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Putin vows Russia will prevail in Ukraine but glitch hinders TV

Russian President Vladimir Putin justified the invasion of Ukraine before a packed soccer stadium on Friday but coverage of his speech on state television was unexpectedly interrupted by what the Kremlin said was a technical problem with a server.

Reuters

Not everyone wants to make Putin an economic pariah over the Ukraine war

Soon after Russia’s army pushed in to try to seize control of Ukraine, Maria Zakharova, the bellicose Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Moscow, insisted that her country still had plenty of friends in the world.

Los Angeles Times

Russia will respond to Bulgaria's 'hostile' expulsion of diplomats

The Russian embassy to Sofia said on Friday Bulgaria's decision to expel 10 Russian diplomats was "yet another aggressive step" to which Moscow would respond accordingly.

Reuters

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What are capital controls and how is Russia seeking to use them to ease the pain of sanctions?

Moscow forced to introduce damage-limitation measures to control economy as ruble crashes to historic low in response to hard-hitting penalties for Ukraine invasion

The Independent UK

Putin discusses Ukraine with Russian security council

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Moscow's conflict with Ukraine and its international repercussions with his security council on Friday, the Kremlin said on its website.

Reuters

UAE FM, Lavrov Meet in Moscow, Discuss Ukraine Conflict

UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov exchanged Thursday views on the developments and major challenges facing security and stability in the Middle East and Africa region. This came during their meeting in the Russian capital, Moscow, where they also discussed bilateral…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine: What do young Russians think about the war?

Young Russians tell us about a war few wanted and how the sanctions are affecting their lives.

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Personal ties that bind: How Xi-Putin relationship has evolved

Close ties between two leaders unlikely to differ much in short term, even if China distances itself from Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

Commentary: My grandmother was in the Winter War. It was as ugly as this one

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are reportedly getting closer to a deal that would end the Russian invasion. The deal, if and when it arrives, likely will resemble the Moscow Treaty of 1940, which crowned the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland. Ukraine will sign up to a version…

Tribune News Service

Putin tells Scholz that Kyiv is stalling peace talks with Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a phone call on Friday that Kyiv was attempting to stall peace talks with Russia but that Moscow was still keen to continue negotiations.

Reuters

Russian strikes hit Lviv as Vladimir Putin makes only ‘minimal progress’

British armed forces minister James Heappey said Moscow had failed to take Ukrainian territory for ‘a week or so’.

The Independent UK

Russia says post-1991 'illusions' about the West are over

Russia has lost any illusions about ever relying on the West and Moscow will never accept a world order dominated by the United States, which is acting like a sheriff seeking to call all the shots in a saloon bar, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Reuters

Wary of Western sanctions, Turkey's banks resist Russian customers -sources

Russians newly arrived in Turkey are struggling to make deposits and transfers at banks that are taking a careful and sceptical approach for fear of contravening Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the war in Ukraine, according to several sources.

Reuters

New Russian cosmonaut team welcomed aboard International Space Station

Three Russian cosmonauts arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, docking their Soyuz capsule with the outpost for a mission that continues a 20-year shared Russian-U.S. presence in orbit despite tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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The Independent UK

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Banks, businesses, oligarchs and Cabinet ministers all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

Why is Belarus supporting Russia and how is it involved in Ukraine?

Old school Soviet relic Alexander Lukashenko increasingly dependent on Vladimir Putin’s patronage for survival as grip on power slips and economy teeters on brink of disaster

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

Ukraine news – live: Russian missiles strike Lviv, as 130 people rescued from destroyed Mariupol theatre

Missiles destroy building of aircraft repair plant near key airport

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France says sanctions starting to have impact on Russia - govt spokesperson

French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Friday sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia in reaction to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine were starting to have a "real impact".

The Independent UK

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict simply explained

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

Daily Mirror

Feared Russian paratroop commander who masterminded massacre is killed in battle

The death of Col Sergei Sukharev, of the 331st Guards Parachute Assault Regiment from Kostroma, has been confirmed by state TV in Moscow

Evening Standard

Ukrainian ballet star Artyom Datsishin dies after being shelled by Russian invaders

Datsishin’s death has provoked anger from one of Moscow’s biggest ballet names

Evening Standard

Top Russian paratroop commander killed in latest blow to Putin’s Ukraine war effort

Colonel Sergei Sukharev’s death was confirmed by state TV in Moscow

The Guardian - US

China’s decisive turning point: will it side with Russia and divide the world?

Analysis: the world faces the possibility of a dramatic shift in the geopolitical balance of power as Beijing mulls support for Russia over the Ukraine war

The Guardian - AU

Biden outlines ‘consequences’ if China aids Russia – as it happened

Ukraine president says time has come for ‘meaningful’ talks; Biden warns Xi Jinping of ‘implications’ if Beijing helps Russia during call to China president

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