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Vladimir Putin pal Lukashenko 'may have been poisoned' as he leaves Russia with ambulance

Belarusian tyrant Alexander Lukashenko, who has refused to give up power for 24 years, couldn't walk more than a mile at yesterday's Victory Day parade and skipped a breakfast with ally Putin

Daily Mirror

Kremlin calls Polish decision to rename Kaliningrad 'hostile act'

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Poland's decision to rename the Russian city of Kaliningrad in its official documents was a "hostile act", as ties continue to fray over the Ukraine war.

Reuters

A single tank, fewer soldiers and no flypast: Putin gives angry speech at stripped-back Victory Day parade

Address from Red Square comes after Moscow fires latest barrage of cruise missiles at Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Russia restores visa-free access for Georgians, lifts flight ban; Tbilisi happy

Russia restored visa-free travel for citizens of Georgia on Wednesday and lifted a ban on direct flights between the two countries imposed in 2019, according to an official government decree.

Reuters

Ukraine will host Eurovision after it defeats Russia, says 2022 winner

Tymofii Muzychuk of Kalush Orchestra urges world ‘not to keep silent’ about invasion as Liverpool hosts Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin says Russia's view on Black Sea grain deal understood by all parties

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia's stance on the Black Sea grain deal - that its own interests must be taken into account in talks aimed at extending it beyond May 18 - was understood by all relevant parties.

Reuters

Russia's Transneft says Druzhba pipeline 'attacked' near Ukraine border - TASS

Russia's oil pipeline operator Transneft said on Wednesday that a filling point on the Europe-bound Druzhba pipeline in a Russian region bordering Ukraine had been attacked, the TASS news agency reported, citing the company.

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Staffing level is latest peril facing Ukraine nuclear plant

Ukraine’s atomic energy company is claiming that Russia plans to relocate around 2,700 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plant

The Independent UK

Poland summons Russian ambassador over fighter jet incident

Poland summoned Russia's ambassador on Wednesday over an incident involving a Russian fighter jet and Polish border guard aircraft over the Black Sea early in May, a spokesperson for the Polish foreign ministry said.

Reuters

Ukrainian singer Jamala to perform new album for Eurovision

Ukrainian singer Jamala won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016 with a song about the deportation of Crimean Tatars

The Independent UK

Two Russian soldiers sentenced to jail for refusing to fight

Two Russian soldiers from Kamchatka in the far east have been sentenced to two and a half years each in prison for refusing to fight in Ukraine, human rights group OVD-Info said on Wednesday.

Reuters

EU to discuss 11th package of sanctions against Russia

EU member states are discussing a new sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine. The latest measures will be focused on tackling the issue of "third" countries circumventing existing sanctions. For the first time, they could include measures targeted at firms from other countries, including China and Iran.…

France 24

Russia moves to 'denounce' European armed forces treaty - decree

Russia may formally "denounce" the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia to evacuate more Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers - Ukraine's Energoatom

Russian forces are planning to evacuate more than 3,000 workers from the town that serves the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, resulting in a "catastrophic lack" of personnel, Ukraine's state-owned Energoatom company said on Wednesday.

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France opens war crime probe into journalist's death in Ukraine

The French judiciary has launched a war crime investigation into the death of AFP journalist Arman Soldin, who was killed in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, prosecutors said Wednesday. The reporter's death comes as a senior Ukrainian military official said Russian forces had pulled back from some areas near the battleground…

Reuters

Explainer-G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023: when is it, who will attend and what's on agenda?

Leaders of seven of the world's richest nations meet next week at the G7 summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima to discuss geopolitical, economic and climate issues as the war in Ukraine drags on and tensions rise between China and the United States.

Radio France Internationale

French parliament calls on EU to list Wagner as a 'terrorist group'

The French parliament has adopted a resolution calling on the European Union to formally label the Russian mercenary force Wagner a "terrorist group".

Reuters

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Moscow denies reports of Ukrainian breakthroughs

Russia's defence ministry on Thursday denied reports that Ukrainian forces had broken through in various places along the front lines and said the military situation was under control.

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Evening Standard

UK set to classify Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a terrorist organisation

It would make it a criminal offence to join Wagner, encourage support for it, display its logo in public or attend its meetings

The Guardian - AU

Russian forces in Bakhmut pushed back by up to 2km in some areas, claims Ukraine military commander – as it happened

Ukraine’s military says Russia increasingly relying on regular forces after heavy losses to mercenary group in eastern city

Reuters

Governor of Russia's Kursk says 'enemy' drone shot down; no injuries

Russia's air defence forces shot down an "enemy" drone in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, its governor said on Wednesday, adding that falling debris damaged a gas pipeline and a house.

Reuters

No quick deal in sight as EU countries start talks on new Russia sanctions

European Union states were holding a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export curbs on third countries for busting trade restrictions.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s troops abandon positions in Bakhmut amid Kyiv’s counterattack

Kremlin says ‘difficult operation’ continues amid hopes of capturing and controlling mining city

Axios

AFP journalist killed in rocket attack in Ukraine

He's "at least the 15th journalist to be killed while reporting" on Russia's war on Ukraine, journalism nonprofit CPJ says.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 441

As the war enters its 441st day, we take a look at the main developments.

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