog to see how the…

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Russia's Medvedev warns Moscow will scrap grain deal if G7 bans exports

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that if the G7 moved to ban exports to Russia, Moscow would respond by terminating the Black Sea Grain deal that enables vital exports of grain from Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Advising Citizens to Avoid Traveling to Canada, Citing Attacks

Russia is advising citizens to avoid travel to Canada, citing what it calls numerous cases of discrimination against Russians, including physical violence, its foreign ministry said on Saturday. Canada is one of the most vocal backers of Ukraine in the war against Moscow’s forces and has imposed sanctions on hundreds…

The Guardian - AU

Moscow claims capture of parts of Bakhmut – as it happened

Russian defence ministry says it has made progress in heavily contested region

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Announces ‘Reciprocal’ Expulsion of More than 20 German Diplomats

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday that Moscow was expelling more than 20 German diplomats, the RIA Novosti news agency said, as Berlin said some Russian diplomats had left Germany. A German Foreign Ministry official said Berlin and Moscow had been in contact about their respective representations…

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'Donbass Devushka': American mouthpiece for Russian propaganda on Ukraine

“Donbass Devushka” is a prominent social media account implicated in the recent leak of classified documents on the Ukraine war. The pro-Kremlin mouthpiece, which claims to be run by a Russian woman in the occupied city of Luhansk, is in fact run by a pro-Russian former US military officer.

The Independent UK

Why Vladimir Putin needs Xi Jinping now more than ever

The autocrats may be exaggerating when they tout their ‘no-limits’ friendship, but Beijing is indeed willing to step up its support if the Russian regime reaches the brink of collapse, experts tell Arpan Rai

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Putin visits troops in Ukraine; Kyiv marks Orthodox Easter; Lula criticised over peace efforts

The Independent UK

Arsenal fans display banner in support of US journalist detained by Russia

Evan Gershkovich is being held in Moscow on espionage charges and faces up to 20 years in prison

Reuters

Russia court orders arrest in absentia of Bulgarian reporter Grozev -RIA

A Moscow court on Friday ordered the arrest in absentia of Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev, whose reporting for the Bellingcat news outlet has angered Russia, RIA news agency said.

Reuters

Russia bans Japanese group campaigning over disputed islands

Russia's prosecutor general said on Friday it had banned a group campaigning for Japanese sovereignty over four disputed islands seized by the Soviet Union at the end of World War Two, amid rising tensions between Moscow and Tokyo.

Reuters

US alerts European countries to Russian sanctions evasion

A senior U.S. sanctions official is alerting European countries to Russian efforts to acquire certain sanctioned goods, as Washington seeks to root out sanctions evasion by Moscow.

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