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Trudeau welcomes use of ‘genocide’ to describe Russian war effort

Canadian prime minister says ‘absolutely right’ to see more people using term to denounce Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

France’s Le Pen Warns against Sending Weapons to Ukraine

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen warned Wednesday against sending any more weapons to Ukraine, and called for a rapprochement between NATO and Russia once Moscow’s war in Ukraine winds down. Le Pen, an outspoken nationalist who has long ties to Russia, also confirmed that if she unseats President…

Asharq Al-Awsat

YouTuber shows Russians’ chilling reactions to Bucha atrocities: ‘It’s all fake’

Seeing footage of Ukrainian corpses, pedestrians in Moscow were less outraged than confused and dubious – which suggests a successful disinformation campaign, writes Nathan Place

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Macron declines to follow Biden and call Russian acts in Ukraine ‘genocide’

Biden had accused Moscow of genocide but French president says ‘escalation of words’ will not bring peace

The Guardian - US

Russia says Biden’s Ukraine ‘genocide’ claim is unacceptable

Moscow ‘categorically disagrees’ with US president’s comment, accuses Washington of hypocrisy.

Al Jazeera

China’s trade with Russia up by 12% in March from a year earlier

Increase outstrips 7.75% growth in China’s global trade, suggesting Beijing is maintaining strong links with Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Russia accused anew of atrocities; Moscow claims mass capture of Ukrainian troops

DNIPRO, Ukraine — As Russia faced new international condemnation Wednesday over mounting evidence of atrocities by its troops, Moscow asserted that more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops in Mariupol had surrendered, dealing what would be a heavy blow to defenders’ desperate efforts to hold the strategic southern port city.

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Russia rejects Biden’s ‘genocide’ accusation, claims mass capture of Ukrainian troops

DNIPRO, Ukraine — As Russia sharply rejected President Joe Biden’s description of its wartime acts as “genocide,” Moscow on Wednesday asserted it had captured more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops in Mariupol, dealing what would be a heavy blow to defenders’ desperate efforts to hold the strategic southern port city.

Los Angeles Times

Russian student journalists sentenced to labour over freedom of assembly video

In ‘absurd, made-up case’, four ex-Doxa journalists handed two-year sentences over video defending right of students to demonstrate

The Guardian - UK

Russia Claims Destruction Of Entire Row Of Ukrainian Howitzers

Moscow is claiming that 1,026 Ukrainian troops have surrendered in the besieged city of Mariupol.

Zenger

Explainer-Finland, Sweden weigh up pros and cons of NATO membership

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed Finland and Sweden to the verge of applying for NATO membership and abandoning a belief held for decades that peace was best kept by not publicly choosing sides.

Reuters

More than 1,000 Ukraine marines have surrendered in Mariupol, says Russia

Moscow makes claim as leaders of four countries bordering Russia arrive in Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Swiss adopt latest round of EU sanctions on Russia

Switzerland has adopted the latest round of European Union sanctions against Russia and Belarus for Moscow's military aggression against Ukraine, the government said on Wednesday, keeping the neutral country in line with EU measures.

Reuters

Explainer-Mariupol: ruins of port could become Russia's first big prize in Ukraine

The Sea of Azov port of Mariupol, reduced to a wasteland by seven weeks of siege and bombardment that Ukraine says killed tens of thousands of civilians, could become the first big city captured by Russia since its invasion.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Closes in on Last Holdout in Ukrainian Port, Prepares for New Offensive

More than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered in the port of Mariupol, Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday, signalling that it had moved closer to capturing the ruined city, its main strategic target in eastern Ukraine. Taking the Azovstal industrial district, where the marines have been holed up, would give…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Netflix Users Sue Streaming Giant for Leaving Market

Russian users of Netflix have launched a class action lawsuit against the streaming giant for leaving the Russian market, demanding 60 million roubles ($726,000) in compensation, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday. Netflix Inc said in March that it suspended its service in Russia and had temporarily stopped all…

Reuters

Zelenskiy accuses Russia of using phosphorous bombs, terror tactics

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia was using phosphorous bombs in Ukraine and he accused Moscow of deploying terror tactics against civilians.

The Guardian - UK

How swearing became a weapon of resistance for Ukrainians

Their enthusiastic use of bad language contrasts with Putin’s linguistic prissiness – and shows that Russia doesn’t own Russian

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James Stavridis: Ukraine war's most potent weapon may be a cell phone

As the war in Ukraine pushes well into its second month, much of the outcome thus far — including Russian failures in executing their battle plans — is the result of logistics. Moscow has struggled abysmally to get gasoline, ammunition and food to its frontline troops. On the Ukrainian side,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says US Spreading Lies on Possible Chemical Attack in Ukraine

Russia said on Wednesday that claims by the United States and Ukraine that Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine were disinformation because Moscow destroyed its last chemical stockpiles in 2017. Ukraine's defense ministry said on Tuesday that it was checking claims that Russia may have used chemical weapons in…

Al Jazeera

Ukraine: Russia-backed separatist stirs fears of chemical weapons

Russia has allegedly used banned weapons several times in the past, including in the 2002 Moscow hostage crisis.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Vows War Will Continue as Russian Troops Mount in East

Russia vowed to continue its bloody offensive in Ukraine as the war neared its seventh week Wednesday, as President Vladimir Putin insisted the campaign was going as planned despite a major withdrawal and significant losses. Thwarted in their push toward the capital, Kyiv, Russian troops focused on the eastern region…

The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

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

The Independent UK

Steven Seagal tells Putin allies ‘I love you all’ during 70th birthday party in Moscow

‘We stand together, through thick and through thin,’ former Hollywood action star told gathering

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