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US will sanction Russian and Iranian intelligence officials for hostage-taking, White House says

The new sanctions target officials responsible for the arrest and wrongful detention of US nationals

The Independent UK

US sanctions Russia, Iran entities for detaining Americans

The Biden administration on Thursday sanctioned Russia’s Federal Security Service and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence organization for wrongfully detaining Americans

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian detainment

Brittney Griner got emotional quickly

The Independent UK

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Editor-in-chief of the Kyiv Independent talks of delivering the truth from the frontline during London visit

Olga Rudenko gave the prestigious Cudlipp Lecture this week warning of freedoms under attack in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Evening Standard

Russian invasion of Ukraine highlights national identity issues in Lithuania

The Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked a rally-around-the-flag effect in Lithuania as the tiny Baltic state offered refuge to dissidents fleeing violence and oppression in neighbouring Belarus and Russia. But new restrictions on migrants threaten Lithuania’s liberal values.

France 24

Ukraine recap: diplomatic manoeuvres intensify in advance of a possible spring offensive

A quick check of the Met office forecasts for Ukraine suggests that over the next week or so the weather is going to get steadily warmer. The rising mercury has fuelled speculation that Ukraine’s much discussed spring offensive is just around the corner, the only questions being when and where…

The Conversation

Top US newspapers call for Evan Gershkovich’s release in Russia

Russia’s foreign ministry says it denied a US consular visit request for journalist amid growing calls for his release.

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Watch live: Brittney Griner holds first news conference since Russia prison release

Watch live as Brittney Griner holds her first news conference since being released from prison in Russia.

The Independent UK

Chair of US Fed prank-called by Russians pretending to be Zelenskiy

Jerome Powell appears to address inflation and Russian central bank in video broadcast on Russian state television

The Guardian - US

‘It was a joke’: Wagner group chief says Bakhmut ceasefire was just ‘humour’

Russia installs ‘Devil’s Teeth’ anti-tank defence barricade to thwart Ukrainian forces

The Independent UK

Elderly Japanese man opens free cafe in Ukraine's Kharkiv

When Fuminori Tsuchiko arrived in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv last year, he said he wanted to do anything he could to help people following Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Sudan: questions about Wagner Group involvement as another African country falls prey to Russian mercenaries

After more than a week of intense fighting between Sudanese government troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum, many western countries – including the US and UK – are evacuating their nationals from the strife-torn city.

The Conversation

Illegal migration bill: can the government ignore the European court of human rights?

The illegal migration bill has been approved by MPs and now moves to the House of Lords. The controversial bill would make it so that anyone who arrives in the UK irregularly (for example, by small boat) can be removed to their country of origin or a third country (for…

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Russia scales back May 9 Victory Day celebrations amid fear of popular protests

Russians celebrate the end of the “great patriotic war” on May 9 each year. Victory Day, which commemorates the defeat of Nazism in Europe is the most important holiday in Russia.

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Reuters

Putin says he and Turkey's Erdogan agree to deepen cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to deepen their economic, trade and agricultural cooperation.

Reuters

Italian judge drops case on alleged Russian funding to League party

An Italian judge agreed on Thursday to drop a case in which a former adviser to League leader Matteo Salvini and two other people were being investigated for alleged illicit party funding from Russia, according to a court document.

Radio France Internationale

France welcomes Xi-Zelensky phone talks on Russia-Ukraine conflict

France says it supports all dialogue aimed at ending the conflict sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This comes in the wake of phone contact between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

The New Daily

Russia says Ukraine peace call with China won’t change its aims

Russia says it welcomes anything that could bring the end of the Ukraine conflict closer when asked what it thought of China's peace call.

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The Independent UK

Asylum-seeking ex-member of Wagner Group sentenced in Norway

A court in Norway has sentenced a former contractor of Russian military company the Wagner Group to 14 days in jail for disorderly conduct and for carrying an air gun in a public place

The Independent UK

Russia denies visit to American reporter in visa retaliation

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has denied a U

Reuters

Moscow rejects U.S. request to see reporter; Russia's U.S. envoy sees prisoners

Russia said on Thursday it had rejected a U.S. embassy request to visit detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in response to Washington's refusal to grant visas to a group of Russian journalists.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian journalist shot dead in suspected Russian sniper attack

Bogdan Bitik was killed as the Italian reporter he was working with, La Repubblica’s Corrado Zunino, was injured.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: as Kyiv prepares counteroffensive it needs to convince allies it is up for the fight

After a long campaign of attritional warfare in the east of Ukraine over the winter months, things appear to be stirring in the south where there have been multiple reports of preparations for the long-awaited Ukrainian spring offensive.

The Guardian - UK

Xi-Zelenskiy call may have been prompted by ambassador’s undiplomatic comments

The Chinese leader’s surprise contact with his Ukrainian counterpart is suspected to be a corrective move

The Independent UK

Analysis: China's Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its support for Moscow and pursue a bigger role as a diplomatic force, but Xi faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end the 14-month-old war

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