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Memorial: Nobel prize is a tribute, but the struggle gets no easier

It may have been one of the highest accolades that the international community can bestow, but to the human rights defenders of Russia's Memorial, the Nobel Peace Prize was above all a reminder of continued struggle and sacrifice.

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If Vladimir Putin goes, who's next? Come inside the Kremlin, where the Russian leader's successor could be lurking

As Vladimir Putin's disastrous war in Ukraine stretches into an eighth month, observers are openly speculating about who could replace him if his position becomes untenable.

ABC News

Britain slaps down Russia's push for secret U.N. vote on Ukraine

Britain on Friday rejected Russia's call for a secret ballot in the U.N. General Assembly next week on whether to condemn Moscow's move to annex four partially occupied regions in Ukraine and requested that the 193-member body vote publicly.

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Analysis-Defeats in Ukraine stoke crisis for Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin is grappling with the gravest domestic crisis of his 23-year rule: an increasingly public quarrel inside the Russian elite over who is to blame for the battlefield defeats in Ukraine.

Reuters

How Putin lost hearts and minds in eastern Ukraine

The sham referendums serve only to highlight that many once pro-Russian Ukrainians are turning their backs on Moscow, says humanitarian worker Brian Milakovsky

The Guardian - UK

For Europe, Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ warning can’t be dismissed

European leaders said Friday that President Joe Biden’s warning about “Armageddon” and Russia’s possible use of nuclear weapons shows the seriousness of the threat from Moscow’s escalation in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Putin ‘directly criticised’ by member of inner circle over Ukraine war

Kremlin concedes some in Moscow ‘think we should act differently’ – but denies claim of direct confrontation

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UN body votes to establish Russia human rights investigator

A U.N. human rights body comfortably passed a motion on Friday to appoint a new independent expert on alleged human rights abuses in Russia, accusing Moscow of creating a "climate of fear" through repression and violence.

Reuters

Ukraine behind car bomb that killed daughter of Vladimir Putin's guru, US spooks say

Darya Dugina, daughter of a Putin propagandist, was killed in the attack in Moscow in August but Ukraine has continually denied any involvement

Daily Mirror

Putin turns 70 with a prayer for his health amid war crisis

President Vladimir Putin turned 70 on Friday amid fawning congratulations from subordinates and a plea from Orthodox Patriarch Kirill for all to pray for the health of the longest-serving paramount leader of Russia since Josef Stalin.

Reuters

Explainer-Putin and North Korea's Kim forge closer ties amid shared isolation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a birthday greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, congratulating him for "crushing the challenges and threats of the United States", the latest sign of deepening ties between the two pariah states.

Reuters

Biden Warns of Nuclear 'Armageddon' after Russian Threats on Ukraine

US President Joe Biden said Thursday the world is facing nuclear "Armageddon", warning that Vladimir Putin may use his atomic arsenal as Russian troops struggle against a Ukrainian counteroffensive. After Russia's invasion eight months ago, Putin has made thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons if he feels he has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: Russians being prepared for nuclear war, warns Zelenskiy; White House says no indication of immediate Russian plans – as it happened

Ukrainian president calls situation ‘very dangerous’; White House remarks on nuclear weapons come after Biden ‘Armageddon’ comments

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 226 of the invasion

EU imposes new sanctions on Russia; Zaporizhzhia hit with multiple rockets; Russians fearing conscription escape by boat to Alaska

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Ukraine lauds Kherson gains as Russian strike destroys building

Battlefield wins reported in south as officials report deaths after Russian strike on apartment building.

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U.S. accuses Russia of exploiting Africa resources to fund Ukraine war

The United States accused Russian mercenaries on Thursday of exploiting natural resources in the Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and elsewhere to help fund Moscow's war in Ukraine, a charge Russia rejected as "anti-Russian rage."

The Guardian - UK

US reportedly believes Ukraine authorised Moscow car bomb

Russia welcomes report on killing of pro-Putin journalist Darya Dugina in August, as Kyiv denies involvement

Al Jazeera

Pro-Russia Ukraine official scorns Putin’s military leaders

Russian-installed official in Ukraine decries Moscow’s top generals, defence minister after major territorial setbacks.

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The Independent UK

Russia seeks secret UN vote on condemning Ukraine annexation

Russia is calling for a secret ballot vote next week on a Western-backed resolution that would condemn its proclaimed annexation of part of four Ukrainian regions

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy asks gathering of European leaders for security guarantees

Ukrainian president addresses first meeting of the European Political Community in Prague attended by leaders of 44 countries

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin 'wants to take world with him' and has 'already decided to use nukes'

Political scientist Valery Solovey, a former professor at Moscow’s Institute of International Relations [MGIMO], claims Russian President Vladimir Putin is in poor health and is dying

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 225 of the invasion

Missile strike on Zaporizhzhia residential buildings; Putin appears to admit severe losses in Ukraine; IAEA chief heads to Kyiv

The Independent UK

Nord Stream: Sweden investigation points at ‘gross sabotage’ and detonations of pipelines

Swedish investigators claim there were detonations on both pipelines

Daily Mirror

Top Vladimir Putin general rips into military chiefs as Russia descends into infighting

General Andrei Kartapolov has lambasted military chiefs in Moscow over their performance in the war in Ukraine and called for an end to "lies" being perpetrated by the Kremlin

The Independent UK

Moscow denies 700,000 have fled since Putin’s call-up order – but does not have ‘exact figure’

‘I don’t think those numbers should be taken seriously,’ says Kremlin spokesperson

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