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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 436 of the invasion

Prigozhin threatens to pull Wagner troops out of Bakhmut; Kyiv downs own drone after it lost control

The Guardian - AU

Russia and Ukraine fight to control narrative, territory as war enters uncertain phase

What to make of the explosions over the Kremlin and on both sides of the border.

Axios

Drones attack Kyiv, Moscow blames US for Kremlin strike

Ukraine has declared an alert as its capital comes under fire from Russian drones as Moscow blames the United States for an earlier drone attack on the Kremlin.

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Russia Accusing The US And Ukraine On A Drone Strike On The Kremlin

Russian aggression continues as the Russian T-72B3 tank opens fire on Ukrainian positions that strikes personnel.

Zenger

White House denies Russia's 'ludicrous' claim US was involved in Kremlin drone attack

Russia has blamed Washington for being involved in an apparent drone attack after two drones were shot down over the Kremlin in the early hours of Tuesday morning calling it a "terrorist" attack

Daily Mirror

US denies Russian 'lies' over Kremlin drone attack, Father Bob's state funeral, and royal fans set up for King Charles's coronation — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

US: 'tangible progress' in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Armenia and Azerbaijan have made “tangible progress” in four days of U.S.-hosted peace talks between the two former Soviet republics that have repeatedly clashed over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh

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Intrigue in the air: Drone attack against Putin or false flag operation?

There is the outrage and the timing of the outrage. Russia's state media is in overdrive after the purported downing of two drones over the Kremlin, just days before the May 9 Victory Day parade on Red Square. The Russian capital was quick to brand it a plot to assassinate…

France 24

Russian hackers use a blast from the Windows past to launch cyberattacks

Sandworm is targeting Ukrainian devices with data-wiping malware that abuses WinRAR.

TechRadar

Zelensky says world has ‘historic responsibility’ to prosecute Putin for war crimes

Ukrainian president uses trip to The Hague to call for international tribunal so Russian leader faces justice

The Independent UK

Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and UN to discuss grain deal on Friday

Technical personnel from Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Nations will meet on Friday to discuss a deal that allows the exports of Ukrainian grains on the Black Sea, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said.

Reuters

US envoy to UN urges Brazil to see Ukrainian side to the war

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has encouraged Brazil to include Ukraine in any efforts to negotiate an end to "Russia's war of aggression," she said on Thursday at the end of a visit to the South American country.

Reuters

US ambassador visits American Paul Whelan at Russian prison

The U.S. ambassador to Russia has visited Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan in a remote Russian prison

The Independent UK

Kremlin drones certainly don’t look like a cunning plan by Moscow

Incident may remain a mystery for some time, but despite Zelenskiy’s denials it mirrors Kyiv’s tactics

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The Independent UK

Don’t expect an end to sabotage and retribution during the war in Ukraine

Alongside the fighting on the frontlines there have been clandestine campaigns against both infrastructure and people, writes Kim Sengupta

Reuters

Analysis-Kremlin drone incident gives Putin cover to deepen Ukraine war

The humiliating spectacle for Russia of two drones flying over the walls of the Kremlin, its historic seat of power, has spawned conflicting theories about who did it and why - but for Vladimir Putin the incident could yet prove useful politically.

Reuters

Ukraine says it's seized $280 million of exiled billionaire's assets

Ukraine's domestic security service said on Thursday it had seized assets worth more than more than $280 million belonging to an exiled billionaire it accuses of aiding Russia.

Reuters

Russia 'very unlikely' to use nuclear weapons, US intel chief

Russia is very unlikely to use its nuclear weapons, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday, despite past saber-rattling from the Kremlin and the heavy casualties that eMoscow is enduring in its invasion of Ukraine.

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US envoy to Russia visits detained American Paul Whelan in prison- embassy

U.S. ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy on Thursday visited American citizen Paul Whelan in the prison he has been held in Mordovia in eastern Russia, the U.S. embassy said.

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Putin businessman emerges as pick to chair Italy’s biggest energy firm

Fears appointing Paolo Scaroni as Enel CEO would undermine US and EU attempts to curb Russian influence

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Calls Russian Claim that Washington was Behind Drone Attack 'Ludicrous'

The United States dismissed Russia's allegation on Thursday that Washington was behind what it said was a drone attack on the Kremlin, saying Moscow's assertion was a lie. "Obviously it's a ludicrous claim," White House national security spokesman John Kirby said hours after Russia blamed the United States for what…

Al Jazeera

‘Ludicrous’: US denies involvement in Moscow drone attack

US officials say they are not aware of any details of the attack that Russia claims targeted President Vladimir Putin.

The Week

The mystery Kremlin drone attack and Ukraine’s crucial counteroffensive

Explosions were heard across Ukraine last night after Russia accused Kyiv of trying to assassinate President Vladimir Putin with a drone attack on the Kremlin.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine targets Russian fuel sites ahead of counteroffensive

Attacks intensified, more civilians were killed and Ukraine said its counteroffensive preparations were almost cooked.

Reuters

Germany's former chancellor Schroeder loses case to get Bundestag office back

Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, derided by many Germans for his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Thursday lost his legal bid to keep a government-funded office after being stripped of it last year.

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