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Ukraine war: 'soccer plot' raises fears of fresh Russian attempts to destabilise neighbouring Moldova

Moldova has been sliding into yet another crisis following the resignation of its prime minister, Natalia Gavrilita, and fears that Russia was plotting a coup to overthrow the pro-western president, Maia Sandu.

The Conversation

Filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov on Russia’s climate of violence

His latest film “Tchaikovsky’s Wife” is a surreal and stylish historical drama, shining a light on a woman overshadowed by her famous composer husband. Director Kirill Serebrennikov tells us how Antonina Miliukova railed against the anti-woman climate in 19th century Russia, and how institutional violence and propaganda have become features…

France 24

EU seeks new Russia sanctions package, targets Iran's drones

The European Union is considering a new set of sanctions totaling 11 billion euros to against Russia and also some third countries providing vital equipment that Moscow uses to boost its troops on the battlegrounds in Ukraine

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Russia’s New Foreign Policy to Focus on Ending Western ‘Monopoly’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow would focus on ending what he called a Western "monopoly" over global affairs as part of a new foreign policy, accusing the West of suppressing rival centers of power. Russian state media reported last week that President Vladimir Putin was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Calls on UN, Türkiye to Prevent Russia from Obstructing Grain Deal

Ukraine appealed on Wednesday to the United Nations and Türkiye to press Russia to immediately stop hindering Ukrainian grain shipments that supply millions of people and not to use the food as a weapon. After an almost six-month blockade caused by the Russian invasion, three Ukrainian Black Sea ports were…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian forces struggle to make headway in eastern Ukraine

The Ukrainian General Staff says Russian forces are still trying to punch through Ukraine’s defenses in eastern areas of the country, as Moscow’s invasion struggles to gain momentum almost a year after it began

The Independent UK

Putin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining war

Vladimir Putin casts the war in Ukraine as a watershed when Russia finally stood up to the West - but some within the elite fear he has committed his country to a long and fruitless drain on lives and resources.

Reuters

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Thousands of Ukrainian children put through Russian ‘re-education’ camps, US report finds

New report details network of dozens of Russian camps aimed at giving children pro-Moscow views, with some children detained indefinitely

The Guardian - AU

Russia prepares ‘air fight’ as Ukraine ground war grinds on

NATO officials push for quick procurement of air defences for Ukraine as Russia eyes the skies for battlefield edge.

Al Jazeera

Moscow accuses Japan of Russophobia, making 'vicious attacks' over Ukraine war

Russia, locked in a decades-old territorial dispute with Tokyo over a chain of Pacific islands, on Tuesday accused Japan of engaging in Russophobia and mounting "vicious attacks" over the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Who are the Wagner mercenaries and why are they so involved in Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but their leader’s frank dispatches have increasingly rattled the Moscow establishment

The Independent UK

Ukraine prepares counteroffensive as Russia steps up assault – but it needs more Western ammunition

Nato plans to increase targets for stockpiling ammunition, as Kyiv is burning through shells much faster than they can be produced, with Moscow intensifying its shelling of the eastern region of Donetsk

The Independent UK

Analysis-Washington pushes for harsher action against banks with Russia ties

The United States could sanction more banks with links to Russia and will step up enforcement against any dodging existing rules, a senior U.S. official told Reuters, as Western powers seek to reinvigorate efforts to isolate Moscow.

Reuters

Explainer-Can Ukraine's grain corridor ease the global food crisis?

Russia has proposed that a U.N.-backed initiative that has enabled grains to be exported from Ukraine's Black Sea ports should be renewed for just 60 days.

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The Independent UK

China's Xi expresses support for Iran amid Western pressure

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has expressed support for Iran during a visit by its president as Tehran tries to expand relations with Beijing and Moscow to offset Western sanctions over its nuclear development

The Independent UK

When did Russia invade Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Russia and Belarus planes forced to take bizarre flight paths, adding hours onto Turkey and Egypt journeys

Exclusive: Flights from Moscow and Minsk to Istanbul take detours adding up to three hours to journey times

The Independent UK

Russia denies claims it plans to destabilize Moldova

Russia has angrily rejected the Moldovan president’s claim about an alleged plot by Moscow to overthrow her government, accusing Moldova’s authorities of trying to distract public attention from the country's own domestic problems

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Vladimir Putin preparing for 'MORE war' in Ukraine with new attacks planned

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was forced to deny the coalition is at war with Moscow despite NATO's backing for Kyiv as the first anniversary of the invasion approaches

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin: NATO Becoming More Involved in Ukraine Conflict

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the US-led NATO military alliance demonstrated its hostility towards Russia every day, and was becoming more and more involved in the conflict in Ukraine. "NATO is an organization which is hostile to us and which proves this hostility every day," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…

Reuters

Russia rejects accusation of plot to destabilise Moldova

Russia rejected on Tuesday an accusation by Moldova's president that Moscow is plotting to destabilise the former Soviet republic.

Reuters

NATO allies weigh more arms for Ukraine as Russian artillery batters Bakhmut

Russian forces bombarded front-line Ukrainian troops and towns in the eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday in what appeared to be early salvoes of a new offensive, as Western allies met to weigh sending more arms to Kyiv for an expected counter-attack.

The Independent UK

Moldova again at center of tug between Moscow and the West

The country of Moldova, which is sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania, has often been at the center of a struggle between Moscow and the West

The Independent UK

Moldova claims Russia has plot to overthrow government with ‘attacks’ on buildings and by ‘taking hostages’

There has been no immediate response to the claims from officials in Moscow

Reuters

Treholt, Norwegian Cold War spy who served Soviet Union and Iraq, dies at 80

Arne Treholt, a Norwegian diplomat who sold Western secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War and as recently as 2020 warned countrymen not to antagonise Russia, has died in Moscow aged 80, the Norwegian government said on Monday.

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