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Moscow city councillor gets seven years' jail for anti-war comment

A Moscow district councillor was jailed for seven years on Friday for criticising Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in what a Kremlin-critical lawyer said was the first case of anyone going to prison under a new law on "fake information".

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov walks out of G20 talks as West presses Moscow over Ukraine

Russia's top diplomat stormed out of talks with G20 foreign ministers in Indonesia on Friday as Western powers criticised Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Japan: Countries at G20 let Russia hear concern over Ukraine invasion

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday a G20 meeting in Indonesia was a good opportunity to convey to Russia the concern of G7 nations and others about the adverse impact of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on the global economy.

Reuters

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Russian minister walks out of Bali talks

NUSA DUA, Bali: Russia’s top diplomat stormed out of talks with G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia on Friday as Western powers criticised Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

More Russian men look to avoid military service, some lawyers and rights groups say

Danila Davydov said he left Russia within weeks of the Kremlin sending troops into Ukraine because he feared having to fight in a war he doesn’t support.

Reuters

Moscow gives British Embassy new address on 'Luhansk People's Republic Square'

Moscow's city replaced a street sign outside the British Embassy on Friday with one that read "Luhansk People's Republic Square", in honour of an east Ukrainian breakaway territory seized by Russian forces.

Reuters

Moscow councillor jailed for seven years after criticising Ukraine war

Alexei Gorinov receives first long-term sentence under harsh laws introduced since Russian invasion

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Putin Warns of Long War as West Seeks to Unblock Ukraine's Grain Exports

Western officials on Friday tried to coax Russia into allowing Ukraine to ship its grain out to the world as the four-month-old war threatened to bring hunger to countries far away from the battlefields. Moscow, however, accused the West of waging economic warfare on Russia by attempting to isolate it…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s Implausible Theories of Victory

The Fantasy of Russian Defeat and the Case for Diplomacy

Foreign Affairs

UN Security Council Extends Talks on Cross-border Aid to Syria

The United Nations Security Council will continue negotiating Friday on extending authorization of aid transfers across Syria's border, one day after a scheduled vote was scrapped following disagreement between Russia and the West. Moscow is seeking a six-month extension, with the possibility to renew, while Western nations want a full…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, Russian Envoys Gather for G20 with Call to End Ukraine War

The top Russian and US envoys gathered on Friday for a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia, with the host immediately telling them the Ukraine war must end and differences be resolved through negotiations. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov joined their colleagues…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin warns it is using only ‘small portion’ of potential; fears of Sievierodonetsk humanitarian disaster – as it happened

Vladimir Putin dares west to beat Russia on battlefield; Serhai Haidai says Sievierodonetsk ‘is on the verge of a humanitarian disaster’

The Guardian - AU

Who is Brittney Griner and why is her case causing waves in Washington and the Kremlin?

US basketballer Brittney Griner has been held in a Russian jail since February. Here's how the WNBA star found herself at the centre of a row between two rival superpowers.

ABC News

Ukraine pleads for more weapons, chief negotiator sees turning point in war

Ukraine urged its allies on Friday to send more weapons as its forces dug in to slow Russia's military advance through the eastern Donbas region, while its chief negotiator said a turning part was approaching in the conflict.

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Russia-Ukraine war update: what we know on day 135 of the invasion

Vladimir Putin warns Russia has barely started its campaign in Ukraine and dares the west to try to defeat it on battlefield

France 24

WNBA star Griner pleads guilty to drug possession in Russian courtroom

American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.

The Independent UK

Russia wants to jail opposition activist, anti-war official

Russian prosecutors are calling for prison sentences for a prominent opposition activist and for a Moscow city council member who opposes the invasion of Ukraine

ABC News

Moscow responds to Ukraine's defiant Snake Island flag-raising ceremony with air strikes

Ukrainian forces raise their flag on recaptured Snake Island in a defiant act against Moscow, but Russian forces launch new strikes on the island shortly after the ceremony.

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Reuters

Russia's Lavrov walks out of G20 as West denounces Ukraine war

G20 foreign ministers called for an end to the war and grain blockade in Ukraine on Friday, as Russia's top diplomat walked out of a meeting and denounced the West for "frenzied criticism" and squandering a chance to tackle global economic problems.

Reuters

Exclusive: Ukraine urges Canada not to hand over gas turbine to Russia

Ukraine opposes Canada handing over a turbine to Russia's state-controlled Gazprom for natural gas supplies to Germany as the move would contravene sanctions on Russia, a Ukrainian energy ministry source told Reuters on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Everything we know about the Russian prison where Brittney Griner is being held

Ms Griner has is being held in Correctional Colony No. 1 outside Moscow

The Independent UK

Elena Rybakina: How is a Russian-born player in the Wimbledon final?

Born in Moscow, Rybakina is one match away from winning Wimbledon in a year where Russians are banned from competing

Al Jazeera

US basketball star Griner pleads guilty in Russian drug trial

WNBA player Brittney Griner says she was in a rush to pack and accidentally put cannabis oil in her luggage.

Reuters

Canada's Ukrainians urge Trudeau to refuse Russian demand to return gas turbine

Canada's Ukrainian community is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to refuse to compromise the country's sanctions against Russia in order to return a turbine that Moscow says is critical for supplying natural gas to Germany.

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drugs charges and faces up to 10 years in Russian prison

‘I’d like to plead guilty, your honour. But there was no intent. I didn’t want to break the law,’ said the WNBA star in court

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