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Finland’s leaders endorse NATO bid; Russia issues threats and continues airstrikes on eastern Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — As Finland’s leaders dealt him a blow by announcing their support for joining NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his determination to maintain Moscow’s sway over eastern Ukraine as Russian missiles pounded the area.

Los Angeles Times

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 79 of the invasion

UK says failed Russian crossing of river shows pressure on troops; first war crimes trial begins in Kyiv

The Guardian - AU

For Russians, flying abroad is a difficult, costly affair

Russian airlines are slowly reentering overseas markets as they navigate sanctions and isolation over Ukraine war.

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EXPLAINER: WNBA star Brittney Griner's detention in Russia

As WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner approaches the three-month mark of her detention in Russia, she has no clear prospect of release

The Independent UK

Russian military leaders ‘sacked and arrested’ amid heavy battlefield losses

Speculation about Valery Gerasimov comes after he was absent from Moscow Victory Day parade

The Independent UK

Exclusive-War forces Ukraine to divert $8.3 billion to military spending, tax revenue drops - minister

Ukraine has been forced to spend 245.1 billion hryvnia ($8.3 billion) on its war with Russia instead of development, the finance minister said on Thursday, providing a glimpse into the huge economic cost of Moscow's Feb. 24 invasion.

Reuters

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine pits Georgians against government

It is commonplace these days to invoke the fears that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has awoken in Eastern Europe. With the 2008 invasion still fresh in the minds, the Black Sea nation of Georgia is also bracing itself against the Russian bear.

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UN Rights Council approves probe into alleged Russian abuses

Inquiry will investigate alleged atrocities in regions near Ukrainian capital that were held by Russian troops.

Al Jazeera

Did NATO's expansion drive Vladimir Putin to war?

The combination of Russia's decades-old fear of an eastwards-expanding NATO and its own invasion into Ukraine seems to have had an adverse effect: non-aligned Finland and Sweden strongly considering joining the anti-Russian alliance and increasing the tense stand-off between Moscow and the west.

Radio France Internationale

Russian court sentences Crimean Muslims to jail: Activist

Thursday’s move continues Moscow’s pressure on Crimean Tatars, a Muslim minority that once dominated the peninsula.

Al Jazeera

Shocking new maps reveal how much territory Russia has lost in Ukraine in days

Maps claim to show the amount of territory Russia has lost in Ukraine as it retreats and defending forces go on the offensive. An expert says Moscow's original plan was a solid one but it underestimated too much

Daily Mirror

Putin refuses to waver on east Ukraine; Finland’s leaders endorse NATO bid

Los Angeles Times

Finland wants to join Nato 'without delay' in face of Russia aggression

Kremlin claims that Finland’s move will not help stability and security in Europe

Wales Online

Putin says large Russian grain harvest to support higher exports

Russia, one of the world's largest wheat exporters, will increase wheat exports this year due to a potentially record harvest, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Why do Finland and Sweden want to join Nato?

Russia’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine has shifted policy on joining the military alliance

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why Finland, Sweden joining NATO will be big deal

Finland appears on the cusp of joining NATO

Irish Mirror

Facebook users warned over New Profile Pic app 'that has chilling links to Russia'

Major cyber security concerns have been raised within the tech security industry over the app

Al Jazeera

‘Barbaric war on Ukraine’: EU’s von der Leyen denounces Russia

European Commission president calls Russia the ‘most direct threat’ to international order during annual meeting.

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Reuters

EXPLAINER- Finland, Sweden on verge of applying to join NATO

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed Finland and Sweden to the verge of applying for NATO membership.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s criminal investigators hunting rumoured pregnant lover's ex

Colonel Shalva Museliana - who is on the Kremlin's wanted list - is accused of bribe-taking in the supply of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and speedboats to the guard’s Arctic forces

France 24

Global food threat: What to do about Russia's blockade of Ukrainian exports?

Can the rest of the world stay out of it when Russia's invasion of Ukraine starts to threaten food supplies? This week's bombing of the Black Sea resort of Odesa is a reminder that Moscow is blockading Ukraine's main port of export for wheat and other grains. The UN's World…

Al Jazeera

EU oil ban adds pressure on Russia but obstacles remain: Analysts

For a complete embargo to be successful, the bloc has yet to convince countries which rely more heavily on Moscow.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lavrov Visits Oman, Says Russia Does Not Want War in Europe

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed that Moscow did not want war in Europe, and condemned Western countries, saying they were keen to see Russia defeated in its military campaign in Ukraine. Lavrov visited Oman on Wednesday, where he met Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in Muscat at al-Baraka Palace. The…

The Independent UK

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine to Hold First War Crimes Trial as Moscow Says Kyiv Shelled Russian City

Ukraine announced it will hold its first war crimes trial over the Russian invasion, as Moscow accused Kyiv of shelling a Russian city in the war's latest flashpoint. The conflict has devastated cities and displaced millions, with fears also growing of its broader international impact as gas supplies to Europe…

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